Ion chromatographic determination of alkali and alkaline earth metals in mineral waters

Summary The rapid, simultaneous, suppressed ion chromatographic determination of alkali, alkaline earth metals and ammonium in highly mineralized waters has been examined using the novel cation exchange IonPac CS12 column. General ability for the determination of lithium, sodium, ammounium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and strontium in concentrations from a few g to several mg per liter was studied. The relative standard deviations of retention times of all seven cations were below 0.7% and the relative standard deviations of the measurements of peak areas and peak heights were mostly below 5%. Six natural mineral waters of different types were selected for evaluation of the method. It was not possible to determine lithium in the one run and ammonium usually partially coelutes with sodium precluding quantitative determination. Strontium was undetectable because of the necessary dilutions. All the reltionships between peak areas and concentrations or peak height and concentrations were linear and there was also no evidence of the effect of different matrices on the slope of regression lines.     

低压离子色谱法测定土壤中速效钾

通常对土壤中速效钾的测定方法所用仪器昂贵。而低压离子色谱分析仪结构简单,操作简便,速度快,灵敏度高,价格低[1]。本文通过试验,确立了低压离子色谱法测定土壤速效钾的最佳条件,对实际样品的测定结果与推荐值呈显著相关性。1　实验部分土壤经风干、研磨,过100目土壤筛,测定其水份系数[2],贮存于密闭玻璃瓶内备用。准确称取2 0000g土样于50ml烧杯内,加20ml提取剂(0 05mol/LHCl+0 0125mol/LH2SO4),摇匀,25℃提取25分钟,离心分离。连接色谱仪、记录仪、蠕动泵(图1)。自制2J 3低压离子色谱仪,量程10×10μs,蠕动泵流速10刻度,记录仪量…     

低压离子色谱法测定稀土硫酸介质中氟的含量

用低压离子色谱 (LPIC)法测定了稀土硫酸介质中氟的含量。针对稀土硫酸溶液测氟样品的复杂基体 ,提出了用KOH沉淀 掩蔽剂 (HY C6H8O7·H2 O)的样品预处理方法 ,消除了诸多阴、阳离子的干扰 ;选择适宜的LPIC分析条件 ,消除了SO2 -4 等阴离子干扰。对稀土硫酸浸取液中的氟作了测定和加标回收实验 ,氟的回收达 95 %以上     

高压离子色谱法快速测定饮用水中7种无机阴离子

建立了使用高压离子色谱快速测定饮用水中7种无机阴离子的方法。环境水样经0.22 μm尼龙滤膜过滤后可直接进样分析。采用Dionex Integrion高压离子色谱仪和AS22-Fast-4 μm阴离子交换柱（150 mm×4 mm）,可在5 min内完成对F^-、Cl^-、Br^-、NO₂^-、NO₃^-、SO₄^2-和PO₄^3-这7种阴离子的分析。以4.5 mmol/L碳酸钠和1.4 mmol/L碳酸氢钠为淋洗液,流速为2mL/min。7种阴离子的检出限为0.007~0.07 mg/L（S/N=3）,在较宽范围内有良好的线性关系（相关系数不小于0.999）和重现性（相对标准偏差不大于0.48%,n=8）。实际样品加标回收率为91.4%~109.7%,相对标准偏差为0.30%~0.45%（n=5）。将该方法应用于饮用水厂进出水的分析,结果表明在进出水中检出6种阴离子,以Cl^-、NO₃^-和SO₄^2-为主。该方法简便快速、灵敏准确,尤其适合高通量样品中阴离子的快速分析。     

High-performance liquid chromatography with paired ion electrospray ionization (PIESI) tandem mass spectrometry for the highly sensitive determination of acidic pesticides in water

