Stability constants of oxalate complexes of copper (II) and nickel (II) by paper electrophoresis

Summary Stability constants of copper (II) and nickel (II) oxalates have been determined by paper electrophoresis. Oxalic acid (0.005 mol dm⁻³) was added to the background electrolyte: 0.1 mol dm⁻³ HClO₄. The proportions of HC₂O ₄ ⁻ and C₂O ₄ ²⁻ were varied by changing the pH of the electrolyte, these anions yielding the complex ions MHC₂O ₄ ⁺ and M(C₂O₄) ₂ ²⁻ , average values of the stability constants for which are 10^2.4 and 10^7.6 respectively for Cu(II), and 10^2.3 and 10^6.5 for Ni(II) (μ=0.1,30°).     

Capillary electrophoretic speciation of Cu(II) and Co(III) in the electroless copper plating baths

Summary A capillary electrophoretic method for the determination of Cu(II) and Co(III) chelates with ethylenediamine in electroless copper plating baths has been developed. The influence of carrier electrolyte parameters such as nature of counter-ion and pH were studied and discussed. The optimised separations were carried out in a fused silica capillary (57 cm × 75 μm I.D.) filled with an ethylenediamine sulfate electrolyte (20 mol L⁻¹ ethylendiamine, pH7.0 with H₂SO₄; applied voltage, +25 kV) using direct UV detection at 214 nm. The detection limits for a signalto-noise ratio of 3 and 10s hydrodynamic injection were 5×10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ for Cu(II) and 1×10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ for Co(III). The relative standard deviations of the peak areas for Cu(II) and Co(III) were found to be 1.5% and 2.4%, respectively, with five consecutive injections of standard solution containing 5×10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ of each metal ion. Application of the method to the speciation of Cu(II) and Co(III) complexes in copper plating bath samples is also demonstrated.     

Catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetric determination of copper(II) on a carbon paste electrode

A catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetric method for the determination of copper(II) on a carbon paste electrode (PCE) in an alizarin red S (ARS)-K₂S₂O₈ system is proposed. In this method, copper(II) is effectively enriched by both the formation and adsorption of a copper(II)-ARS complex on the PCE, and is determined by catalytic stripping voltammetry. The catalytic enhancement of the cathodic stripping current of the Cu(II) in the complex results from a redox cycle consisting of electrochemical reduction of Cu(II) ion in the complex and subsequent chemical oxidation of the Cu(II) reduction product by persulfate, which reduces the contamination of the working electrode from Cu deposition and also improves analytical sensitivity. In Britton-Robinson buffer (pH 4.56±0.1) containing 3.6×10⁻⁵ mol L⁻¹ ARS and 1.6×10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ K₂S₂O₈, with 180 s of accumulation at −0.2 V, the second-order derivative peak current of the catalytic stripping wave was proportional to the copper(II) concentration in the range of 8.0×10⁻¹⁰ to ∼3.0×10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹. The detection limit was 1.6×10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹. The proposed method was evaluated by analyzing copper in water and soil.     

Stability of bismuth(III), indium(III), lead(II), and cadmium(II) monocomplexes with selenourea and thiourea

The stability constants of the bismuth(III), indium(III), lead(II), and cadmium,(II) monocomplexes with selenourea (seu) and thiourea (tu) were determined spectrophotometrically at the ionic strength 1 (0.5 mol/L HClO₄ + NaClO₄) or 2 (1 mol/L HClO₄ + NaClO₄) and 276 and 298 K. For all metals, the stability constants (β₁) of the complexes with seu were higher than those of the complexes with tu and changed in the series Bi³⁺ > Cd²⁺ ≈ In³⁺ > Pb²⁺. A correlation between logβ₁(S) and logβ₁(Se) was established.     

