Micelle mediated extraction of titanium and its ultra-trace determination in silicate rocks

A highly sensitive method for extractive spectrophotometric determination of titanium in silicate rocks is described. Titanium in the range 0-10 microg as TiO2 is extracted into benzene or toluene by the formation of a ternary complex of the metal with thiocyanate (SCN-) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTA) in the ratio 1:2:2. A deep yellowish-orange ternary complex thus formed is suitable for the determination of titanium at wavelength 421 nm. The optimum colour intensity of this ternary complex was attained when the complex was extracted from an aqueous solution having concentrations of thiocyanate and HCl, in the range, 1.5-2.5 and 1-5 mol L(-1), respectively. The molar absorptivity and Sandell's sensitivity of the extracted species were found to be 1.1-1.0x10(5) L mol(-1) cm(-1) and 0.47 ng cm(-2) (referred to titanium), respectively, at lambda(max) of 421 nm. Except Fe3+, Nb5+ and V5+, no interference was encountered in the estimation of titanium. While up to 10 mg L(-1) Nb and V did not interfere in the determination of titanium, the interference of Fe(3+) was eliminated by reducing it to Fe2+ using SnCl2 solution. The method is highly sensitive and selective. The results obtained for titanium estimation in a host of silicate rock samples have been found to be highly reproducible, accurate and favourably comparable with certified values of reference materials and those obtained from standard methods.     

氧弹燃烧-离子色谱法测定电子产品连接线中的卤素

建立了氧弹燃烧法处理电子产品连接线,离子色谱测定样品中卤素的分析方法。选用TSK-gelSuperIC-AZ阴离子分析柱,以NaHCO3(7.5mmol/L)+Na2CO3(1.1mmol/L)为流动相等度洗脱,抑制电导检测。结果表明,该条件下F-浓度在0.02～2mg/L,Cl-和Br-浓度在0.05～5mg/L范围内峰面积与浓度的线性关系良好(r>0.999),实际样品中卤素回收率为90.52%～97.24%,样品测定结果相对标准偏差均为0.73%～2.01%(n=5)。应用氧弹燃烧-离子色谱法测定电子产品连接线中的卤素离子,方法简便、快捷,测定结果准确。     

双电极法现场快速检测地下水和湖水中碳酸氢根和碳酸根

地下水和湖水中碳酸氢根( HCO-3)和碳酸根( CO2-3)含量是地球化学碳行为和碳循环的重要表征,但两种离子的浓度易受环境影响而改变,因此,地下水和湖水中HCO-3和CO2-3真实含量的测定一直是个难题。实验利用CO2的水解平衡,通过pH电极和二氧化碳电极联用,建立了HCO-3和CO2-3现场快速测定的新方法,解决了地下水和湖水中HCO-3和CO2-3真实含量的测定难题。研究结果表明,在pH=4.8±0.1的底液中, HCO-3和CO2-3的线性范围分别为0.027~570 mg/L和1.25×10-8~39.7 mg/L。共存的金属离子、强酸阴离子(K+、Na+、Mg2+、Cl-、SO2-4,100 mg/L)、弱酸阴离子和弱酸(HSO-3、NO-2、HOAc,50 mg/L)对测定干扰小于5%。实际水样加标实验回收率在95.2%~99.2%之间,相对标准偏差为2.6%~3.7%。与酸碱滴定法进行对比,本方法的准确性良好。但方法受温度影响,因此标准溶液与样品应在同一温度下测量。总体而言,双电极法灵敏、快速、经济且电极携带方便、操作简单、对环境要求不高,十分适合现场和室内一般自然水体的快速检测。本方法已成功应用于青海省地下水和青海湖湖水中HCO-3和CO2-3的现场测定。实验表明,海东地区地下水样品pH在6.4~7.4之间,HCO-3含量为234~4096 mg/L,CO2-3含量为0.16~1.89 mg/L;青海湖湖水样品pH≈8.7,HCO-3含量范围在1.36~1.86 g/L,CO2-3含量在32.3~43.9 mg/L,与文献结果吻合。     

A simple flow injection spectrophotometric procedure for the determination of diazepam in pharmaceutical formulation.

