Determination of vanadium and titanium in steel by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with modified use of a tungsten boat furnace atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry

For electrothermal sample introduction, a commercially available tungsten boat atomizer for atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS) was transferred to a vaporizer for inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The modification retained as much of the original design of the atomizer as possible, so that the apparatus could be switched easily between conventional tungsten boat furnace (TBF)-AAS and TBF-ICP-AES. By using this system, a procedure for the determination of vanadium and titanium in steel was investigated. The detection limits (S/N=3) of vanadium and titanium were 3.9 and 1.5 ng ml^?1, respectively. The relative standard deviations for five replicate determinations were ca. 3% for both elements. The calibration graphs were linear up to 100 μg ml^?1 vanadium(V) and 10 μg ml^?1 titanium(IV). Results of analyses of some low-alloy steel samples are given.     

The determination of tungsten by electron paramagnetic resonance spectrometry

Electron paramagnetic resonance is used to determine tungsten in the range 5–400 μg ml^-1. Tungstate is reduced to tungsten(V) in the presence of thiocyanate in acidic medium and detected as the tungsten(V)—thiocyanate complex in amyl acetate after extraction. Molybdenum does not interfere; vanadium (5 mg) interferes. The relative standard deviation for mid-range concentrations is about 3%.     

Analysis of niobium alloys

An ion-exchange method was applied to the analysis of synthetic mixtures representing various niobium-base alloys. The alloying elements which were separated and determined include vanadium, zirconium, hafnium, titanium, molybdenum, tungsten and tantalum. Mixtures containing zirconium or hafnium, tungsten, tantalum and niobium were separated by means of a single short column. Coupled columns were employed for the resolution of mixtures containing vanadium, zirconium or titanium, molybdenum, tungsten and niobium. The separation procedures and the methods employed for the determination of the alloying elements in their separate fractions are described.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium with 1,10-phenanthroline

A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of vanadium based upon the reaction of vanadate with 1,10-phenanthroline in the presence of sodium dithionite in ammoniacal solution is described. The absorbance of the complex measured at 645 nm follows Beer's law for solutions containing 30-400 microg of vanadium in 100 ml of solution. A 10-fold excess of molybdenum, tungsten, phosphorus or chromium does not interfere. The molar absorptivity is 8.0 x 10(3) 1 mole(-1) cm(-1). The complex is shown to be tris-1,10-phenanthroline vanadium(II). The method has been applied successfully to the determination of vanadium in bauxite.     

The Simultaneous Spectrophotometric Determination of Osmium and Ruthenium

Abstract

A spectrophotometric procedure is described for the simultaneous determination of osmium and ruthenium in the form of bromo complexes. It was found that a blue ruthenium-thiourea complex could be formed in 6.7 M HBr solutions while the osmium could be maintained as the hexabromoosmate complex. Absorption maxima were at 620 μ for the ruthenium complex and at 446 μ for the osmium complex. Molar absorptivities for the ruthenium complex were 2.47 × 10³ at 620 μ and 763 at 446 μ. For the osmium complex molar absorptivities were 328 at 620 μ and 6.81 × 10³ at 446 μ. The method is useable over the range of 5 to 30 ppm with an absolute error of = 1 ppm over the range. Other platinum metals interfere.     

Determination of vanadium,molybdenum and tungsten in chloralkali electrolysis brines by x-ray fluorescence spectrometry

The levels of vanadium, molybdenum and tungsten are critical in chloralkali electrolysis brines because these elements catalyze the hydrogen-producing side-reaction. Preconcentration by chelation with 8-quinolinol and subsequent adsorption on activated carbon, can be combined with energy- or wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence. Under optimized conditions, the detection limits are in the μg 1^-1 range, and below the critical levels. Up to 100 /smg l^-1, reliable results are obtained for V, Mo and W. The coefficient of variation is typically 15% in the 25–100 μg l^-1 range.     

Potentiometry with Solid Electrodes Based on Oxide Bronzes of Vanadium and Tungsten

A mathematical model is presented and the possibility of analytic application of electrodes of vanadium and tungsten oxide bronzes for the ion-selective determination of concentrations of oxygen-containing vanadium(5+) and tungsten(6+) ions in aqueous solutions 10^–5 to 10^–2 M at controlled pH is established.     

