Determination of the Total Trace Elements in Natural Waters by the Sorption–Atomic Absorption Method with the Fractional Evaporation of Concentrates in a Crucible Atomizer

A sorption–atomic absorption method was developed for the determination of the total elements in natural waters; the method includes the simultaneous preconcentration of dissolved and suspended forms directly in a multifunctional crucible atomizer filled with the diethylenetriaminetetraacetate sorbent. Elements were determined in the resulting complex concentrate using the fractional evaporation of the solid matrix and the condensation of analytes in the working volume of a crucible atomizer. The evaporation and atomization of the secondary condensate were performed independently. It was demonstrated that the proposed approach decreases the effect of the matrix composition and improves the performance characteristics of the determination of elements in waters.     

Flow-Injection Determination of Trace Antimony in Natural Waters with Extraction–Chromatographic Preconcentration

A procedure was developed for the flow-injection spectrophotometric determination of trace antimony in natural waters. The flow extraction preconcentration step involved the extraction of antimony(V) complex associates with basic dyes in an extraction–chromatographic column and the chromatomembrane separation of the extract from the aqueous phase. The detection limit was 1 g/L for a 20-mL sample using a (1 : 5) methyl isobutyl ketone–carbon tetrachloride mixture as an extractant.     

Preconcentration and Determination of Trace Amounts of Heavy Metals in Water Samples Using Membrane Disk and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

A fast and simple method for preconcentration of Ni^2＋, Cd^2＋, Pb^2＋, Zn^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Co^2＋ from natural water samples was developed. The metal ions were complexed with sodium diethyldithiocarbamate （Na-DDTC）, then adsorbed onto octadecyl silica membrane disk, recovered and determined by FAAS. Extraction efficiency, influence of sample volume and eluent flow rates, effects of pH, amount of Na-DDTC, nature and amount of eluent for elution of metal ions from membrane disk, break through volume and limit of detection have been evaluated. The effect of foreign ions on the percent recovery of heavy metal ions has also been studied. The limit of detection of the proposed method for Ni^2＋, Cd^2＋, Pb^2＋, Zn^2＋, Cu^2＋ and Co^2＋was found to be 2.03, 0.47, 3.13, 0.44, 1.24 and 2.05 ng·mL^-1, respectively. The proposed （DDTC） method has been successfully applied to the recovery and determination of heavy metal ions in different water samples.     

Trace Determination of Manganese in Urine by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry and Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry

This paper describes a simple and sensitive method for the determination of manganese in human urine by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS), which includes sample preparation by microwave digestion. Matrix modifier combinations, the digestion power, pyrolysis, and atomization temperatures were optimized. A mixture of 5.0 µg Pd(NO₃)₂ and 3.2 µg Mg(NO₃)₂ modifier presented the best performance. The optimal temperatures for pyrolysis and atomization were 1500°C and 1950°C, respectively. The GFAAS method was compared to inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (ICP–MS) for the determination of manganese in urine. Analytical figures of merit for GFAAS and ICP–MS were: accuracy (3.46%, 2.19%), precision (3.61%, 5.84%), LOD (0.109 µg · L^?1, 0.015 µg · L^?1), LOQ (0.327 µg · L^?1, 0.045 µg · L^?1), and recovery (80–100%, 74–89%). Both methods were employed for the determination of Mn in urine and the results were compared statistically.     

Sorption–Desorption Photometric Determination of Trace Iron in Sodium, Potassium, and Ammonium Thiocyanates Using Polyurethane Foams

A reagent-free sorption photometric method for determining trace iron(III) in alkali-metal and ammonium thiocyanates was developed. The method consists in the adsorption of iron(III) thiocyanate complexes on polyurethane foams at pH 2–3 followed by the desorption of complexes with acetone and a measurement of the absorbance of solutions. The analytical range for iron was 0.5–20 g in a 0.2–2.5-g portion of salt. The determination limit and relative standard deviation were 2 × 10^–5% and 20–30%, respectively (n= 3; P= 0.95). The specific feature of the determination is that an additional photometric reagent is not introduced in the solution of the salt to be analyzed, because thiocyanate, that is, the matrix component of the test sample, acts as such a reagent.     

Simultaneous Determination of Key Osmoregulants in Halophytes Using HPLC–ELSD

Osmoregulants are the substances produced by plants that assist in tolerating environmental stresses. Three commonly analysed osomoregulants include mannitol, betaine and proline. A simple, sensitive and rapid HPLC–ELSD method has been developed for the simultaneous analysis of these common osmoregulants in plant extracts. Osmoregulants were extracted using 80 % ethanol and separated on an NH₂ column using 0.1 % formic acid and acetonitrile as the mobile phase. Retention time repeatability was 0.85, 1.50, and 0.93 % for mannitol, betaine and proline, respectively. The limit of detection (μmol) was 1.43 × 10^?4, 7.81 × 10^?5 and 1.08 × 10^?4 for mannitol, betaine and proline, respectively. The developed method was applied to three different plant extracts, Stylosanthes guianensis, Atriplex cinerea and Rhagodia baccata. A second method using a C18 column with 0.1 % heptafluorobutyric acid and acetonitrile as the mobile phase proved to be a useful complementary method for verifying tentative peak identifications.     