A novel method based on the paired ion electrospray ionization (PIESI) mass spectrometry has been developed for determination of acidic pesticides at ultratrace levels in surface and ground waters. The proposed approach provides greatly enhanced sensitivity for acidic pesticides and overcomes the drawbacks of the less sensitive negative ion mode ESI-MS. The limits of detection (LODs) of 19 acidic pesticides were evaluated with four types of dicationic ion-pairing reagent (IPR) in both single ion monitoring (SIM) and selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. The LOD of 19 pesticides obtained with the use the optimal dicationic ion-pairing reagent ranged from 0.6 pg to 19 pg, indicating the superior sensitivity provided by this method. The transition pathways for different pesticide-IPR complexes during the collision induced dissociation (CID) were identified. To evaluate and eliminate any matrix effects and further decrease the detection limits, off-line solid-phase extraction (SPE) was performed for DI water and a river water matrix spiked with 2000 ng L⁻¹ and 20 ng L⁻¹ pesticides standards respectively, which showed an average percent recovery of 93%. The chromatographic separation of the acidic pesticides was conducted by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) using a C18 column (250 mm × 2.1 mm) in the reversed phase mode using linear gradient elution. The optimized HPLC–PIESI-MS/MS method was utilized for determination of acidic pesticide at ng L⁻¹ level in stream/pond water samples. This experimental approach is 1–3 orders of magnitude more sensitive for these analytes than other reported methods performed in the negative ion mode.     

Ion-selective electrode measurements for the determination of formation constants of alkali and alkaline earth metals with low-molecular-weight ligands

Formation constants of acetate, hydrogencarbonate, malonate, citrate and 1,2,3-propanetricarboxylate complexes with Na⁺, K⁺ and Ca²⁺ were determined potentiometrically using sodium, potassium and calcium selective electrodes, at 25 °C and at different ionic strengths, in the range 0 < I ≤ 1 M. Formation constants obtained by ion-selective electrode (ISE) measurements were compared with those obtained by different techniques. It has been found that the use of ISEs gives reliable results in the study of weak complexes, also under non-constant ionic strength conditions.     

Application of a low impedance contactless conductometric detector for the determination of inorganic cations in capillary monolithic column chromatography

Poly(glycidyl methacrylate) cation exchange monolithic column was prepared in fused-silica capillaries of 320 μm i.d. by thermally initiated radical polymerization and utilized in capillary ion chromatography. With 15 mM methanesulfonic acid as the mobile phase, the separations of a mixture of inorganic cations (Li⁺, Na⁺, NH₄⁺, K⁺) was tested by using a capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detector (C⁴D) and a low impedance C⁴D (LIC⁴D). The LIC⁴D is the series combination of a C⁴D and a quartz crystal resonator. At the resonant frequency of the series combination, the capacitor impedance from capillary wall was offset by the inductance impedance from the quartz crystal resonator. A minimum impedance was obtained in the impedance-frequency curve of the combination. The responses of the C⁴D and LIC⁴D were analyzed based on an equivalent circuit model. It was shown that the sensitivity of the C⁴D to the change in analyte concentration is rather poor due to the high ratio of the impedance from the capillary wall capacitor to the solution impedance. The LIC⁴D has the similar sensitivity as a contact conductivity detector but a much smaller cell volume. The on-column detection model was realized by LiC⁴D without preparation of optical detection window in monolithic column.     

Application of liquid-phase microextraction for the determination of phoxim in water samples by high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector

A new method, which involves liquid-phase microextraction (LPME) followed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with diode array detector (DAD), was developed to determine phoxim in water sample. Experimental parameters affecting the extraction efficiency, such as extraction solvent, solvent volume, agitation speed of the sample and extraction time were investigated. Under the optimal extraction conditions, phoxim was found to yield a good linear calibration curve in the concentration range from 0.01 to 5 μg mL⁻¹. The limit of detection (LOD) is 10 ng mL⁻¹, and relative standard deviation (RSD) at the 100 ng mL⁻¹ levels is 8.4%. Lake water and tap water samples were successfully analyzed using the proposed method.     