A single-channel flow injection (FI) manifold with spectrophotometric detection has been designed and fabricated for diazepam determination. A 100 microl sample and/or standard solution containing diazepam was injected into a flowing stream of 0.1 mol L(-1) hydrochloric acid with the optimum flow rate of 6.8 mL min(-1). As soon as the sample reached the detector, the FI signal as a peak was recorded at 360 nm. The optimum conditions for microg amounts of diazepam were achieved. A linear calibration graph over the range of 2-110 mg L(-1) diazepam was obtained with the regression equation Y = 0.2926X + 0.5896 (r2 = 0.9929). The method was very sensitive, since as little as 0.60 mg L(-1) could be detected; very reproducible with an RSD of 3.3% (n=11); and very rapid with a sampling rate of 100 h(-1). The limit of quantitation (10 sigma) was 2.0 mg L(-1). The proposed FI procedure has been satisfactorily applied to the quantitation of diazepam in commercial pharmaceutical formulations. The obtained results were in excellent agreement with those obtained by the conventional spectrophotometric method, verified by the student t-test at the 95% confidence level.     

对硫磷在纳米氧化铝薄膜修饰电极上的电化学行为及其测定

制备了纳米氧化铝修饰玻碳电极(nano-Al2O3/GCE/CME),用循环伏安法(CV)、线性扫描伏安法(LSV)研究了对硫磷(TP)在nano-Al2O3/GCE/CME上的电化学行为.实验表明,该修饰电极与裸电极相比能显著提高TP的氧化还原峰电流并降低其氧化峰电位.在0.1 mol/L HAc-NaAc缓冲溶液(pH =5)中,TP在该修饰电极上产生1个不可逆的还原峰( Epc1=-0.567 V)和1对可逆氧化还原峰( Epa2=0.018 V和Epc2=-0.008 V) ,氧化峰电流与TP的浓度在2.5×10-9～1.0×10-7 mol/L和1.0×10-7～1.0×10-5 mol/L范围内具有良好的线性关系,回归方程分别为: ip(μA)=0.2529+4.201C(μmol/L), r=0.9984和ip(μA)=0.6752+0.3181C(μmol/L), r=0.9946.开路富集30 s后,检出限为1.0 ×10-9 mol/L(S/N=3).在1.0×10-5 mol/L TP试液中连续测定10次,其RSD为3.8%.用此方法测定了蔬菜中TP的含量,回收率为95. 6%～100.5% ,结果满意.     

Alkanohydroxamic acids in the accurate computer-aided spectrophotometric determination of copper(II)

The computer-aided spectrophotometric determination of copper(II) (0.03–1 mg l^?1) with 2-amino-N,3-dihydroxypropanamide or 2-amino-N,3-dihydroxybutanamide as reagent is reported. In the LESSDAD program used, a least-squares is applied for simultaneously calculating the analytical concentrations in solutions of several substances; the data needed are the pH of the solution, experimental absorbances, known molar absorptivities and the relevant equilibrium constants. The method is rapid and the results obtained were accurate and precise.     

Glucose and fructose hydrates in aqueous solution by IR spectroscopy

In the mid-infrared attenuated total reflectance (MIR-ATR) spectra of aqueous d-glucose and d-fructose solutions, two hydrates were found by factor analysis (FA) for each sugar, d-glucose penta- and dihydrates and d-fructose penta- and monohydrates. We obtained the spectra and abundances for these hydrates as a function of carbohydrate concentrations. The biggest difference in these spectra lies in the CO stretch region. From the distribution of the species, the equilibrium between d-glucose pentahydrate and dihydrate is 3(H2O)2+2(C6H12O(6).2H2O) right arrow over left arrow 2(C6H12O(6).5H2O), with the equilibrium constant KG=(3.2+/-0.6)x10(-5) L3 mol-3. For d-fructose, the equilibrium is between pentahydrate and monohydrate, 2(H2O)2+C6H12O6.H2O right arrow over left arrow C6H12O(6).5H2O, with the equilibrium constant KF=(7.1+/-1.2)x10(-3) L2 mol-2. The four hydrates are present only in aqueous solutions and cannot be obtained in the solid state.     

