Determination of arsenic by cathodic stripping voltammetry at a hanging mercury drop electrode

Arsenic (III), respectively arsenic(V) after the reduction were determined in model solutions and some inorganic and organic materials by fast scan differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry and by direct current cathodic stripping voltammetry with a rapid increase of potential. The accumulation on a hanging mercury drop electrode followed by cathodic stripping was carried out in 0.7–0.8M HCl or 1–2M H₂SO₄ solutions containing Cu(II)-ions. Detection limits calculated from regression parameters was determined to be under 1 ng/ml for the samples containing very low arsenic concentrations. The relative standard deviation did not reach 8% for arsenic contents about of 5 ng/ml.     

Properties and applications of polyacrylacylisothiourea chelating fiber for preconcentration and separation of trace titanium, vanadium and bismuth

An ICP-OES method using a new poly-acrylacylisothiourea chelating fiber to preconcentrate and separate trace Ti(IV), V(V) and Bi(III) ions from solution samples is established. The results show that 5–25 ng/ml of Ti or V and 50–250 ng/ml of Bi ions in 200–1000 ml of solution can be enriched quantitatively by 0.05 g of the fiber at pH 3 with recoveries over 97%. These ions can be desorbed quantitatively with 10 ml of 4M HC1O₄. 100- to 1000-fold excesses of Fe(III), Al(III), Ca(II), Mg(II), Cu(II), Ni(II) and Mn(II) ions cause little interference. The chelating fiber stored for about 2 years can still be used repeatedly for preconcentration and separation of trace Ti, V and Bi ions from solution with above 95% recovery. The RSDs for enrichment and determination of 5 ng/ml of Ti or V and 50 ng/ml of Bi are in the range 2.5–2.8%. The recoveries of added standard in real waste waters and mineral samples are between 96 and 100%, and the concentration found for each ion in the mineral sample was in good agreement with that measured by ETAAS.     

Studies on substituted phenols by differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry: 1. Pentachlorophenol

A study of chlorophenols using differential pulse cathodic stripping voltammetry (dpcsv) is reported. Of the wide range of chlorophenols investigated, only pentachlorophenol and 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol yield stripping peaks.For pentachlorophenol in water, two peaks are obtained at stripping potentials of –1.2 V and –1.58 V versus SCE. In methanol, pentachlorophenol shows one peak with a stripping potential at –1.6 V versus SCE.In the case of 2,3,4,6-tetrachlorophenol in water, two peaks are observed at –1.06 V and –1.6 V versus SCE, while in methanol only one peak arises at a stripping potential of –1.6 V. A procedure was developed for the determination of pentachlorophenol in natural waters.     

Spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum by extraction of its thiosulphate complex

A simple and rapid spectrophotometric determination of molybdenum is described. The molybdenum thiosulphate complex is extracted into isoamyl alcohol from 1·0–1·5M hydrochloric acid containing 36–40 mg of Na₂S₂O₃·5H₂O per ml. The absorbance at λ_max = 475 nm obeys Beer's law over the range 0–32 μg of Mo per ml of solvent phase. Up to 5 mg/ml of Ti(IV), V(V), Cr(VI), Fe(III), Co(II), Ni(II), U(VI), W(VI), Sb(III), 1 mg/ml of Cu(II), Sn(II), Bi(V) and 10 μg/ml of Pt(IV) and Pd(II) do not interfere. Large amounts of complexing agents interfere. The method has been applied to analysis of synthetic and industrial samples.     

Selective Sorption–Spectrometric Determination of Nanogram Amounts of Vanadium(IV) and Vanadium(V)

Conditions of the selective sorption–spectrometric determination of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) using sulfonitrophenol M were found. The determination of vanadium (visual test (RSD = 30%) using a reference color scale or quantitative determination (RSD < 10%) by diffuse reflectance spectra is performed immediately after the dynamic-mode sorption of its colored complexes with sulfonitrophenol M at pH 3.5 (vanadium(IV)) or with sulfonitrophenol M and hydroxylamine at pH 1.5 (vanadium(V), 650 nm) at the surface of polyamide membrane disks (d= 1 cm, l= 0.1 mm, m= 2.7 mg). The flow rate is 10–20 mL/min. The detection limit is 5–7 ng of vanadium in the support zone or 0.2–0.5 ng/mL. The determination of 0.5–5 ng/mL vanadium(V) at pH 1.5 does not interfere with 20-fold amounts of V(IV) and 1000-fold amounts of Ni, Zn, Cd, Mg, Co, Cr(III), Mn, PO^3- ₄, and F^–.     