Chelating resin preconcentration and Hg(II) assisted elution followed by differential-pulse anodic stripping voltammetry for the determination of Cd, Cu, and Pb in seawater

A new and efficient Hg(II) back-elution method for the desorption of Cd, Cu, and Pb from Chelex-100 chelating resin was developed. A smaller eluent volume and shorter elution time can be achieved using an Hg(II) containing eluent rather than pure nitric acid. Owing to the remaining Hg(II) ion in the effluent, a mercury thin-film electrode is formed in-situ during the anodic stripping voltammetric determination without any further addition of Hg(II). The results indicate that all the analytes in seawater matrix can be completely adsorbed on Chelex-100 resin from the sample at pH 6.5, and subsequently eluted from the resin with an acid solution of 5 × 10^–4 mol/L Hg²⁺ + 1 mol/L HClO₄. The detection limits obtained from the differential-pulse anodic (μg L^–1 to ng L^–1) stripping voltammetry are at sub-ppb to ppt (μg L^–1 to ng L^–1) levels permitting to determine Cd, Cu and Pb traces in seawater. The analytical reliability was confirmed by the analysis of the certified reference material CASS-II (open ocean seawater). Received: 22 April 1997 / Revised: 5 August 1997 / Accepted: 7 August 1997     

A comparative spectroelectrochemical study of the redox electrochemistry of nitroanilines

The oxidative and reductive electrochemistry of the three isomeric nitroanilines has been studied in neutral (0.1 mol L⁻¹ KClO₄) and acidic (0.1 mol L⁻¹ HClO₄) aqueous electrolyte solutions by cyclic voltammetry and surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS). The cyclic voltammograms recorded for o- and p-nitroanilines with a gold electrode in acidic solution, scanning toward negative potentials, revealed formation of phenylenediamine not observed in neutral solution. Similar behavior of nitroanilines and phenylenediamines was observed on gold and platinum electrodes. An oxygen–gold adsorbate stretching mode was detected between 400 and 430 cm⁻¹ in the SER-spectra of the three isomeric nitroanilines in both electrolyte solutions at positive electrode potentials, implying perpendicular adsorption via the nitro group.     

Speciation of phytate ion in aqueous solution. Cadmium(II) interactions in aqueous NaCl at different ionic strengths

Interactions between myo-inositol 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexakis(dihydrogen phosphate) (phytic acid) and cadmium(II) were studied by using potentiometry (at 25 °C with the ISE-H⁺ glass electrode) in different metal to ligand (Phy) ratios (1:1≤Cd²⁺:Phy≤4:1) in NaCl_aq at different ionic strengths (0.1≤I/mol L⁻¹≤1). Nine Cd_iH_jPhy^{(12−2i−j)−} species are formed with i=1 and 2 and 4≤j≤7; and trinuclear Cd₃H₄Phy²⁻. Dependence of complex formation constants on ionic strength was modeled by using Specific ion Interaction Theory (SIT) equations. Phytate and cadmium speciation are also dependent on the metal to ligand ratio. Stability of Cd_iH_jPhy^{(12−2i−j)−} species was modeled as a function of both the ligand protonation step (j) and the number of metal cations bound to phytate (i), and relationships found were used for the prediction of species other than those experimentally determined (mainly di- and tri-protonated complexes), allowing the possibility of modeling Phy and Cd(II) behavior in natural waters and biological fluids. A critical evaluation of phytate sequestering ability toward cadmium(II) has been made under several experimental conditions, and the determination of an empirical parameter has been proposed for an objective “quantification” of this ability. A thorough analysis of literature data on phytate–cadmium(II) complexes has been performed. Previous contributions to this series: [1–8]     

Equilibria in the system of aquachlorohydroxogold(III) complexes in aqueous solution

AuCl₄⁻ + jOH⁻ + kH₂O = AuCl_{4 − j − k} OH _j (H₂O) _k ^{k − 1} + (j + k)Cl⁻ equilibria at 20°C were studied spectrophotometrically, and the constants β _jk in acid aqueous solutions were determined for I = 2.0 mol/L (HClO₄).     

Determination of sulfanilamide based on the Mn(II)-catalyzed oscillating chemical reaction

A convenient and sensitive method for determination of sulfanilamide (SNA) was described based on the Mn(II)-catalyzed oscillating chemical reaction. Under optimum conditions, a linear relationship existed between the changes of oscillating period or amplitude and the negative of logarithm of SNA concentration in the range of 4.27 × 10⁻⁸ mol ·L⁻¹ ∼ 7.41 × 10⁻⁶ mol ·L⁻¹ (RSD, 0.85%) and 9.33 × 10⁻⁸ mol ·L⁻¹ ∼ 3.02 × 10⁻⁶ mol ·L⁻1 (RSD, 1.08%), respectively. The lower limit of detection was found to be 2.69 × 10⁻⁸ mol ·L⁻¹ and 6.03 × 10⁻⁸ mol ·L⁻¹, respectively.      