Novel three-stage kinetic model for aqueous benzene adsorption on activated carbon

We propose a novel kinetic model for adsorption of aqueous benzene onto both granular activated carbon (GAC) and powdered activated carbon (PAC). The model is based on mass conservation of benzene coupled with three-stage adsorption: (1) the first portion for an instantaneous stage or external surface adsorption, (2) the second portion for a gradual stage with rate-limiting intraparticle diffusion, and (3) the third portion for a constant stage in which the aqueous phase no longer interacts with activated carbon. An analytical solution of the kinetic model was validated with the kinetic data obtained from aqueous benzene adsorption onto GAC and PAC in batch experiments with two different solution concentrations (C(0)=300 mg L(-1), 600 mg L(-1)). Experimental results revealed that benzene adsorption for the two concentrations followed three distinct stages for PAC but two stages for GAC. The analytical solution could successfully describe the kinetic adsorption of aqueous benzene in the batch reaction system, showing a fast instantaneous adsorption followed by a slow rate-limiting adsorption and a final long constant adsorption. Use of the two-stage model gave incorrect values of adsorption coefficients in the analytical solution due to inability to describe the third stage.     

Analysis of trace amounts of carbon dioxide, oxygen and carbon monoxide in nitrogen using dual capillary columns and a pulsed discharge helium ionisation detector

Gas mixtures of trace amounts of carbon dioxide (CO(2)), dioxygen (O(2)), and carbon monoxide (CO) in dinitrogen (N(2)) were separated and quantified using parallel dual capillary columns and pulsed discharge helium ionisation detection (PDHID). The detection limits (9 x 10(-9) mol mol(-1) for CO(2), 7 x 10(-9) mol mol(-1) for O(2) and 37 x 10(-9) mol mol(-1) for CO) were lower than those reported previously for similar methods. Uncertainties were calculated and results were validated by comparison of the CO and CO(2) results with those obtained using conventional methods. The method was also used to analyse nitrogen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in oxygen.     

Determination of chloride in admixtures and aggregates for cement by a simple flow injection potentiometric system

A simple flow injection system using three 3-way solenoid valves as an electric control injection valve and with a simple home-made chloride ion selective electrode based on Ag/AgCl wire as a sensor for determination of water soluble chloride in admixtures and aggregates for cement has been developed. A liquid sample or an extract was injected into a water carrier stream which was then merged with 0.1M KNO(3) stream and flowed through a flow cell where the solution will be in contact with the sensor, producing a potential change recorded as a peak. A calibration graph in range of 10-100 mg L(-1) was obtained with a detection limit of 2 mg L(-1). Relative standard deviations for 7 replicates injecting of 20, 60 and 90 mg L(-1) chloride solutions were 1.0, 1.2 and 0.6%, respectively. Sample throughput of 60 h(-1) was achieved with the consumption of 1 mL each of electrolyte solution and water carrier. The developed method was validated by the British Standard methods.     

Speciation analysis of mercury and lead in fish samples using liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric (LC-ICP-MS) method for lead and mercury speciation analysis was described. Sample containing ionic lead and mercury compounds was subjected to liquid chromatographic separation before injection into the direct injection high efficiency nebulizer (DIHEN, 170-AA). The species studied include inorganic lead (Pb(II)), trimethyl lead (trimethyl-Pb), triethyl lead (triethyl-Pb), inorganic mercury (Hg(II)), methyl mercury (methyl-Hg) and ethyl mercury (ethyl-Hg), which were well separated by reversed-phase liquid chromatography with a C18 column as the stationary phase and a pH 2.8 solution of 0.2% (v/v) 2-mercaptoethanol, 1 mg L(-1) ETDA, 174.2 mg L(-1) sodium 1-pentanesulfonate and 12% (v/v) methanol as the mobile phase. The lead and mercury species in biological tissues were quantitatively extracted, into 10 g L(-1) EDTA and 0.2% (v/v) 2-mercaptoethanol solution taken in a closed centrifuge tube and kept on water bath, using microwaves at 65 degrees C for 2 min. The spike recovery of individual lead and mercury species determined by spiking the samples with suitable concentration of lead and mercury mixture standard were between 93% and 99%. The detection limits of the species studied were in the range 0.1-0.3 microg Pb L(-1) and 0.2-0.3 microg Hg L(-1). The procedure has been applied for the speciation analysis of two reference samples namely NRCC DOLT-3 Dogfish Liver and DORM-2 Dogfish Muscle and a swordfish sample obtained locally. The sum of the concentrations of individual species has been compared with the certified values for total lead and mercury to verify the accuracy of the method. The precision between sample replicates was better than 10% with LC-DIHEN-ICP-MS method.     

