Digestion-free determination of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Cu) in honey using anodic stripping differential pulse voltammetry and potentiometric stripping analysis

Experiments have been carried out to assess the potential of differential pulse voltammetry and potential stripping analysis for determining Pb, Cu and Cd directly in dissolved honey samples using a flow-through cell. With the hanging mercury drop electrode Pb alone can be determined only if the electrode is first modified in-situ with Triton X 100 to increase the separation between the Pb peak and a broad, interfering adsorption peak which overlaps the Cu peak. If the (more sensitive) thin film mercury electrode is used the interference encountered is less so also Cu and Cd can be determined. With potentiometric stripping analysis Cu and Pb can be determined using normal procedures. The determination of Cd, however, can only be carried out if the concentration of the oxidizing agent [Hg(II)] in solution is decreased. A good agreement has been obtained between the values found and those obtained after high pressure digestion of the samples.     

Determination of cadmium, lead and thallium in highly saline hemodialysis solutions by potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA)

Potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA) was investigated to assay simultaneously cadmium, lead and thallium present as contaminants in highly saline solutions used in hemodialysis. The saline matrices were sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium chlorides, sodium acetate, sodium bicarbonate and glucose, which constitute concentrates for hemodialysis. A 1000 μg mL⁻¹ Hg(II) solution was used to prepare the mercury film electrode (MFE) and to carry out the stripping step. After a 30 s accumulation interval the analytes were simultaneously detected in the saline matrices without using masking agents. Determination limits of 80 ng L⁻¹ for cadmium and thallium, and 50 ng L⁻¹ for lead were calculated and a R.S.D. ranging from 0.5 to 2.2% (n = 3) was obtained measuring the analytes directly in commercial hemodialysis saline solutions. Recoveries from spiked samples ranging from 94.6 to 102.0% were obtained. The investigated metals were found in concentrations ranging from 2.7 to 5.7 μg L⁻¹ for cadmium, 27.7 to 75.8 μ L⁻¹ for lead and 9.6 to 18.7 μg L⁻¹ for thallium in commercial hemodialysis solutions. The PSA method showed to be adequate to the quality control of saline concentrates for hemodialysis.     

Determination of germanium by potentiometric stripping analysis and adsorption potentiometric stripping analysis

Potentiometric stripping analysis was applied to determination of germanium(IV) in 0.2M NH₃-NH₄Cl (pH 8.4) buffer solution at −1.8 V (vs. Ag/AgCl), with dissolved oxygen or Hg(II) as oxidant. The sensitivity was 8.5 × 10⁻⁹M in the presence of 2.0 × 10⁻⁵M Hg(II) with plating for 15 min after deaeration for 20 min. Cyclic voltammetry revealed that GE(IV) å Ge at the surface of the mercury-film electrode in a one-step irreversible reduction reaction, and the Ge at the electrode was oxidized by dissolved oxygen in the solution. The presence of complexing agents such as Alizarin Red (ARS), which forms a Ge(IV) complex adsorbed at the electrode, improved the sensitivity by one order of magnitude. The presence of adsorption was revealed by the temperature coefficient, the electrocapillary curve and cyclic voltammetry. Ge-containing samples were analysed by the proposed methods and agreement with the results obtained by other methods was excellent.     

Flow potentiometric stripping analysis for mercury(II)

The optimum experimental conditions, with respect to sample and stripping solution composition, in computerised flow potentiometric stripping analysis for mercury(II) with a gold working electrode are described. When pre-electrolysis -was done in a sample to which ammonia and iodide had been added and stripping was done in an acidified bromide solution containing chromium(VI), a detection limit of 2 nM (0.4 μg kg^-1) was obtained after 90 s of pre-electrolysis, the dynamic range being almost three decades. Copper(II) interfered when present in a 1000-fold excess and silver(I) when present in a 5-fold excess over mercury(II).     

Titrimetric semimicro determination of reducing sugars in wines and liquors

Summary A semimicro modification of the method ofFehling-Causse-Bonnams is described for the determination of invert sugar in wines and liquors. A relative standard deviation of 4 parts per thousand is obtained by closely adhering to a standardized procedure which is also required for the attainment of accuracy.

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Zusammenfassung Ein Halbmikroverfahren der Methode vonFehling-Causse-Bonnams wird für die Bestimmung von Invertzucker in Wein und Likören beschrieben. Der relative mittlere Fehler konnte durch Konstanthaltung der Versuchsbedingungen auf 0,4% beschränkt werden, eine Maßregel, die für die Erzielung richtiger Ergebnisse erforderlich ist. Die zur Entfärbung verwendete Pflanzenkohle adsorbiert auch etwa 2% des reduzierenden Zuckers pro 50 mg Kohle und der dadurch bedingte Korrektionsfaktor muß durch Kontrollanalysen mit Invertzuckerlösungen bekannten Gehaltes für jede Kohlesorte bestimmt werden.