Determination of human serum albumin using aurothiomalate as electroactive label

A new electroactive label has been used to monitor immunoassays in the determination of human serum albumin (HSA) using glassy-carbon electrodes as supports for the immunological reactions. The label was a gold(I) complex, sodium aurothiomalate, which was bound to rabbit IgG anti-human serum albumin (anti-HSA-Au). The HSA was adsorbed on the electrode surface and the immunological reaction with gold-labelled anti-HSA was then performed for one hour by non-competitive or competitive procedures. The gold(I) bound to the anti-HSA was electrodeposited in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ HCl at −1.00 V for 5 min then oxidised in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ H₂SO₄ solution at +1.40 V for 1 min. Silver electrodeposition at −0.14 V for 1 min followed by anodic stripping voltammetry were then performed in aqueous 1.0 mol L⁻¹ NH₃–2.0×10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ AgNO₃. For both non-competitive and competitive formats, calibration plots in the ranges 5.0×10⁻¹⁰ to 1.0×10⁻⁸ mol L⁻¹ and 1.0×10⁻¹⁰ to 1.0×10⁻⁹ mol L⁻¹ HSA, respectively, with estimated detection limits of 1.5×10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹ (10 ng mL⁻¹) and 1.0×10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹ (7 ng mL⁻¹), respectively, were obtained. Levels of HSA in two healthy volunteer urine samples were also evaluated, using both immunoassay formats.     

Development of a sequential injection anodic stripping voltammetry (SI-ASV) method for determination of Cd(II), Pb(II) and Cu(II) in wastewater samples from coatings industry

This paper describes the development and validation of a sequential injection (SI) anodic stripping voltammetry (ASV) method using the hanging mercury drop electrode for accumulation of the heavy metal cations Cu(II), Pb(II) and Cd(II). The method was applied to wastewater samples after proper acid digestion in open vessels to eliminate matrix effects. For a deposition time of 90 s at the flow rate of 10 μl s⁻¹, the detection limits of the method were 0.06, 0.09 and 0.16 μmol L⁻¹ for Cd, Pb and Cu, respectively. Under these conditions the linear dynamic range was between 0.20 and 9.0 μmol L⁻¹ and the sampling frequency was 30 analyses per hour. The relative standard deviation of the method was 3%(n=7) at the concentration level of 2.0 μmol L⁻¹. The accuracy of the method was evaluated by spiking the samples with known amounts of the metal cations, and by comparison with an independent analytical technique, the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). Average recoveries were around of 84%, and the results showed no evidence of systematic errors in comparison to the ICP-AES.     

Cobalt(II) ion-selective electrode with solid contact

A new all plastic sensor for Co²⁺ ions based on 2-amino-5 (hydroxynaphtyloazo-1′)-1,3,4 thiadiazole (ATIDAN) as ionophore was prepared. The electrode exhibits a low detection limit of 1.5 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ and almost theoretical Nernstian slope in the activity range 4.0 × 10⁻⁶–1 × 10⁻¹ mol L⁻¹ of cobalt ions. The response time of the sensor is less than 10 s and it can be used over a period of 6 months without any measurable divergence in potential. The proposed sensor shows a fairly good selectivity for Co(II) over other metal ions. The electrode was successfully applied for determination of Co²⁺ in real samples and as an indicator electrode in potentiometric titration of Co²⁺ ions with EDTA.      

Stability constants of phthalate complexes of copper (II), nickel (II), zinc (II), cobalt (II), uranyl (II) and throium (IV) by paper electrophoresis

Summary Stoichiometric stability constants of Cu(II), Ni(II), Zn(II), Co(II), UO₂(II) and Th(VI) phthalate have been determined by paper electrophoresis. Phthalic acid (0.005 mol dm⁻³) was added to the background electrolyte: 0.1 mol dm⁻³ HClO₄. The proportions of C₆H₅C₂O ₄ ⁻ and C₆H₄C₂O ₄ ⁼ were varied by changing the pH of the electrolyte. These anions yielded the complexes, Cu C₆H₅C₂O ₄ ⁺ , Cu C₆H₄C₂O₄, Zn C₆H₅C₂O ₄ ⁺ , Co C₆H₅C₂O ₄ ⁺ , Ni C₆H₅C₂O ₄ ⁺ , UO₂ C₆H₅C₂O ₄ ⁺ , UO₂ (C₆H₄C₂O₄) ₂ ⁼ and Th (C₆H₄C₂O₄)₂ whose stability constants are found to be 10^3.0, 10^4.7, 10^2.6, 10^2.5, 10^2.3, 10^3.5, 10^12.6 and 10^13.4 respectively (μ=0.1, temp 40°C).     