Bestimmung von Platinspuren mit der Differential-Puls inversen Voltammetrie (DPASV) unter Verwendung der Glas-Carbon Elektrode

Zusammenfassung Platinspuren können in synthetischen Lösungen mit der Glass Carbon Elektrode (GCE) inversvoltammetrisch bestimmt werden. Für die Bestimmung hat sich ein Acetatpuffer-Grundelektrolyt mit 9,3 mg KCl/ml und 1 mg Cd/ml gut bewährt. Bei pH 4 können 0,04 g Pt/ml nach 5 min Anreicherung bei einer Elektrolysespannung von –0,656 V bestimmt werden.

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Trace determination of platinum by Differential-Pulse Anodic Stripping Voltammetry (DPASV) using the Glassy Carbon Electrode

Summary The Glassy Carbon Electrode (GCE) was used for the determination of platinum traces in synthetic solutions by stripping voltammetry. Best results were obtained with a acetic acid buffer supporting electrolyte containing 9.3 mg KCl/ml and 1 mg Cd/ml. At pH 4 0.04 g Pt/ml can be determined after preconcentration for 5 min at a constant potential of –0.656 V.

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Die Untersuchungen wurden durch Mittel der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (Kr 590/11-1) unterstützt.     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of dimenhydrinate at a hanging mercury drop electrode

Dimenhydrinate exhibits a single adsorptive stripping peak at a hanging mercury drop electrode after accumulation at 0.0V vs Ag/AgCl electrode at pH 3.8 (acetate buffer). The addition of trace amounts of copper ions enhanced the dimenhydrinate peak and its height depends on the concentration of each dimenhydrinate and Cu²⁺. The adsorptive stripping response was evaluated with respect to accumulation time and potential, concentration dependence, electrolyte, the presence of other purines, surfactants and other metal ions, and some variables. The calibration graph for dimenhydrinate determination is linear over the range 2.0×10^–8–2.0×10^–7 M (pre-concentration for 60s). The correlation factor is found to be 0.985 and RSD is 3.2% at 1.0×10^–7 M. Detection limit is 1.0×10^–8 M after 5 min accumulation. The determination of dimenhydrinate in pharmaceutical formulations by the proposed method is also reported.     

Determination of zinc by flow injection with fluorimetric detection in a micellar medium

A room-temperature flow injection spectrofluorimetric method is presented for the determination of Zn(II), based on the use of salicylaldehyde thiocarbohydrazone in the presence of Triton X-100 and sodium acetate-acetic acid buffer. Various physical and chemical variables affecting the reaction in the flow system were evaluated. The proposed method is very selective. The calibration graph is linear over the range 10–1000 ng/ml, with a detection limit of 5 ng/ml and a relative standard deviation at the 50 ng/ml level of 1.8 %. The method was successfully applied to the determination of Zn(II) in drinking waters and biological samples.     

Determination of 2-amino-5-nitrothiazole by square-wave cathodic stripping voltammetry

An electrochemical method has been developed for the detection and determination of 2-amino-5-nitrothiazole (2,5-ANT) by adsorption square-wave voltammetric stripping. The best sensitivity/resolution ratio was obtained by adsorption at pH 8.0 using a phosphate buffer, an accumulation potential of –10 mV (vs. Ag/AgCl 3 mol/l) and an accumulation time of 15 s. Under these conditions, the proposed method provides a linear electrode response over the 2,5-ANT concentration range 5–300 ng ml^–1, and a detection and determination limit of 4 and 7.5 ng ml^–1, respectively. The method was applied to the determination of 2,5-ANT in bacon.     

Determination of alprazolam in serum by adsorptive stripping voltammetry

The surface-active properties of alprazolam at a hanging mercury drop electrode allow their sensitive determination by differential-pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetry. Detection limits are 0.07 ng/ml for accumulation in water (accumulation time 240 s) and 0.3 ng/ml for accumulation in serum extract (accumulation time 30 s). Coefficients of variation at 5 ng/ml (10 determinations) were typically <2%.     

The catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of chromium with TTHA and nitrate

A sensitive voltammetric method is presented for the determination of trace amounts of total chromium (Cr(III) and Cr(VI)) in natural waters, employing the square wave mode. The method is based on the preconcentration of the Cr(III)-TTHA complex by adsorption at the HMDE at the potential of –1.0 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The adsorbed complex is then reduced producing a response with a peak potential of –1.29 V and the peak height of the Cr(III) reduction is measured. The catalytic action of the nitrate ions on the Cr(III)-TTHA reduction has been elucidated using cyclic voltammetry. The adsorption of chromium complexes at the HMDE was investigated using out-of-phase a.c. voltammetry and the potential range of adsorption was determined.Based on these investigations optimal conditions for the determination of the total chromium concentration in the range 155–2000 ng 1^–1 have been established. The determination limit is 15 ng 1^–1 and the RSD is 3.5% for chromium concentrations 200 ng 1^–1.The usefulness and wide scope of this method for reliable and highly sensitive chromium analysis down to the ultra trace levels existing in various types of natural waters is demonstrated by determinations of the total chromium content in lake, sea and rain water.     