Oxidation of cyclohexylamine by air to its oxime

The oxidation of cyclohexylamine was studied over tungsten, molybdenum and vanadium oxides containing catalysts supported on silica, γ-alumina or hydrotalcite in the temperature range 170°C–230°C. Depending on the catalyst and reaction conditions, the main products of the reaction are cyclohexanone oxime, cyclohexylidenecyclohexylamine or cyclohexanone. About 70% selectivity of cyclohexanone oxime formation at about 20% conversion of cyclohexylamine is obtained over tungsten catalysts. The activity of the tested catalysts usually passes through a maximum and, then, gradually decreases with time on stream. The deactivation of the catalyst is caused by the formation of tar products on the catalyst surface. The mechanism of oxidation involves formation of oxygen species on the catalyst surface which oxidizes cyclohexylamine.     

Spectrophotometric determination of vanadium as vanadium(IV) pyridine thiocyanate

A spectrophotometric determination of vanadium as vanadium(IV) pyridine thiocyanate is described. The blue complex is formed in acidic aqueous solution and extracted into pyridine-chloroform. Absorbance is measured at 7.40 mμ. The range of best accuracy for 1-cm cells is from about 80 to 240 μg of vanadium per ml, and sensitivity is 0.4 μg of vanadium per cm² at 7.40 mμ. The vanadium may be present initially as vanadium(IV) or vanadium(V), which is reduced to vanadium(IV) by the large excess of thiocyanate ion added. Several elements interfere in the determination ; a separation procedure involving mercury cathode electrolysis is suggested.     

Catalytic determination of trace amounts of vanadium by means of the chromotropic acid-bromate reaction

A catalytic reaction-rate method is described for the determination of trace amounts of vanadium; the method is based on the vanadium-catalysed oxidation of chromotropic acid by bromate. The reaction was followed spectrophotometrically by measuring the rate of change in absorbance of chromotropic acid at 430 nm. The method is sensitive, rapid and simple, and allows determination of as little as 5 ng of vanadium. Of the many ions examined, iron(III), copper and tungsten(VI) interfered seriously at 100-fold concentrations. The relative standard deviation for 20 ng of vanadium (10 determinations) was 2.5%.     

催化动力学极谱法测定痕量钒

在硫酸介质中,以酒石酸为活化剂,痕量钒对溴酸钾氧化甲基橙的反应有极强的催化作用,以极谱法监测催化反应过程中甲基橙及其氧化产物浓度的变化,建立了双峰指示催化动力学极谱法制定痕量钒的新方法,方法的线性范围为0.23-3.70μg/L,检出限为0.17μg/L。方法已用于食品及水样中痕量钒的测定。     

Speciation analysis of vanadium in natural water samples by electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry after separation/preconcentration with thenoyltrifluoroacetone immobilized on microcrystalline naphthalene

A sensitive and simple method for low temperature electrothermal vaporization inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ETV-ICP-OES) determination of V(IV) and V(V) after separation/preconcentration by a micro-column packed with immobilized thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA) on microcrystalline naphthalene has been developed. Thenoyltrifluoroacetone was used as both a chelating agent for micro-column separation/preconcentration and a chemical modifier for ETV-ICP-OES determination of vanadium. Both vanadium species could be trapped by micro-column at pH 4.0, and the vanadate (VO₂⁺) ion could be collected selectively at pH 2.4. Solid material loaded with analyte in the micro-column was dissolved with 100 μL of acetone containing 2.0 mmol L⁻¹ TTA and the vanadium was determined subsequently by ETV-ICP-OES. The concentration of vanadyl (VO²⁺) ion was calculated by subtracting the vanadate concentration from the total concentration of vanadium. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the detection limit (3σ) for the preconcentration of 5 mL of aqueous solution is 0.068 μg L⁻¹ for both species and the relative standard deviations were 4.3% for vanadium(V) and 4.8% for vanadium(IV) (c=10 μg L⁻¹, n=7), respectively. The method was applied successfully to the determination of vanadium(IV) and vanadium(V) in natural water samples.     

钒(Ⅴ)-桑色素-溴化十六烷基三甲铵胶束增敏荧光光度法的研究和应用

研究了在 p H 2 .5的 HCl- Na Ac介质中 ,溴化十六烷基三甲铵( CTMAB)对桑色素 ( morin)和钒 ( )配合物荧光的增敏作用 ,建立了利用钒 ( ) - morin- CTMAB胶束增敏荧光反应测定痕量钒的荧光光度新方法。方法的检出限为 0 .92μg/L ,荧光强度与钒的含量在 0 .0 1 0～ 6.0μg/1 0 m L范围内呈线性关系 ,配合物中钒 ( )与桑色素的组成比为 :V( )∶ morin=1∶ 1。方法可应用于天然水和食品中微量钒的测定     