Flow injection spectrofluorimetric determination of iron(III) in water using salicylic acid

A simple and fast flow injection fluorescence quenching method for the determination of iron in water has been developed. Fluorimetric determination is based on the measurement of the quenching effect of iron on salicylic acid fluorescence. An emission peak of salicylic acid in aqueous solution occurs at 409 nm with excitation at 299 nm. The carrier solution used was 2 × 10⁻⁶ mol L⁻¹ salicylic acid in 0.1 mol L⁻¹ NH₄⁺/NH₃ buffer solution at pH 8.5. Linear calibration was obtained for 5–100 μg L⁻¹ iron(III) and the relative standard deviation was 1.25 % (n = 5) for a 20 μL injection volume iron(III). The limit of detection was 0.3 μg L⁻¹ and the sampling rate was 60 h⁻¹. The effect of interferences from various metals and anions commonly present in water was also studied. The method was successfully applied to the determination of low levels of iron in real samples (river, sea, and spring waters).     

Synthesis and spectral studies of macrocyclic Pb(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and La(III) complexes by template reaction of 1,2-bis(2-formylphenyl)ethane with metal nitrate and various diamine

Eight new macrocyclic complexes were synthesized by template reaction of 1,4-bis(3-aminopropoxy)butane or (±)-trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane with metal nitrate and 1,2-bis(2-formylphenyl)ethane and their structures were proposed on the basis of elemental analysis, FT-IR, UV-Vis, molar conductivity measurements, ¹H NMR and mass spectra. The metals to ligand molar ratios of the complexes were found to be 1: 1. The complexes are 1: 2 electrolytes for Cd(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) complexes and 1: 3 electrolytes for La(III) as shown by their molar conductivities (Λ_m) in DMSO at 10⁻³ mol L⁻¹. Due to the existence of free ions in these complexes, such complexes are electrically conductive. The configurations of Cd(II) and Zn(II) complexes were proposed to probably tetrahedral, La(III) complexes are octahedral and Pb(II) complexes are octahedral geometry in the L¹ complex and tetrahedral geometry in the L² complex.     

Behavior of cadmium(II) in irradiated aqueous solutions

Behavior of cadmium(II) in aqueous solutions irradiated by accelerated electrons was studied. A concentration of 8.8 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ of cadmium dissolved from Cd(NO₃)₂ requires dose of 15 kGy to be effectively removed from the system containing 1 × 10⁻² mol L⁻¹ of HCOOK as a scavenger of OH radicals. The positive effect of deaeration with N₂O or N₂ was observed in the range of lower doses. The addition of solid modifiers (bentonite, active carbon, zeolite, Cu₂O, NiO, TiO₂ and CuO) reduced the effectivity of radiation removal of cadmium. Product of irradiation is CdCO₃. On the contrary, in the system with cadmium dissolved from CdCl₂ radiation reduction takes place. Systems contained organic complexants (ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid–EDTA, citric acid) were also studied. The solutions of Cd(NO₃)₂ containing initial concentration 2.37 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ of Cd^II were mixed with 3 × 10⁻⁴ mol L⁻¹ EDTA. In this system the efficient degradation proceeds up to 90% at a dose of 45 kGy with addition of 5 × 10⁻³ mol L⁻¹ carbonate (pH 10.5). The product of irradiation is CdCO₃. The presence of 1 × 10⁻² mol L⁻¹ of HCOOK in the solution is necessary for radiation removal of cadmium complexed with citric acid (1 × 10⁻³ mol L⁻¹) at pH 8. With increasing concentration of HCOOK (up to 5 × 10⁻² mol L⁻¹) decreases the pH value necessary for the radiation induced precipitation of cadmium. The best result was obtained in the system containing zeolite as a solid modifier.     