Determination of lead and cadmium in ceramicware leach solutions by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy: method development and interlaboratory trial.

This method was developed to improve sensitivity and eliminate time consuming, evaporative pre-concentration in AOAC Method 973.82 and American Society for Testing and Materials method C738 for testing foodware. The method was developed using leach solutions obtained by leaching 9 differently decorated ceramic vessels with 4% acetic acid for 24 h at room temperature. Lead and cadmium concentrations in leach solutions were 0.005-17,600 and 0.0004-0.500 microg/mL, respectively. Concentrations were determined using peak area, phosphate chemical modifier (8.3 microg PO4(-3)), and a standard curve for quantitation. Optimized pre-atomization and atomization temperatures were 1,300 and 1,800 degrees C, respectively, for Pb and 1,100 and 1,700 degrees C, respectively, for Cd. Characteristic masses (mo) were 10 and 0.4 pg for Pb and Cd, respectively. Precision of repeated analyses of calibration solutions was < or =3% relative standard deviation. Precision of duplicate leach solution analyses on different days was 0-9% relative difference. Recovery from fortified leach solutions was 96-106%. Results obtained by this method agreed 92-110% with those of confirmatory analyses. Results of certified reference material solutions agreed 94-100% with certificate values. Pb and Cd limits of quantitation (LOQ) were 0.005 and 0.0005 microg/mL, respectively. Results from 3 trial laboratories for 4 leach solutions containing Pb and Cd concentrations of 0.017-1.47 and <0.0005-0.0864 microg/mL, respectively, agreed 89-102% with results of the author. Two attributes of this method were noteworthy: (1) Background absorbance due to organic matter was entirely absent from atomization profiles, making the use of short pre-atomization hold times (2 s) possible. (2) Instrument precision was excellent and only one determination per solution was needed. Acceptance criteria for quality control measurements and a practical procedure for estimating the method LOQ during routine regulatory analyses are described.     

Carbon-isotopic composition of soil-respired carbon dioxide in static closed chambers at equilibrium

The carbon-isotopic composition (delta13C) of soil-respired CO2 has been employed to evaluate soil carbon-cycling processes and the contribution of soil CO2 emissions to canopy and tropospheric air. These evaluations can be successful only when accurate isotope values of soil-respired CO2 are available. Here, we tested the robustness of delta13C values of soil-respired CO2 obtained after long incubations in static closed chambers that were initially flushed with soil air. The rationale of this approach is that the equilibrium carbon-isotope values of chamber-headspace CO2 are theoretically equal to those of CO2 produced within the soil. Static closed chambers were installed in replicated grass monocultures, and measurements of headspace CO2 concentrations and delta13C values were performed at regular time intervals for 24 h in July 2005. The results revealed no significant effects of grass species on headspace CO2 concentrations or delta13C values (repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA), P>0.1). As predicted by theory, isotope values asymptotically approached equilibrium conditions, which in our experimental setting occurred after 10 h. This good match between model predictions and our results suggests that an accurate determination of delta13C values of CO2 produced within soils is obtained through the isotopic measurement of chamber-headspace CO2 once equilibrium conditions have been reached with the underlying soils. An additional advantage of this approach is that only one sample per chamber is required, which, combined with the low uncertainties of these measurements, facilitates the investigation of the spatial (landscape) variability of soil-respired CO2.     