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Résumé On décrit un procédé semi-micro pour la méthode deFehling-Causse-Bonnams pour le dosage du sucre interverti dans le vin et les liqueurs. L'erreur relative moyenne a pu être limitée à 0,4% par maintien constant des conditions de l'expérience; cette mesure est nécessaire pour l'obtention de résultats corrects. Le charbon végétal utilisé pour décolorer adsorbe environ 2% de sucre réducteur pour 50 mg de charbon et le facteur de correction qui en résulte doit, dans les analyses de contrôle, être déterminé pour chaque qualité de charbon avec des solutions de sucre interverti de teneur connue.

     

Selective and specific detection of sulfate-reducing bacteria using potentiometric stripping analysis

A fast, sensitive and reliable potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA) is described for the selective detection of the marine pathogenic sulfate-reducing bacterium (SRB), Desulforibrio caledoiensis. The chemical and electrochemical parameters that exert influence on the deposition and stripping of lead ion, such as deposition potential, deposition time and pH value were carefully studied. The concentration of SRB was determined in acetate buffer solution (pH 5.2) under the optimized condition (deposition potential of −1.3 V, deposition time of 250 s, ionic strength of 0.2 mol L⁻¹ and oxidant mercury (II) concentration of 40 mg L⁻¹). A linear relationship between the stripping response and the logarithm of the bacterial concentration was observed in the range of 2.3 × 10 to 2.3 × 10⁷ cfu mL⁻¹. In addition, the potentiometric stripping technique gave a distinct response to the SRB, but had no obvious response to Escherichia coli. The measurement system has a potential for further applications and provides a facile and sample method for detection of pathogenic bacteria.     

An alternating pulse current technique for potentiometric stripping analysis (APC-PSA)

The response signal in PSA measurements – the transition time – can be considerably amplified by using a special pulse technique which we call alternating pulse current (APC). The sensitivity of the method is thereby considerably increased. This is achieved by modulating the current with a high frequency in a square wave mode during the stripping phase in such a way, that cathodic and anodic pulses alternate, so that the species to be determined is stripped and – at least partially – redeposited during the procedure. The transition time is not affected by the absolute values of the currents and of the times they flow. The amplification is determined by their respective ratios only. The equations holding are derived and proven experimentally by measurements on very dilute Pb solutions. The APC-PSA technique has also been applied for systems termed irreversible such as U and Tc, where also a considerable amplification could be achieved. The probable reasons are discussed and future developments and investigations are depicted.     

Sequential injection system for the spectrophotometric determination of reducing sugars in wines

A sequential injection system for the spectrophotometric determination of reducing sugars in wines is described. The methodology is based on the formation of a coloured complex produced by the reaction of copper (I) with 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (neocuproine), after reduction of copper (II) to copper (I) by reducing sugars. In the present SI system, a dialysis unit was incorporated not only to allow the sample dilution, but also to minimise the interference of some coloured compounds. In this way, direct sample introduction into the system was possible, without any previous treatment of the wine samples. The proposed method can be applied to the determination of reducing sugars in two concentration ranges: from 2 to 25 g l(-1) (table wines) and from 20 to 140 g l(-1) (Port wines). To perform determinations in these two ranges, the manifold configuration remained the same; just a few operational parameters were changed in the controlling software. A sampling-rate of 14-18 samples per hour was obtained with good repeatability for ten consecutive injections of wine samples (relative standard deviations (RSD) <2.1%). The results obtained from 19 wine samples were comparable to those obtained by the reference method.     

Flow potentiometric stripping analysis for mercury(II) in urine,sediment and acid digest of biological material

In flow potentiometric stripping analysis for mercury in urine, the samples are acidified with concentrated nitric acid and heated to boiling for 10 min. After cooling, the samples are buffered by the addition of concentrated ammonia and then pre-electrolysed at a gold working electrode for 90 s at -0.25 V vs. SCE at a flow rate of 1.75 ml min^-1. The stripping solution is 1 M sodium bromide solution acidified with 0.1 M hydrochloric acid and containing chromium(VI). The detection limit at one sigma level is 0.05 μM. Orchard leaves, sediment and fish muscles are digested in nitric acid at 140°C for 30 min prior to buffering with ammonia and potentiometric stripping analysis for 200 s at -0.20 V vs. SCE at a flow rate of 1.75 ml min^-1.     

Evaluation of single-point calibration in flow potentiometric stripping analysis

The use of a single-point calibration in flow potentiometric stripping analysis has been evaluated. For a number of sample matrices, the results obtained by calibration methods agree with those obtained by using standard addition. The most serious source of systematic error is inhibition in the deposition step, caused by organic surfactants and chelating agents in the sample matrix. Consequently, the use of the calibration method should be restricted to samples which have been totally mineralized. It is shown that most sources of systematic error in the calibration method will result in underestimation of the analyte concentration.     

Theory of potentiometric stripping analysis and its experimental verification

In this paper, the authors develop the theory of potentiometric stripping analysis and verify their theory experimentally.     

电位溶出分析法的理论和验证

本文推导了电位溶出分析法的过渡时间和电位-时间曲线方程式,并成功地进行了验证,理论和实验结果十分符合。     

Determination of cadmium, lead and copper in wine by potentiometric stripping analysis

A procedure for the determination of Cd, Pb and Cu in different wine samples after simple sample preparation on a mercury film electrode (MFE) by potentiometric stripping analysis (PSA) is presented. In 150 German wine samples collected in 1993/94 the following values were found: Cd mean: 0.63 ng/mL (range: 0.003– 0.98 ng/mL); Pb mean: 50 ng/mL (range: 4–254 ng/mL); Cu mean: 250 ng/mL (range: 50–394 ng/mL).     

