Chemically modified silica gel for selective solid-phase extraction and preconcentration of heavy metal ions

This paper describes our research on the synthesis of the sorbent with chemically bonded ketoimine groups, and, furthermore, using this sorbent in the SPE technique to extract and preconcentrate trace amounts of metal ions in water samples. Surface characteristics of the sorbent were determined by elemental analysis, NMR spectra for the solid phases (²⁹Si CP MAS NMR), and analysis of pore size distribution of the sorbent and nitrogen adsorption-desorption. The newly proposed sorbent with ketoimine groups was applied for the extraction and preconcentration of trace amounts of Cu (II), Cr (III) and Zn (II) ions from the water from a lake, post-industrial water and purified water unburdened back to the lake. The determination of the transition-metal ions was performed on an emission spectroscope with inductively coupled plasma ICP-OES. For the batch method, the optimum pH range for Cu (II) and Cr (III) extraction was equal to 5, and Zn(II)–to 8. All the metal ions can be desorbed from SPE columns with 10?mL of 0.5?mol?HNO₃. The detection limits of the method were found to be 0.7?µg?L^?1 for Cu (II), 0.08?µg?L^?1 for Cr (III), and 0.2?µg?L^?1 for Zn (II), respectively.     

Direct fluorometric detection of paramagnetic and heavy metal ions at sub-amol level using an aromatic polyaminocarboxylate by CZE: Combination of pre- and on-capillary complexation technique

The low sensitivity of simple CZE for detecting metal ions is a long-standing problem even when an LIF detection system is employed. We have successfully achieved an ultrasensitive CE-LIF using a simple CZE mode (typical detection limit: 10(-11)-10(-10) mol/dm(3)). Both the design of a newly synthesized ligand and the combination of a precapillary derivatizing technique with an on-capillary ternary complexing technique have enabled us to achieve this extremely low LOD and high resolution of large metal complexes. The direct fluorescent detection of the paramagnetic metal ions was achieved for the first time despite their intrinsic fluorescent quenching nature. The fluorescent ligand (L) consists of a polyaminocarboxylate chelating moiety, a strongly emissive fluorescein moiety and a spacer connecting the two portions. The migration behavior of various metal-L complexes was investigated. The resolution among the complexes was improved by the introduction of a ternary complex equilibrium of the kinetically stable mother complexes with OH(-) ion. The analytical potential of our simple system was examined, and it was proved that the system was one of the most sensitive methods without the need for any preconcentration process.     

Biosorption of heavy metal ions by immobilized zoogloea and zooglan

ImmobilizedZoogloea and zooglan in calcium alginate-silica matrix was shown to have a high adsorption capacity for Cu and Cd ions. Our results showed that Cu-ion uptake in the presence of Ca and Mg ions can be enhanced using immobilizedZoogloea and zooglan. Heavy metal ion adsorption efficiency decreased in the following order: Cu > Cd > Zn > Cr. The adsorbed metal ions were desorbed completely using sulfuric acid. ImmobilizedZoogloea and zooglan which was repetitively regenerated adsorbed heavy metal ions without a loss of adsorption capacity.     

Effect of polyradicals on gel formation in free radical polymer modification

The formation of polyradical chains is an important feature in free radical polymer modification with crosslinking. The effect of these polyradicals on the prediction of the gel point is theoretically investigated using the method of moments. The polyradical model derived gives a criterion for gelation, xr _W,0 = 1, which fully agrees with the Flory-Stockmayer classical theory. The validity of the widely used monoradical assumption and the stationary-state hypothesis in modeling of free radical gel formation is extensively examined by making comparisons to the polyradical model. It is found that both assumptions delay the prediction of the gel point. The magnitude of the discrepancies depends on the reaction conditions. Based on the calculations using a wide range of parameters, it is concluded that these two assumptions are acceptable provided R_in/K_haY_1,0Y_1,0 is smaller than 10^?7. However, this condition can be easily violated in a typical polymer modification system. Therefore, the use of polyradical models is suggested. © 1996 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Structure formation features of water and concentrated aqueous lithium halide solutions at low temperatures from the data of integral equation method