Improved method for isotopic and quantitative analysis of dissolved inorganic carbon in natural water samples

We present here an improved and reliable method for measuring the concentration of dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) and its isotope composition (delta(13)C(DIC)) in natural water samples. Our apparatus, a gas chromatograph coupled to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer (GCIRMS), runs in a quasi-automated mode and is able to analyze about 50 water samples per day. The whole procedure (sample preparation, CO(2(g))-CO(2(aq)) equilibration time and GCIRMS analysis) requires 2 days. It consists of injecting an aliquot of water into a H(3)PO(4)-loaded and He-flushed 12 mL glass tube. The H(3)PO(4) reacts with the water and converts the DIC into aqueous and gaseous CO(2). After a CO(2(g))-CO(2(aq)) equilibration time of between 15 and 24 h, a portion of the headspace gas (mainly CO(2)+He) is introduced into the GCIRMS, to measure the carbon isotope ratio of the released CO(2(g)), from which the delta(13)C(DIC) is determined via a calibration procedure. For standard solutions with DIC concentrations ranging from 1 to 25 mmol . L(-1) and solution volume of 1 mL (high DIC concentration samples) or 5 mL (low DIC concentration samples), delta(13)C(DIC) values are determined with a precision (1sigma) better than 0.1 per thousand. Compared with previously published headspace equilibration methods, the major improvement presented here is the development of a calibration procedure which takes the carbon isotope fractionation associated with the CO(2(g))-CO(2(aq)) partition into account: the set of standard solutions and samples has to be prepared and analyzed with the same 'gas/liquid' and 'H(3)PO(4)/water' volume ratios. A set of natural water samples (lake, river and hydrothermal springs) was analyzed to demonstrate the utility of this new method.     

Application of a metal ion-imprinted polymer based on salen-Cu complex to flow injection preconcentration and FAAS determination of copper

A new Cu(II)-imprinted polymer (Cu-IIP) for preconcentration of copper by liquid-solid extraction via flow injection technique has been proposed. Cu-IIP was obtained by copolymerization of salen-Cu(II) complex with styrene and divinylbenzene using suspension polymerization technique. Granules fraction of 60-80 microm in diameter was used as a microcolumn packing. Cu(II) sorption was proved to be the most effective from solutions of pH 7, whereas similar elution effectiveness was observed when applying as eluents hydrochloric or nitric acid in the concentration range of 0.5-10% (v/v). The system exhibited good long-term stability and acid resistance. Batch sorbent capacity was found to be 0.11 mmol g(-1) of a dry polymer. Enrichment factor (EF) for 30 s loading time was 16. Preconcentration of Cu(II) and potentially interfering metal ions is strongly pH dependent. Examination of Cu(II) sorption in the presence of Pb(II), Cd(II), Zn(II) and Ag(I) showed significant influence of cadmium and zinc ions only and that was for the interferent concentrations above 0.5 mg L(-1) (Cu-IIP mass of ca. 35 mg). The interference effect was reduced with the sorbent mass increase. Fe(III) and Mn(II) ions, present in treated tap water in relatively high concentrations, did not interfere. Effective pH adjusting of the loaded solution in on-line mode, when applying diluted Clark-Lubs buffering solution, allowed accurate copper determination in tap water (compared to graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry, GFAAS) using standard addition or combination calibration method.     

两性化合物与离子对试剂的混合物作流动相的流动相离子色谱法测定气溶胶中水溶性阴离子

用流动相离子色谱法(MPIC),以两性化合物与离子对试剂的混合溶液为流动相,在C18柱上抑制电导检测分析气溶胶中常规无机阴离子和有机酸。实验采用氢氧化四丁基铵(TBAOH)为离子对试剂,与两性化合物3-(N-吗啉)-1-丙磺酸(MOPS)混合,加入Na2CO3无机添加剂作流动相,其浓度为1mmol／L TBAOH／5mmol／LMOPS／0．5mmol／LNa2CO3。分离柱采用硅质C18柱,抑制电导检测。可以较好地分离和检测常见的无机和有机阴离子。该方法具有较好的重现性和线性关系,F^-、Cl^-、NO2^-、Br^-、C3H3O3^-、NO3^-的回收率分别为102．0％、104．6％、102．4％、97．8％、97．75％和102．5％;检出限分别为0．017、0．014、0．0048、0．036、0．16和0．017mg／L。     

On the behaviour of cysteine as ligand of cadmium(II)