Determination of Mecruy at Trace Level in Natural Water Samples by Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry after Cloud Point Extraction Preconcentration

Mercury as a heavy metal of high toxicity is one of the most harmful elements to human beings and other creatures. Since mercury concentration in natural water is low, proper preconcentration techniques are required to increase its concentration, lower it…     

Low-Temperature Sorption–Luminescence Determination of Copper in Natural Water Using Silica Gel Chemically Modified with Mercapto Groups

Silica gel with mercaptopropyl groups chemically bonded to its surface extracts copper from solutions with pH 2–9 with a recovery of 99.9%; the sorption equilibration time is no longer than 5 min. Ultraviolet irradiation of wet sorbates cooled to the liquid nitrogen temperature (77 K) generates yellow–orange luminescence (_max = 585 nm), which was used as the analytical signal for the development of a procedure for the low-temperature sorption–luminescence determination of copper. The detection limit is 0.08 g per 0.1 g of the sorbent. The determination of copper is unaffected by the interference from 10⁴-fold amounts of Zn(II), Cd(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Co(II), Ca(II), Mg(II), and Al(III); 10³-fold amounts of Fe(III); 30-fold amounts of Bi(III); tenfold amounts of Ag(I); and fivefold amounts of Cr(VI). The procedure was used for the determination of copper in natural water.     

Preconcentration and Determination of Chromium Species Using Octadecyl Silica Membrane Disks and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

A novel and selective method for the fast determination of trace amounts of chromium species in water samples has been developed. The procedure is based on the selective formation of chromium diethyldithiocarbamate complexes at different pH in the presence of Mn(II) as an enhancement agent of chromium signals followed by elution with organic eluents and determination by atomic flame absorption spectrometry. The maximum capacity of the employed disks was found to be (396±3) µg and (376±2) µg for Cr(III) and Cr(VI), respectively. The detection limit of the proposed method is 49 and 43 ng·L^?1 for Cr(III) and Cr(VI), respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for determination of chromium species Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in different water samples.     

Determination of Elements of Groups Ⅲ A and Ⅳ A Using Microwave Plasma Torch Atomic Emission Spectrometry

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Simultaneous Spectrofluorimetric Determination of Paracetamol and Caffeine in Pharmaceutical Preparations in Solid‐Phase Using Partial Least Squares Multivariate Calibration

Abstract

Partial least‐squares algorithm (PLS)‐1 was used for the solid‐phase spectrofluorimetric determination of paracetamol (PA) and caffeine (CF) in pharmaceutical formulations. In despite of the closely overlapping spectral bands, the method allows the simultaneous quantification and sample preparation prior to analysis is not required. The calibration set consisted of 96 samples with 100–400 mg/g^?1 PA plus 10–65 mg/g^?1 CF; another set of 25 samples was used for external validation. Agreement between predicted and experimental concentrations was fair (r=0.993 and 0.964 for PA and CF models). Prediction performance was evaluated in terms of the coefficient of variability (CV), relative predictive determination (RPD), and ratio error range (RER). The PLS‐1 model was used for the determination of PA and CF in pharmaceutical formulations.     

Simultaneous Determination of Ten Estrogens and their Metabolites in Waters by Improved Two-Step SPE Followed by LC–MS

Ten highly potent estrogens including estrone (E₁), 17β-estradiol (E₂), estriol (E₃), 4-hydroxyestrone (4-OHE₁), 2-hydroxyestradiol (2-OHE₂), 16α-hydroxyestrone (16α-OHE₁), 2-methoxyestrone (2-MeO-E₁), 2-methoxyestradiol (2-MeO-E₂), diethylstilbestrol (DES), 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE₂) were identified and quantified by solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. An improved two-step SPE process was employed in this work. C18 cartridge was used for both enrichment of all target estrogens and retention of some nonpolar impurities, and then a polar florisil cartridge was subsequently used to separate the interested estrogens from the polar impurities. After this pretreatment for water samples, the results showed clean chromatograms without interference from matrix effects. Besides, this method was accurate (recovery percentages between 70.4 and 106.8% for river water and 73.4 and 101.3% for raw sewage, except 4-OHE₁ and 2-OHE₂), and precise (RSD varying between 1.3 and 17.8% for river water and 3.4 and 16.7% for raw sewage). In the optimized condition, this method was used to verify the presence of the target analytes in the Qinghe River and influent of sewage treatment plant in the northwest of Beijing, China. Some estrogens were detected in the river water and sewage water samples at a relatively high concentration. The developed method proved to be effective for analyzing estrogen compounds in complex matrices. Moreover, the achieved results demonstrated that a great concern should be addressed to the potential risk of the presence of estrogens in the aquatic environment.     