The structure of water and the influence of halide ions on the structure formation of concentrated LiX : H₂O (1 : 5; X = Cl, Br, I) solutions at low temperatures were studied by the method of integral equations. Based on the results obtained, supercooling of pure water is expected to significantly enhance the tetrahedral ordering of its molecules, strengthen hydrogen bonding in the system, and decrease the number of the nearest-neighbor water molecules. The effects for the solutions on lowering the temperature include a partial restoration of the tetrahedral network of H-bonds of the solvent molecules, insignificant increase in the number of the nearest-neighbor water molecules, enhancement of the coordination ability of Li⁺ cation, strengthening of hydrogen bonding between anions and water molecules in the first hydration shell, increase in the number of solvent-separated ion pairs, and weakening of the temperature effect on these structural parameters in the following order of solutions: LiCl > LiBr > LiI. The probability of contact ion pair formation in the systems studied should appreciably decrease. The temperature should to a greater extent influence the associative ability of larger anions.     

Structure Determination of a Low Temperature Phase of Calcium and Strontium Amide by means of Neutron Powder Diffraction on Ca(ND2)2 and Sr(ND2)2

Calcium and Strontium amide are ionic compounds crystallising in a tetragonally distorted anatase structure-type at ambient temperatures. The amide ions (NH₂^–/ND₂^–) resemble water molecules in structure and in charge distribution. By means of temperature dependent neutron diffraction investigations weak super-structure reflections were observed at temperatures below 90 K (Ca(ND₂)₂) and 60 K (Sr(ND₂)₂), respectively, indicating the existence of a so far unknown low-temperature (LT) phase. Using high resolution neutron powder diffraction at temperatures below 10 K the structure was determined for both compounds. The LT-phases are isotypic and crystallise monoclinic in the space group P2₁/c with four formula units within the unit cell: Ca(ND₂)₂ at 10 K a = 7.257(2) Å, b = 7.2434(2) Å, c = 6.300(1) Å, β = 124.73(1)° Sr(ND₂)₂ at 5 K a = 7.6950(1) Å, b = 7.68374(9) Å, c = 6.6324(3) Å, β = 124.917(2)°. Their structure is closely related to the tetragonal HT-phase, but an ordering of the amide ions occurs due to freezing of a lattice mode which is dominated by the librational motion of the amide ions in the {1 0 0} planes of the HT-phase.     

煤焦油重组分沥青质性质分析及对加氢裂化生焦影响的推测

从中/低温煤焦油中切取重组分,提取了重组分C7-沥青质,并以此重组分为原料进行了高压釜加氢实验,通过1H-NMR、XRD、FT-IR、SEM、元素分析和相对分子量测定等手段对重组分沥青质结构参数、官能团、表观形态等方面进行了分析,并将其与加氢过程中生焦情况进行了关联。结果表明,C7-沥青质基本结构单元以稠环芳烃为中心,周围分布少而短的侧链,侧链以小于3个碳的短直链正构烷基为主,相对分子量小,芳香片层没有堆积结构。O是该沥青质中氢键主要来源,大多分布在环氧烷烃和醚类结构中,外围的O数量低,分子间氢键更难形成,结构单元之间缔合性弱,沉积聚合慢而均匀。沥青质中短侧链不易断裂,在反应过程中产生的稠环芳烃自由基少,缩合能力小,使该馏分油生焦能力低,具有较高的加氢潜质。     

Conductance study of some transition and heavy metal complexes with 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 in binary acetonitrile-dimethylsulfoxide mixtures

A conductance study of the interaction between cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead ions with 1,10-diaza-18-crown-6 in different acetonitrile-dimethylsulfoxide mixtures has been carried out at various temperatures. The formation constants of the resulting 11 complexes were determined from the molar conductance-mole ratio data and found to vary in the order Zn²⁺2+2+2+2+2+. The enthalpy and entropy of complexation reactions were determined from the temperature dependence of the formation constants. A linear relationship is observed between the log K_f of different complexes and mole fraction of acetonitrile in the solvent mixtures. The TS vs. H plot of all thermodynamic data obtained shows a fairly good linear correlation indicating the existence of an enthalpy-entropy compensation in the complexation reactions.     

Salt effects on the protonation of imidazole in aqueous solution at different ionic strengths: A tentative explanation by a complex formation model

Imidazole protonation constants were determined potentiometrically, using a (H⁺)-glass electrode, in LiCl, NaCl, KCl, CaCl₂, MgCl₂, tetramethylammonium (Me₄N-) iodide and chloride, Et₄N-, Pr₄N- and Bu₄N-iodides. Salt effects were tentatively explained by assuming that complexes [H(Im)X]^o (Im = imidazole, X^–=Cl^– or I^–), [M(Im)]²⁺ (M²⁺=Mg²⁺ or Ca²⁺) and [A(Im)]⁺ (A⁺ = tetraalkylammonium cation) were formed in solution. Calcium(II)-selective electrode measurements confirmed our hypothesis about the formation of the Ca²⁺-imidazole complex. The reliability of the complex formation model is discussed on the basis of its self consistency and in light of previous results.     