The ability of cysteine to form complexes with cadmium(II) in aqueous solutions has been investigated at 25 degrees C and in constant ionic medium NaCl at two different concentrations, 1.00 and 3.00 mol l(-1). The presence of chloride ions was necessary to avoid the precipitation of cadmium(II). Two kinds of measurements were carried out. The electromotive force of galvanic cells containing glass and cadmium amalgam electrodes was measured as a function of cadmium and hydrogen ion concentrations in acid or moderately alkaline solutions in order to obtain the free concentration of cadmium(II) and hydrogen ions. The experimental data obtained in 1.00 mol l(-1) NaCl were explained by assuming the presence of CdHL and CdH(2)L(2), while those obtained in 3.00 mol l(-1) NaCl were accounted for with the formation of CdHL, CdH(2)L(2), CdH(3)L(3) and CdH(2)L(3). Moreover, polarographic measurements were carried out under the same experimental conditions but in alkaline solutions, and the formation of CdL(2) and CdL(3) was assumed from the shift of E(1/2) of cadmium(II) with an excess of cysteine. The stability constants of the assumed species were determined. Protonation constants of cysteine in 1.00 and 3.00 mol l(-1) NaCl have been also determined. A comparison with the behaviour of serine and alpha-aminopropanoate towards cadmium(II) is proposed.     

Comparison of HPLC and multivariate regression methods for hydrocortisone and lidocaine analysis of pharmaceutical preparations

A reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method to determine hydrocortisone acetate, hydrocortisone hemisuccinate and lidocaine is described in this paper. The separation was made in a LichrCART C(18) column using a methanol-NaH(2)PO(4)/Na(2)HPO(4) (0.1 mol L(-1)) (pH=4.5) buffer solution as a mobile phase in isocratic mode (60:40 (v/v)). The mobile phase flow rate and the sample volume injected were 1 mL min(-1) and 20 micro L, respectively. The detection was made with a diode-array detector measuring at the maximum for each compound. Quantification limits ranging from 0.18 to 0.84 micro g L(-1) were obtained when the peak area was measured. The method was applied in pharmaceutical formulations that were compared with those obtained by through multivariate regression spectrophotometry and micellar capillary electrophoresis (MEKC). HPLC results are in accordance with the results obtained by MEKC. The spectrophotometric method was suitable only for synthetic samples.     

四元交互体系Li+，K+/CL-，CO2-3-H2O在298 K时相平衡及物理化学性质研究

Zabuye Saline Lake, Tibet, China, is unrivalled in the world for its very high salinity, in particular, for the very high concentration of ions of lithium, potassium, and boron in the brine. It belongs to alkaline and carbonate-borate-type salt lake. As a part of the study on phase equilibrium of the 6component subsystem Li+, Na+, K+/C1-, CO2-3, B4O2-7-H2O of the brine system, a study on the reciprocal quaternary system Li+, K+/C1-, CO32-H2O at 298 K was done with isothermal dissolution equilibrium method in the present work. The phase equilibrium of the reciprocal quaternary system Li+,K+/C1, CO2-3-H2O at 298 K was studied with isothermal dissolution method in this work. The physicochemistry properties of the corresponding equilibrium solutions such as densities, viscosities, refractive index, conductivities and pH value were determined. The dried salt diagram of the system consists of four crystallization fields (KC1, Li2CO3, LiCI·H2O, K2CO3·3/2H2O) and five isothermal solubility curves.There are no double slat or solid solution found. Pitzer′s model of the electrolyte solution theory was used for parameterization from the results of solubility determination for subsystems and the prediction of solubilities for the reciprocal quaternary system was made. The solubility data of the experiment are in agreement with those calculated.     

水中总磷和总氮含量的离子色谱测定法

采用紫外光-臭氧氧化结合离子色谱法对氧化消解后的水样同时进行总磷和总氮的测定。配制Na2CO3/NaHCO3淋洗液,采用1 mL定量环,大体积直接进样。在优化工作条件下,总磷在0.05～5.00 mg/L,总氮在0.10～10.0 mg/L范围内线性良好,线性相关系数分别为0.9999和0.9998,总磷和总氮检出限为分别3.60和4.57μg/L;总磷和总氮的检测相对标准偏差(RSD)分别低于4.9%和4.1%,总磷加标回收率为95.0%～105.0%,总氮加标回收率为93.0%～103.0%。自然环境水样检测与真实值相对偏差小于4.2%。本方法选择性好,灵敏度高,精密度和准确度高,用于实际水样中总磷和总氮含量测定的结果与国标法(GB11894-89,GB11893-89)基本一致