Simultaneous Laser Thermal Lens Spectrometric Determination of Trace Platinum and Palladium in an Aqueous Solution

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Simultaneous Determination of 42 Pesticides and Herbicides in Chicken Eggs by UHPLC–MS/MS and GC–MS Using a QuEChERS-Based Procedure

A quick, easy, cheap, rugged, effective, and safe (QuEChERS)-based method has been validated for the extraction of 42 pesticides and herbicides including organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs), carbamate pesticides (CBs), herbicides (HBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), and synthetic pyrethroid pesticides (PYRs) from chicken eggs. The QuEChERS-based extraction procedure was followed by cleanup steps using C18 and primary secondary amine sorbents. The supernatant was analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC–MS/MS) and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). The OPPs, CBs, and HBs were quantified by UHPLC–MS/MS, while the OCPs and PYRs were detected by GC–MS. The limits of quantification ranged from 0.01 to 8.5 μg kg⁻¹, and the analyte recoveries were in the range of 64.9–123.2 %. Furthermore, the repeatabilities (intra-day and inter-day) were good, and linear matrix-matched calibration curves were obtained. Acetochlor was identified in concentrations ranging from 0.27 to 0.44 μg kg⁻¹ in four samples from 80 chicken eggs. The method was successfully demonstrated for the fast and reliable analysis of pesticides and herbicides in chicken egg samples.

     

Simultaneous Laser Thermal Lens Spectrometric Determination of Trace Platinum and Palladium in an Aquesous Solution

A selective and sensitive method for determination of platinum and palladium(Ⅱ）in an aqueous solution simultaneously by laser thermal lens spectrometry,based on the complex reaction of 2-(3,5-dichloropyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminoamiline(3,5-diCl-PADMA) with platinum and palladium,has been developed.It is shown that the palladium complex can be fromed at room temperature, while the platinum complex can be only formed after being heated in a boiling water bath.By using this difference of reaction temperature and the characteristic of the complexes mentioned above,the method for simultaneous determination of platinum and palladium was established in an aqueous solution without a pre-separation.The results show that the dynamic linear ranges of determination for platinum and palladium are 0.005-0.04μg/mL and 0.005-0.25μg/mL respectively,and that the detection limits are both 0.002/μg/mL.The method has been applied to the determination of platinum and palladium simultaneously in alloy and catalyst samples with satisfactory results.     

Simultaneous Determination of 16 Illegally Added Drugs in Capsule Dietary Supplements Using a QuEChERS Method and HPLC–MS/MS

Chromatographia - A simple and rapid method based on the QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe) pretreatment and HPLC–MS/MS (high performance liquid...     

Solid State Machinery of Multiple Dynamic Elements in a Metal–Organic Framework

Engineering coordinated rotational motion in porous architectures enables the fabrication of molecular machines in solids. A flexible two-fold interpenetrated pillared Metal-Organic Framework precisely organizes fast mobile elements such as bicyclopentane (BCP) (10⁷ Hz regime at 85 K), two distinct pyridyl rotors and E-azo group involved in pedal-like motion. Reciprocal sliding of the two sub-networks, switched by chemical stimuli, modulated the sizes of the channels and finally the overall dynamical machinery. Actually, iodine-vapor adsorption drives a dramatic structural rearrangement, displacing the two distinct subnets in a concerted piston-like motion. Unconventionally, BCP mobility increases, exploring ultra-fast dynamics (10⁷ Hz) at temperatures as low as 44 K, while the pyridyl rotors diverge into a faster and slower dynamical regime by symmetry lowering. Indeed, one pillar ring gained greater rotary freedom as carried by the azo-group in a crank-like motion. A peculiar behavior was stimulated by pressurized CO_2, which regulates BCP dynamics upon incremental site occupation. The rotary dynamics is intrinsically coupled to the framework flexibility as demonstrated by complementary experimental evidence (multinuclear solid-state NMR down to very low temperatures, synchrotron radiation XRD, gas sorption) and computational modelling, which helps elucidate the highly sophisticated rotor-structure interplay.     

Determination of Cu,Cd, Ni,Pb and Zn in Edible Oils Using Reversed-Phase Ultrasonic Assisted Liquid–Liquid Microextraction and Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

A simple and green reversed-phase ultrasonic assisted liquid?liquid microextraction method for determination of Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb and Zn in edible oils was developed. Detection was carried out by flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The influence of main parameters including ultrasonic time and temperature, disperser solvent, volume of extracting solvent and centrifuging time on the extraction efficiency of target analytes were investigated and optimized. In the proposed method, a few microliters of water (containing 3%, v/v, nitric acid) as extracting solvent was injected into the oil sample and mixture transferred to ultrasonic bath. Then, the mixture was centrifuged in order to accelerate in phase separation. Finally, the aqueous phase was removed and delivered to flame atomic absorption spectrometer. Calibration curves for all metals were linear in the range of 5?100 ng/mL. The limit of detections for Cu, Cd, Ni, Pb and Zn were 0.8, 0.3, 0.5, 1.5 and 0.5 ng/mL, respectively. Relative standard deviation (RSD) values were in the range of 0.6?1.9%. The recoveries were in the range of 95.2–101.2% with RSD values ranging from 0.8 to 1.9%. The proposed method was applied successfully for the determination of interested metals in commercial edible oils.