Single-column method of chelation ion chromatography for the analysis of trace metals in complex samples

A single-column chelation ion chromatographic system for the preconcentration and separation of trace transition metals is described. The system includes standard chromatographic equipment with a post-column reagent system based on the reaction with 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol followed by photometric detection at 495 nm. Iminodiacetic acid bonded to 5 μm silica (Diasorb IDA) was used as a chelating stationary phase. The strong complexing ability in combination with good kinetics of complexation and ion-exchange selectivity of iminodiacetic functional groups allow both preconcentration of Mn, Co, Cd, Zn, Ni and Cu from waters of high salinity and efficient separation with the same column. The retention characteristics of alkaline-earth and transition metal ions on Diasorb IDA silica (250×4 mm I.D.) column was investigated for a variety of eluents including nitric acid, maleic, malonic, citric, dipicolinic, picolinic, tartaric and oxalic acids. The influence of ionic strength on retention of metal ions involving high nitrate and chloride concentrations was also evaluated. The baseline separation of preconcentrated metals was achieved using a three-step gradient elution scheme which involved first, flushing of the column loaded with the sample with 0.5 M KCl−0.5mMHNO₃ for 10 min, followed by 80 mM tartaric acid for 20 min and finally 10 mM picolinic acid for 20 min.     

Indirect ultraviolet detection of alkaline earth metal ions using an imidazolium ionic liquid as an ultraviolet absorption reagent in ion chromatography

A convenient and versatile method was developed for the separation and detection of alkaline earth metal ions by ion chromatography with indirect UV detection. The chromatographic separation of Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, and Sr²⁺ was performed on a carboxylic acid base cation exchange column using imidazolium ionic liquid/acid as the mobile phase, in which the imidazolium ionic liquid acted as an UV‐absorption reagent. The effects of imidazolium ionic liquids, detection wavelength, acids in the mobile phase, and column temperature on the retention of Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, and Sr²⁺ were investigated. The main factors influencing the separation and detection were the background UV absorption reagent and the concentration of hydrogen ion in ion chromatography with indirect UV detection. The successful separation and detection of Mg²⁺, Ca²⁺, and Sr²⁺ within 14 min were achieved using the selected chromatographic conditions, and the detection limits (S /N = 3) were 0.06, 0.12, and 0.23 mg/L, respectively. A new separation and detection method of alkaline earth metal ions by ion chromatography with indirect UV detection was developed, and the application range of ionic liquids was expanded.     

Determination of alkali and alkaline earth elements along with nitrogen in uranium based nuclear fuel materials by ion chromatography (IC)

An accurate and sensitive ion chromatographic (IC) method with suppressed conductivity detection is described for determination of traces of Na, K, Mg and Ca along with nitrogen in uranium based materials. The method involves matrix separation after sample dissolution by hydrolyzing and filtering off the polyvalent cations. Transition elements interfering in the determination of Ca were removed by cation exchange cartridge containing iminodiacetate resin. Detection limits were between 2 and 6 μg L⁻¹ and overall precision were better than ±5%. Recovery of spiked cations was in range from 96% to 104%. Results obtained were in good agreement with other methods.     

Rapid determination of bromide in seawater samples by capillary ion chromatography using monolithic silica columns modified with cetyltrimethylammonium ion

Monolithic silica capillary columns dynamically modified with quaternary ammonium ions were evaluated for the determination of bromide in seawater samples. A quaternary ammonium ion such as cetyltrimethylammonium ion was dynamically introduced onto monolithic silica surfaces. The first layer of the modifier was introduced by electrostatic interaction, whereas the second layer was introduced by hydrophobic interaction. The latter layer worked as the anion-exchange sites. The modified monolithic silica capillary columns could be used for rapid separation of inorganic anions. Separation of authentic mixture of five anions was achieved within a few minutes. The addition of small amount of the modifier in the eluent improved the repeatability of the retention time. Seawater samples could be directly injected onto the prepared capillary columns, and bromide could be determined to be 63 mg/L.     