Metallation of tetradentate N<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript> Schiff base with Mn(II), Co(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II): synthesis,characterization and formation constants measurement

Four Schiff base ligands, salabza-H₂ = N,N′-bis(salicylidene)-2-aminobenzylamine, were synthesized by condensation of one mole of 2-aminobenzylamine and two moles of salicylaldehyde and/or two moles of substituted salicylaldehyde (5-OMe, 5-Br, 5-NO₂). All the four Schiff bases and their Mn(II), Co(II), Cu(II) and Zn(II) complexes are characterized by UV-Vis, FT-IR, ¹H NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry and elemental analysis. The formation constants and the Gibbs free energies were measured spectrophotometrically for 1:1 complexes in methanol in constant ionic strength (I = 0.1 mol dm⁻³ NaClO₄) and at 25°C. The data refinement was carried out with the SQUAD program. The trend of formation constants of H₂L¹ with M(II) follows the order: Mn(II) (3.97) < Zn(II) (4.30) < Co(II) (4.89) < Cu(II) (5.73)     

Determination of lead in wine by hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry in the presence of hexacyanoferrate(III)

A rapid, accurate, and precise method is described for the determination of Pb in wine using continuous-flow hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CF-HGAFS). Sample pretreatment consists of ten-fold dilution of wine followed by direct plumbane generation in the presence of 0.1 mol L⁻¹ HCl and 1% m/v K₃[Fe(CN)₆] with 1% m/v NaBH₄ as reducing agent. An aqueous standard calibration curve is recommended for Pb quantification in wine sample. The method provides a limit of detection and a limit of quantification of 0.3 μg L⁻¹ and 1 μg L⁻¹, respectively. The relative standard deviation varies between 2–6% (within-run) and 4–11% (between-run) at 3–30 μg L⁻¹ Pb levels in wine. Good agreement has been demonstrated between results obtained by CF-HGAFS and direct electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry in analyses of red and white wines within the concentration range of 9.2–25.8 μg L⁻¹ Pb.     

The Fabrication and Characterization of a Bismuth Nanoparticle Modified Boron Doped Diamond Electrode and Its Application to the Simultaneous Determination of Cadmium(II) And Lead(II)

We report the simultaneous electroanalytical determination of Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ by square‐wave anodic stripping voltammetry (SWASV) using a bismuth nanoparticle modified boron doped diamond (Bi‐BDD) electrode. Bi deposition was performed in situ with the analytes, from a solution of 0.1 mM Bi(NO₃)₃ in 0.1 M HClO₄ (pH 1.2), and gave detection limits of 1.9 μg L^?1 and 2.3 μg L^?1 for Pb(II) and Cd(II) respectively. Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ could not be detected simultaneously at a bare BDD electrode, whilst on a bulk Bi macro electrode (BiBE) the limits of detection for the simultaneous determination of Pb²⁺ and Cd²⁺ were ca. ten times higher.     

Competition Between O2 and H2O2 in the Oxidation of Fe(II) in Natural Waters

The oxidation rates of nanomolar levels of Fe(II) in seawater (salinity S = 36.2) by mixtures of O₂ and H₂O₂ has been measured as a function of pH (5.8–8.4) and temperature (3–35∘C). A competition exists for the oxidation of Fe(II) in the presence of both O₂ (μ mol⋅L⁻¹ levels) and H₂O₂ (nmol⋅L⁻¹ levels). A kinetic model has been applied to explain the experimental results that considers the interactions of Fe(II) with the major ions in seawater. In the presence of both oxidants, the hydrolyzed Fe(II) species dominate the Fe(II) oxidation process between pH 6 and 8.5. Over pH range 6.2–7.9, the FeOH⁺ species are the most active, whereas above pH 7.9, the Fe(OH)⁰₂ species are the most active at the levels of CO²⁻₃ concentration present in seawater. The predicted Fe(II) oxidation rate at [Fe(II)]₀ = 30nmol⋅L⁻¹ and pH = 8.17 in the oxygen-saturated seawater with [H₂O₂]₀ = 50nmol⋅L⁻¹ (log ₁₀ k = −2.24s⁻¹) is in excellent agreement with the experimental value of log ₁₀ k = −2.29s⁻¹ ([H₂O₂]₀ = 55nmol⋅L⁻¹, pH = 8).