Determination of traces of bismuth in copper by anodic stripping voltammetry

Summary Procedures are described for the determination of bismuth impurities in. copper using anodic stripping voltammetry on a hanging mercury drop electrode. Bismuth was previously separated from copper by cation or anion exchange in hydrochloric acid. The method was applied to the analysis of commercially available high purity copper, showing satisfactory sensitivity and accuracy. The detection limit was about 2×10^–9 M bismuth in solution for a pre-electrolysis time of 15 min (–0.5 V vs. Ag/AgCl); this corresponds to 0.004 ppm of bismuth for a 1 g sample and a final volume of 10 ml after separation.

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Bestimmung von Wismutspuren in Kupfer durch anodische Amalgamvoltammetrie

Zusammenfassung Mit hängendem Quecksilbertropfen. Wismut wird vor der Bestimmung durch Kationen oder Anionenaustausch aus salzsaurer Lösung vom Kupfer abgetrennt. Das Verfahren wurde zur Analyse von handelsüblichem hochreinem Kupfer angewendet. Mit einer Vorelektrolysedauer von 15 min (–0,5 V gegen Ag/AgCl) konnten noch 2×10^–9 M Bi bestimmt werden; das entspricht 0,004 ppm Bi für eine 1 g-Probe bei einem Endvolumen von 10 ml nach der Trennung.

     

Differential Pulse Stripping Voltammetry of Mercury(II) Ions at a Cylindrical Carbon-Fiber Microelectrode in the Presence of Au(III) Ions

The determination of Hg(II) ions in aqueous solutions containing Au(III) ions was studied using differential pulse stripping voltammetry at a cylindrical carbon-fiber (d= 30 m) microelectrode fabricated from a pitch at 2800°C. At the [Au(III)]/[Hg(II)] ratio higher than 25, the anodic voltammogram of mercury accumulated in the potential range from 0.2 to –0.2 V for 40–200 s exhibited a current peak at 0.62–0.72 V. The peak height and area were directly proportional to the concentration of Hg(II) in the range (1–1000) × 10^–10M. The results of determining Hg(II) in waters of different origin are reported.     

Interference of humic substances on the speciation analysis of inorganic selenium in waters and soils by DPCSV

A speciation scheme allowing the study of selenium speciation in environmental samples has been developed in order to study the transfer mechanism in the system water/soil/plant/animal. This scheme is based on a set of sample treatment procedures followed by Se(IV) determination by Differential Pulse Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry (DPCSV). Se(IV) may be determined with a detection limit close to 25 ng l^–1 and a linear response in the range 25–4000 ng l^–1. However, humic substances, present in some natural waters and soils, which are adsorbed at the mercury drop electrode (HMDE) surface may alter the signal. This may be caused by a competition between adsorption of organic matter and mercury(II) selenide formation at the electrode surface. As a consequence the detection limit has been increased to ca. 250 ng l^–1 in the presence of 1 mg l^–1 fulvic acids; the linear response range is then shifted to 250–10000 ng l^–1. After an extensive study of these interferences and using standard additions procedures, the Se(IV) content of various waters and soil extracts has been determined by DPCSV with a good reproducibility (RSD about 1%). Accuracy is satisfactory comparing the results obtained by DPCSV to those obtained by Hydride Generation/Quartz Furnace Absorption Atomic Spectrometry (HG/QFAAS).     

Application of adsorptive stripping voltammetry to the determination of the psychoactive drug temazepam in urine

Summary The influence of various operational parameters on the stripping response for temazepam is discussed. Interfacial and redox behaviour was also studied. 205 Ų was the average surface area per adsorbed molecule.The determination of temazepam in urine can be performed by using adsorption as a preconcentration step previous to its measurement at the hanging mercury drop electrode by differential pulse voltammetry in 0.01 mol/l Britton-Robinson buffer at pH 3.0 with a –0.50 V accumulation potential. The detection limit was 17 ng temazepam per ml of urine (15 s accumulation time) and the relative standard deviation was lower than 6.0% for 500 ng ml^–1 samples (10 s). The effects of various urine components on the voltammetric response have also been studied.