Using second-order calibration method based on trilinear decomposition algorithms coupled with high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector for determination of quinolones in honey samples

A novel strategy that combines the second-order calibration method based on the trilinear decomposition algorithms with high performance liquid chromatography with diode array detector (HPLC-DAD) was developed to mathematically separate the overlapped peaks and to quantify quinolones in honey samples. The HPLC-DAD data were obtained within a short time in isocratic mode. The developed method could be applied to determine 12 quinolones at the same time even in the presence of uncalibrated interfering components in complex background. To access the performance of the proposed strategy for the determination of quinolones in honey samples, the figures of merit were employed. The limits of quantitation for all analytes were within the range 1.2-56.7 μg kg⁻¹. The work presented in this paper illustrated the suitability and interesting potential of combining second-order calibration method with second-order analytical instrument for multi-residue analysis in honey samples.     

光度检测-低压离子色谱法同时分析水溶液中铜、锌

用吡啶-(2-偶氮-4-)雷琐辛(PAR)作柱后衍生剂,在优化的衍生和色谱条件下,使用可见光检测一低压离子色谱法同时测定了水溶液中铜和锌。在低压阳离子色谱柱上,用酒石酸．柠檬酸作流动相,在520nm处检测,得到线性良好的工作曲线,铜和锌的检出限均为0．05μg／mL。利用该法分析了环境水样中的铜和锌,其标准加入回收率分别为99％～102％,97％～104％。     

Solid phase extraction with silicon dioxide microspheres for the analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental water samples prior to gas chromatography with electron capture detector

This paper describes a simple, rapid and sensitive method for the determination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) including PCB-28, PCB-52, PCB-101, PCB-138, PCB-153 and PCB-180 using silicon dioxide microspheres solid phase extraction cartridge prior to gas chromatography with electron capture detector. The experimental results indicate that there were excellent linear relationships between the peak areas and the concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls, and the linear ranges were in the concentration range of 0.1 to 30?µg?L^?1 with the correlation coefficients in the range of 0.9962 to 0.9998. The detection limits were in the range of 0.003 to 0.019?µg?L^?1. The precisions of the proposed method were below 10% (n?=?6). The enrichment factors, described as the ratio of the slope of the calibration curves with and without extraction, were in the range of 605.2 to 1414.6. The proposed method was used to analyse the real water samples, and satisfactory spiked recoveries in the range of 80 to 117% were achieved. These results demonstrated that silicon dioxide microspheres without modification were good adsorbent for the enrichment of polychlorinated biphenyls and the developed method were of great value and would be a good alternative for the routine analysis of polychlorinated biphenyls in the future.     

离子色谱法测定蚀刻槽废氢氟酸中的六氟硅酸

建立了一种新的检测蚀刻槽废氢氟酸中六氟硅酸的离子色谱方法。色谱柱为Metrosep A Supp 7阴离子交换柱,流动相为3.2 mmol/L碳酸钠-1.0 mmol/L碳酸氢钠,流速为0.7 mL/min。六氟硅酸经过抑制型电导检测器后进行衍生化反应,在360 nm波长下用紫外检测器检测。六氟硅酸的线性范围为2.4~120 mg/L,相关系数r²大于0.999,定量限为0.24 mg/L,平均加标回收率为97.2%。本方法还可以同时利用电导检测器检测废氢氟酸中的氢氟酸、醋酸、盐酸、硝酸、磷酸和硫酸的含量。该方法快速、准确,适用于蚀刻槽液中六氟硅酸的检测。     

Use of 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol as the post column reagent for ion exchange chromatography of heavy metals in environmental samples

Ion exchange chromatography (IEC) using a bi-functional column (quaternary ammonium and sulfonate groups), followed by post-column reaction (PCR) with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN), was used to separate and quantitate Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Co(II), Cd(II), Mn(II) and Hg(II) at low concentration levels. IEC-PCR separation was achieved within 14 min using the mobile phase containing 3 mmol L^− 1 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDCA) and 3 mmol L^− 1 oxalate at pH 12.5. Effects of pH as well as PAN, detergent and chloride ion concentrations during post-column reaction on detector response were examined. Detection limits were less than 4.5 μg L^− 1 for all metals except Hg(II) (19 μg L^− 1) using spectrophotometric measurements at 550 nm. Analytical validations showed good linearity for detection up to 6.0 mg L^− 1, with R² higher than 0.99. Precisions based on retention time evaluation for intra-day and inter-day measurements with the relative standard deviation (RSD) were less than 2.9% and 3.6%, respectively. The method gave good accuracy with the recoveries ranged from 80.5 to 105% for all metal ions studied. The proposed method was applied to the analysis of metal ions in environmental samples (leachate, soil and sediment) in Northeastern Thailand. The results were in good agreement with atomic spectroscopic measurements on the same samples.     