Dynamics of metal deposition onto a porous electrode of poor initial conductivity, with the electrode operating in a direct-flow regime at high solution flow rates

The process of metal electrodeposition onto a porous matrix with poor initial conductivity is studied with the aid of a dynamic model for a porous electrode (PE), which was designed earlier and which was complemented with a block for calculating local conductivity of the solid phase. It is established that, despite a very low initial metal deposition rate, the final weight of the deposit inside the PE in the electrolysis conditions under consideration is greater than that inside a PE with a high conductivity of the solid phase. It is demonstrated that the additional metal amount is localized largely in the rear part of the PE and undergoes deposition chiefly in the initial electrolysis stage, specifically, until the instant of full metallization of the porous matrix and the PE conversion into an equipotential electrode. Specific features characterizing variations in the metal’s deposition rate in the course of its deposition onto a low-conductivity porous matrix and possible reasons for such variations are considered.     

Organically modified silica gel and flame atomic absorption spectrometry: employment for separation and preconcentration of nine trace heavy metals for their determination in natural aqueous systems

A 5-formyl-3-(1′-carboxyphenylazo) salicylic acid-bonded silica gel (FCPASASG) chelating adsorbent was synthesized according to a very simple and rapid one step reaction between aminopropyl silica gel (APSG) and 5-formyl-3-(1′-carboxyphenylazo) salicylic acid (FCPASA) and its adsorption characteristics were studied in details. Nine trace metals viz.: Cd(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), Cu(II), Pb(II), Mn(II), Cr(III), Co(II) and Ni(II) can be quantitatively adsorbed by the adsorbent from natural aqueous systems at pH 7.0–8.0. The adsorbed metal ions can be readily desorbed with 1 M HNO₃ or 0.05 M Na₂EDTA. The distribution coefficient, K_d and the percentage concentration of the investigated metal ions on the adsorbent at equilibrium, C_M,_eqm % (Recovery, R%) were studied as a function of experimental parameters. The logarithmic values of the distribution coefficient, logK_d, are 3.7–6.4. Some foreign ions caused little interference in the preconcentration and determination of the investigated nine metals by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS).The adsorption capacity of FCPASASG was 0.32–0.43 meq g⁻¹. C and N elemental analyses of the adsorbent (FCPASASG) allowed us to calculate a surface converge of 0.82 mmol g⁻¹. This value compares well with the best values reported for the azo compounds. The adsorbent and its formed metal chelates were characterized by IR (absorbance and/or reflectance) and UV spectrometry, potentiometric titrations and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA and DTG). The mode of chelation between the FCPASASG adsorbent and the investigated metal ions is proposed to be due to reaction of those metal ions with the salicylic and/or the carboxyphenylazo chelation centers of the FCPASASG adsorbent. Nanogram concentrations (0.07–0.14 ng ml⁻¹) of Cd(II), Zn(II), Fe(III), Pb(II), Cr(III), Mn(II), Cu(II), Co(II) and Ni(II) can be determined reliably with a preconcentration factor of 100.     

Isomerism in metal complexes of 1,3,5-diazaphosphorinanes. Synthesis,crystal and molecular structure of conformers ofcis-bis(1,3,5-triphenyl-1,3,5-triazaphosphorinane)dichloroplatinum(II)

The crystal and molecular structures were determined for two individual conformers ofcis-bis(1,3,5-triphenyl-1,3,5-diazaphosphorinane)dichloroplatinum(II) differing in the rotation of the heterocyclic ligand planes around the P-Pt bond and in the orientation of the substituents at the phosphorus atoms in the ligands.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1650–1655, September, 1993.     