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Anwendung der adsorptiven Stripping-Voltammetrie zur Bestimmung des Psychopharmakons Temazepam in Urin

     

Study of the electrochemical behaviour of metaclazepam in aqueous media and its determination in biological fluids

Summary The polarographic behaviour of metaclazepam in Britton Robinson universal buffer has been investigated by the following techniques: DC tast and differential pulse polarography, cyclic voltammetry, microcoulometry and adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The compound is polarographically active over the entire pH-range, showing a single well-defined wave. This has been characterized as being a 2e^– diffusion-controlled wave in acid media. The reduction step is due to the C=N group. The drug is also surface-active and the adsorption at the electrode is higher in alkaline than in acid media. A stripping method for the determination of this psychotropic drug at the sub-micromolar and nanomolar concentration levels is described. Adsorptive accumulation for 300 s followed by differential pulse measurement in Britton Robinson buffer at pH 9.1 can be used for the determination of metaclazepam in urine with an accuracy and precision of 2% and 3%, respectively. The detection limit was 0.55 ng per ml of urine (adsorptive accumulation at –0.60 V for 300 s).     

Microcolumn preconcentration and gas chromatography-microwave induced plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (GC-MIP-AES) for mercury speciation in waters

A novel method for the direct determination of mercury species at the ng l^–1 level in natural waters is described. Methyl-, ethyl- and inorganic mercury are preconcentrated on a sulphhydryl cotton microcolumn incorporated in a flow injection system. Retained mercury species are then eluted with hydrochloric acid solution (3 mol/l) and subjected to phenylation before determination by gas chromatography-microwave induced plasma-atomic emission spectrometry. Limits of detection for mercury species are 10 ng l^–1 for methyl- and ethyl-mercury and 16 ng l^–1 for inorganic mercury based on processing 200 ml of sample. Application of the methodology to waters of the Manchester Ship Canal revealed elevated levels of methylmercury and inorganic mercury.     

A Mercury-Free Thick-Film Graphite Electrode for Determining Cobalt in Natural and Potable Waters by Stripping Voltammetry

A mercury-free thick-film graphite electrode is proposed for determining cobalt(II) by stripping voltammetry. It was found that nitroso-R-salt ensures the highest efficiency of the preconcentration and determination of cobalt(II), as compared to the other organic reagents. The effects of different parameters (the pH of the solution, the concentration of organic reagents, the potential and duration of preconcentration, potential sweep rate, and interfering elements) were studied to select the optimum conditions for determining cobalt(II) at a mercury-free thick-film graphite electrode. The detection limit for cobalt(II) was 7.3 × 10^–12 M (or 0.4 ng/L) for a preconcentration time of 30 s. A procedure for determining cobalt(II) in potable and natural waters was developed and certified (certificate no. 224.01.10.002/2004, Ural Scientific Research Institute of Metrology).     

Adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of traces of molybdenum in natural water in the presence ofα-benzoinoxime

The electrochemical behavior of the molybdenum complex of -benzoinoxime was investigated using cyclic voltammetry and linear scan voltammetry, after adsorptive accumulation of the complex onto a hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE). The signal corresponds to the reduction of molybdenum in the complex adsorbed at the HMDE surface. Under optimal conditions, the adsorptive stripping voltammetric procedure gave an extremely low detection limit of 0.1 nM (9.6ng/l) Mo(VI) following stirred accumulation for 5 min at 0.0 V (vs. Ag/AgCl). The reduction cur rent-[Mo(VI)] relationships were linear up to 25 and 100 nM. Repetitive determinations of 10 nM solutions gave relative standard deviations of 2.2 and 3.5%, for 1 and 5-min accumulation periods, respectively. Most of the ions investigated did not interfere with the determination of molybdenum, except for tungsten. Excellent selectivity against copper was observed. The proposed procedure was applied to the direct determination of molybdenum in natural water.     

Determination of medecamycin by adsorptive stripping voltammetry with an activated electrode

The adsorptive and electrochemical behaviors of medecamycin were investigated on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) pretreated by anodic oxidation at +1.8 V for 5 min in 0.025 mol l^–1 NH₃-NH₄Cl (pH 8.6) solution. An adsorptive stripping voltammetric method for the determination of medecamycin at the pretreated glassy carbon electrode has been developed. Medecamycin was accumulated in NH₃-NH₄Cl buffer (pH 9.0) at a potential of –0.7 V (vs. saturated calomel electrode (SCE)) for a certain time, and then determined by second-order differential anodic stripping voltammetry. The second-order differential anodic stripping peak current at +0.72 V was proportional to the concentration of medecamycin in the range 2.0 g ml^–1 to 50.0 g ml^–1. The detection limit (three times the signal-to-noise) was 1.0 g ml^–1 and the relative standard deviation of the results was 3.28% for eight successive determinations of 10.0 g ml^–1 medecamycin. This method has been applied to the direct determination of medecamycin in commercial tablets and spiked urine samples with satisfactory results.