Preconcentration/preelution ion chromatography for the determination of perchlorate in complex samples

The determination of perchlorate in complex matrices by ion chromatography (IC) with an online preconcentration and preelution technique is discussed. The method was applied to different sample types containing large concentrations of matrix anions that would otherwise interfere with analysis via conventional IC. The present approach was highly effective in removing most of the matrix anions and was thus resistant to the interferences commonly encountered in a high ionic strength background. Method performance was evaluated by analyzing for low-level perchlorate in synthetic high ionic strength solutions, tissue extracts, and hydroponic nitrate fertilizer samples. Not only is it easier to practice the present method compared to USEPA Method 314.0, but for most of these samples the present approach provided equal to or better recovery of perchlorate than Method 314.0. With a sample of specific conductance 12,650 μS cm⁻¹, for example, the present method provided a perchlorate recovery of 101% at the 25 μg L⁻¹ level versus 89% by EPA Method 314.0. Method detection limits of perchlorate in hydroponic fertilizer samples with this method (130-190 μg kg⁻¹) are the lowest thus far reported.     

A new tool for inorganic nitrogen speciation study: simultaneous determination of ammonium ion, nitrite and nitrate by ion chromatography with post-column ammonium derivatization by Nessler reagent and diode-array detection in rain water samples

The paper presents a new method for a simultaneous determination of inorganic nitrogen species in the oxidized (NO₂⁻, NO₃⁻) and reduced (NH₄⁺) form in rain water samples. The method is based on a system of nitrogen species separation employing ion exchange and diode-array detection. The ions are separated in a strong ion-exchanger, nitrites and nitrates are determined directly at 208 and 205 nm, respectively, while the ammonium ions are determined in the column hold-up time after a post-column derivatization by the Nessler reagent, at 425 nm. The use of a diode-array detector permits a simultaneous identification of the inorganic nitrogen species in 8 min. The detection limits obtained are: NO₂⁻, 0.1 mg L⁻¹; NO₃⁻, 0.05 mg L⁻¹; NH₄⁺, 1 mg L⁻¹. The method proposed has been successfully used for speciation analysis of inorganic nitrogen in precipitation.     

Fast ultrasound‐assisted extraction followed by capillary gas chromatography combined with nitrogen–phosphorous selective detector for the trace determination of tebuconazole in garlic,soil and water samples

A fast and an efficient ultrasound‐assisted extraction technique using a lower density extraction solvent than water was developed for the trace‐level determination of tebuconazole in garlic, soil and water samples followed by capillary gas chromatography combined with nitrogen–phosphorous selective detector (GC–NPD). In this approach, ultrasound radiation was applied to accelerate the emulsification of the ethyl acetate in aqueous samples to enhance the extraction efficiency of tebuconazole without requiring extra partitioning or cleaning, and the use of capillary GC–NPD was a more sensitive detection technique for organonitrogen pesticides. The experimental results indicate an excellent linear relationship between peak area and concentration obtained in the range 1–50 μg/kg or μg/L. The limit of detection (S/N, 3 ± 0.5) and limit of quantification (S/N, 7.5 ± 2.5) were obtained in the range 0.2–3 and 1–10 μg/kg or μg/L. Good spiked recoveries were achieved from ranges 95.55–101.26%, 96.28–99.33% and 95.04–105.15% in garlic, Nanivaliyal soil and Par River water, respectively, at levels 5 and 20 μg/kg or μg/L, and the method precision (% RSD) was ≤5%. Our results demonstrate that the proposed technique is a viable alternative for the determination of tebuconazole in complex samples.