Structural effects in low temperature radioluminescence of aqueous ionic systems

Structural effects in the radioluminescence spectra of glassy and polycrystalline aqueous solutions of chloride and alkaline ices observed by pulse radiolysis at temperatures 6–110 K are reported. The luminescence efficiency as well as position of λ_max of the emission spectra are dependent on the physical state and temperature of the matrix. For all the investigated aqueous polycrystalline matrices and for H₂O ice, the emission band peaking at about 330 nm, assigned to OH*A²Σ→X²Π transition appears at temperatures below 40 K. This UV band was not observed for glassy matrices. Luminescence bands observable in the visible range of spectrum (400–600 nm) can be associated with the emission of (OH⁻)*, the radiative capture of trapped electrons e⁻_t by metal cations Me⁺(Me²⁺) and trapped atoms H√_t. For polycrystalline chloride matrices a contribution of the emission of (Cl²⁻₂)* must be taken into account.     

内蒙五牧场矿区11号煤层原煤大分子结构特征及其形成机制

在对内蒙古自治区呼伦贝尔市伊敏盆地五牧场区11号煤层原煤工业分析、元素分析、¹³C-NMR、FT-IR、XPS等分析基础上,获得了煤大分子结构中碳骨架信息、脂肪结构以及含氧官能团类型及比例、氮原子的存在形式和比例等结构信息。以此为基础,构建了煤的大分子结构模型,并应用 ¹³C-NMR预测软件ACD/CNMR predictor 对其进行了修正, 获得与实验核磁共振谱图吻合较好的大分子结构模型。大分子结构的芳香结构单元以苯、萘、蒽、菲为芳香结构单元,数量分别是1、2、2、1,醚键、氢化芳环以及邻位亚甲基作为连接芳香结构的主要桥键;氧原子以酚羟基、羰基、羧基的形式存在,数量分别是7、3、2;氮原子分别以吡啶和吡咯的形式存在,甲基和脂肪短链分布在芳香单元的边缘。与相邻矿区的褐煤及相近变质程度的神东长焰煤的比较发现,其形成机制主要是在高温低压环境下,热演化过程中快速失去各种含氧官能团,导致短链脂肪类物质的形成,而低压环境则有利于热演化过程中形成的各种小分子物质逸散导致自由基的缩聚,形成较大的芳香结构单元,但是直链脂肪类物质的存在具有位阻效应,不利于芳香结构单元的定向排列,导致所谓的"化学成分成熟超前于其结构成熟"现象。     

Total metal concentrations in serum of dialysis patients and fractionation of Cu, Rb, Al, Fe and Zn in spent continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fluids

Total metal concentrations were determined in the serum of 12 continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients and in fresh and spent CAPD fluids by electrothermal and flame atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS, FAAS). Concentrations of Cu in serum of CAPD patients ranged from 720 to 1780 ng cm⁻³, Rb from 128 to 346 ng cm⁻³, Al from 10 to 72 ng cm⁻³, Fe from 800 to 2300 ng cm⁻³ and Zn from 659 to 1310 ng cm⁻³. The accuracy of the analytical procedure was checked by the analysis of the reference material Seronom™, Trace Elements in Serum. Good agreement between the certified and determined values was obtained for Al, Cu, Fe and Zn. The data on the total metal concentrations in CAPD fluids indicated that during CAPD fluid exchange the losses of Cu from 5.0 to 35 ng cm⁻³, of Rb from 50 to 110 ng cm⁻³ and of Al from 3.0 to 14.0 ng cm⁻³ occurred through the peritoneal membrane. Although fresh CAPD fluids contained traces of Fe (3.0-5.0 ng cm⁻³), the transfer of this element took place through the peritoneal membrane into spent CAPD fluid (13.0-38.0 ng cm⁻³). Zn concentrations were in general lower in spent (20.0-80 ng cm⁻³) than in fresh CAPD fluids (∼100 ng cm⁻³). To follow the mechanisms of the transfer of trace elements through the peritoneal membrane of CAPD patients, fractionation of metals was carried out in spent CAPD fluids by size exclusion chromatography with UV and AAS detection, applying Superdex HR 10/30 column. The chromatographic run was followed at 278 nm and separated metal species also determined ‘off line’ in 1 cm³ fractions by ETAAS or FAAS. From the UV chromatograms and AAS analysis of trace elements in the separated fractions it was demonstrated that Cu, Al, Fe and Zn were bound to proteins and only partially to low molecular weight (LMW) species, while Rb was associated exclusively with LMW species. For characterisation of the high molecular weight (HMW) binding proteins, fractions containing trace elements were subjected to SDS-PAGE electrophoresis. Al and Fe were presumably bound to transferrin, but due to its low concentration in spent CAPD fluids, it was not possible to confirm its presence in the separated fractions. About 10% of Al and 15% of Fe corresponded to LMW species. A fraction of HMW proteins of Cu in spent CAPD fluids was most probably bound to albumin and Zn to albumin and globulins. About 50% of Cu and Zn existed in LMW proteins, while Zn was also found partially in ionic form.     