Flow potentiometric and constant-current stripping analysis for silver(I) with carbon- and platinum-fibre electrodes

At concentrations above 50 μg l^?1, silver(I) is determined in nitric acid medium by means of potentiostatic deposition onto a platinum-fibre electrode and subsequent constant-current stripping in the sample or potentiometric stripping in a potassium permanganate medium. Interference from copper(II) is reduced by a pulsed potential procedure whereby copper deposited onto the fibre electrode is reoxidized intermittently. At concentrations below 50 μg l^?1, silver(I) is determined by using a mercury-coated carbon-fibre electrode and constant-current stripping in acetonitrile containing 0.20 M perchloric acid. Potentiostatic deposition for 30 min yielded a detection limit of 0.24 μg l^?1 silver(I) at the 3σ level.     

Use of potentiometric stripping analysis in atmogeochemical prospection of deposits

The proposed method for the PSA determination of Pb, Zn, and Cu in the samples of soil air for atmogeochemical prospecting of ore deposits was found to be very useful. In comparison with the AAS method the PSA method consumed more time but the sensitivity of determination is higher, especially for Pb. The method can be used in the field and it is expected that it will find wide use in geological research.     

Determination of mercury in biological fluids by potentiometric stripping analysis

A method is described for the determination of mercury by potentiometric stripping analysis. The analyte, Hg²⁺, is employed for oxidizing a fixed amount of cadmium, previously reduced and amalgamated at a thin mercury film preplated on a glassy carbon electrode. The cadmium stripping signal correlates well with the amount of Hg²⁺ added. Correlation coefficients of 0.9971 and 0.9960 were obtained for the two working ranges: (25 ng–2.5 g) and (5.0–50) g Hg²⁺, respectively, in spiked water samples. The method was investigated with respect to precision and accuracy by spiking a natural water sample with 25 g Hg²⁺.Nine replicate determinations gave a mean value of 24.8 g with a standard deviation ±0.31 g. The 95% confidence limit of the mean suggested the absence of systematic errors. Using the highest possible sensitivity, detection limits of 2.0 ng (167 ng/l) and 0.5 ng (4.2 ng/100 ml of whole blood) were obtained in water and blood samples, respectively. The applicability of the method was successfully extended to include the more complex matrices after recording a zero blank from authentic samples spiked with Cd²⁺ (25 g).The described PSA procedure is a simple and rapid method compared with the cold-vapor technique, with a 5.2% and 4.9% RSD, respectively.     

Determination of lead,copper, and cadmium in wine and beer by potentiometric stripping analysis

Instrumentation and analytical procedures for the direct determination of lead, copper and cadmium in alcoholic beverages in the concentration range 1–100 μg 1^-1 are outlined. The results are discussed with respect to detection limit, precision and time for analysis. Comparison with results obtained with atomic absorption spectrometry showed discrepancies of less than 15%.     

Determination of apparent reducing sugars, moisture and acidity in honey by attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectrometry

Attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectrometry, in conjunction with multivariate calibration, was used for determination of reducing sugars, humidity and acidity in honey bee samples. Multivariate calibration models were built using partial least squares (PLS) and were refined through variable selection per interval (iPLS) and genetic algorithms. The calibration models show satisfactory results for all parameters with average relative errors of 6% for acidity, 1% for reducing sugars and 2% for humidity. For the acidity and reducing sugars parameters, variable selection was irrelevant, but for humidity it was essential. For the humidity parameter, it was necessary to use two variable selection techniques (by intervals and genetic algorithm) concomitantly in order to obtain a satisfactory calibration model.     

Determination of lead and cadmium in biological samples by potentiometric stripping analysis

Summary The determination of lead and cadmium in biological materials was carried out by potentiometric stripping analysis. Supporting electrolyte was a mixture of NaCl and HCl. In the presence of 4% lumatom in methanol, oxidation potentials of –0.46 V for Pb and –0.68 V for Cd were found (vs. SCE). The method was applied to different standard reference materials (leaves, needles, hair) and was also compared with the differential pulse anodic stripping technique. The latter presented considerable difficulties, in particular by the interference of oxygen.

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Bestimmung von Blei und Cadmium in biologischem Material durch potentiometrische Stripping-Analyse

Zusammenfassung Als Trägerelektrolyt diente bei diesem Verfahren ein Gemisch von NaCl und HCl. In Gegenwart von 4% Lumatom in Methanol wurden Oxidationspotentiale von –0,46 V für Pb und –0,68 V für Cd (gegen SKE) erhalten. Die Methode wurde auf verschiedene Referenzmaterialien (Laub, Nadeln, Haar) angewendet und auch mit der Differentialpuls-Anodic Stripping-Analyse verglichen. Bei der letzteren ergaben sich größere Schwierigkeiten, hauptsächlich durch störenden Sauerstoff.