Discussion of craze formation and growth in amorphous polymers in terms of the multiplicity of glass transition at low temperatures

A craze, the typical deformation zone in an amorphous polymer, can be divided into a precraze and a proper craze. A better understanding of the two corresponding formation processes is possible in terms of glass transition multiplicity.The precraze is associated with the molecular mobility in the confined flow zone, which is part of the main transition. The proper craze corresponds to the mobility in the flow transition zone (terminal zone for shear). A negative pressure generated by nonuniaxial stress is considered to be important for the maintainance of the molecular mobility in these zones belowT _g . The behavior of the zones at negative pressure and low temperatures Tg is considered using a pressure-temperature diagram. The fibril structure of crazes is discussed by a defect diffusion model for the proper glass transition; it is correlated with the sequential physical aging of the corresponding frozen structural defects. Typical mode lengths of the molecular mobilities in the different zones are compared with typical craze parameters. The structure of the craze material is considered to result from confined flow processes which cannot percolate because in the main transition the flow is confined by entanglements, and in the flow transition zone the flow is stopped by releasing the negative pressure due to crack propagation.     

Some theoretical and practical aspects in the separation of humic substances by combined liquid chromatography methods

Permanent need to understand nature, structure and properties of humic substances influences also separation methods that are in a wide scope used for fractionation, characterization and analysis of humic substances (HS). At the first glance techniques based on size-exclusion phenomena are the most useful and utilized for relating elution data to the molecular mass distribution of HS, however, with some limitations and exceptions, respectively, in the structural investigation of HS. The second most abundant separation mechanism is reversed-phase based on weak hydrophobic interactions beneficially combined with the step gradients inducing distinct features in rather featureless analytical signal of HS. Relatively great effort is invested to the developments of immobilized-metal affinity chromatography mimicking chelate-forming properties of HS as ligands in the environment. Surprisingly, relatively less attention is given to the ion-ion interactions based ion-exchange chromatography of HS. Chromatographic separation methods play also an important role in the examination of interactions of HS with pesticides. They allow us to determine binding constants and the other data necessary to predict the mobility of chemical pollutants in the environment. HS is frequently adversely acting in analytical procedures as interfering substance, so more detailed information is desired on manifestation of its numerous properties in analytical procedures. The article topic is covered by the review emphasizing advances in the field done in the period of last 10 years from 2000 till 2010.     

Sample preparation methods for subsequent determination of metals and non-metals in crude oil—A review

In this review sample preparation strategies used for crude oil digestion in last ten years are discussed focusing on further metals and non-metals determination. One of the main challenges of proposed methods has been to overcome the difficulty to bring crude oil samples into solution, which should be compatible with analytical techniques used for element determination. On this aspect, this review summarizes the sample preparation methods for metals and non metals determination in crude oil including those based on wet digestion, combustion, emulsification, extraction, sample dilution with organic solvents, among others. Conventional methods related to wet digestion with concentrated acids or combustion are also covered, with special emphasis to closed systems. Trends in sample digestion, such as microwave-assisted digestion using diluted acids combined with high-efficiency decomposition systems are discussed. On the other hand, strategies based on sample dilution in organic solvents and procedures recommended for speciation analysis are reported as well as the use of direct analysis in view of the recent importance for crude oil field. A compilation concerning sample preparation for crude oil provided by official methods as well as certified reference materials available for accuracy evaluation is also presented and discussed.     

The potential of mass spectrometry to study iron-containing proteins used in clinical diagnosis

Many proteins contain iron as metal ion either within their own structures or bound to their active sites. These iron-containing proteins are involved in numerous biological processes and some of them serve as biomarkers of clinical pathologies, not only related to iron homeostasis but also to other physiological disorders. Thus, a variety of analytical strategies have been developed over the last years in order to conduct studies on Fe-containing proteins. Among them, mass spectrometric (MS) methods still remain as preferred tools since they provide the capabilities of structure elucidation together with quantitative possibilities. Therefore, in this work we have tried to summarize the most recent applications of elemental and molecular mass spectrometric-based methods for the characterization (mostly qualitative but quantitative in some cases) of the high abundant Fe-containing proteins used for clinical diagnosis.