Trace Analysis of Vanadium in Environment as its Ternary Complex with N-p Methoxyphenyl-2-Furylacrylohydroxamic Acid and 3-(o-Carboxyphenyl)-1-Phenyltriazine-N-Oxide

Abstract

A method is presented for the highly sensitive, selective, and rapid determination of vanadium (V) at sub-microgram levels in rocks, animal tissues, plant tissues and natural waters. The method is based on the selective extraction of vanadium (V) from strongly acidic (3-8 M hydrochloric acid) medium with solution of N-p-methoxyphenyl-2-furylacrylohydroxamic acid (MFHA) in chloroform. The reddish-violet extract (molar absorbance 8.6x10³ 1 mole^?1 cm^?1 at λ max 545 nm) is then equilibrated with 3-(o-carboxyphenyl)-1-phenyltriazine-N-oxide (CPPTNO) at pH = 1.5. The resulting ternary complex has enhanced colour (molar absorbance 1.4 × 10⁴ 1 mole^?1 cm^?1 at Λ max 450 nm). The ternary system obeys Beer's Law at 450 nm over the range 0-18 μ g/ml of vanadium. The extraction system achieves 20-fold enrichment of vanadium and enables the determination of the metal down to parts per billion (ng 1^?1) levels. The method tolerates the presence of a large number of anions and cations which are normally present with vanadium in rocks, plant tissues, animal tissues and natural waters. The applicability of the method was tested by the analysis of vanadium in these matrices. MFHA was selected from nine hydroxamic acids as it provided maximum sensitivity and selectivity.     

Determination of small amounts of titanium in pure molybdenum,tungsten, vanadium and their oxides after separation on silica gel

A new method for the separation of titanium from molybdenum, tungsten and vanadium is described, based on sorption of the titanium complex with hydrogen peroxide on silica gel under dynamic conditions. The eluted titanium is determined spectrophotometrically with diantipyrylmethane. The method can be applied to the determination of small amounts of titanium in tungsten, molybdenum and vanadium metals and in their oxides.     

Optimization of the conditions of sorption of molybdenum(VI), tungsten(VI), and vanadium(V) on modified silica gels with the use of bromopyrogallol red and surfactants

Sorption of molybdenum(VI), tungsten(VI), and vanadium(V) on amino silica gels in the presence of an anionic dye, bromopyrogallol red, and cationic surfactants fixed on the sorbent surface or present in solution was studied.     

Chromatographic separation of vanadium, tungsten and molybdenum with a liquid anion-exchanger

In acidic solution only molybdenum(VI), tungsten(VI), vanadium(V), niobium(V) and tantalum(V) form stable, anionic complexes with dilute hydrogen peroxide. This fact has been used in developing an analytical method of separating molybdenum(VI), tungsten(VI) and vanadium(V) from other metal ions and from each other. Preliminary investigations using reversed-phase paper chromatography and solvent extraction led to a reversed-phase column Chromatographic separation technique. These metal-peroxy anions are retained by a column containing a liquid anion-exchanger (General Mills Aliquat 336) in a solid support. Then molybdenum(VI), tungsten(VI) and vanadium(V) are selectively eluted with aqueous solutions containing dilute hydrogen peroxide and varying concentrations of sulphuric acid.     

分光光度法测定钨矿中微量钨

提出了一种测定钨矿中微量钨的分光光度法。该法摩尔吸光系数ε为9.6× 1 0 4 L· mol-1· cm-1,相对标准偏差 <2 % ,加标回收率为 95%～ 1 0 4 %。WO3 含量在 0～ 30 μg/50 m L 范围内满足比尔定律     

A fluorescence test for vanadium(V) with resorcinol

Summary In continuation of our previous work in which salicylic acid was reported to give a very sensitive and an almost specific colour reaction with vanadium(V), we have now found that vanadium(V) reacts with resorcinol in 20 N sulphuric or phosphoric acid solution to give a blue coloured product, which gives a vivid red fluorescence under filtered ultraviolet light. A sensitive test for vanadium(V) has now been developed making use of this red fluorescence or of the bright blue colour. Dichromate gives a somewhat less sensitive violet colour with the resorcinol reagent under the same conditions, but the product does not fluoresce. Manganese(VII), cerium(IV), iron(III), titanium(IV), uranium(VI), molybdenum(VI) and tungsten(VI) do not interfere with the colour reaction or the fluorescence test for vanadium(V).     

Benzyl alcohol and transition metal chlorides as a versatile reaction system for the nonaqueous and low-temperature synthesis of crystalline nano-objects with controlled dimensionality

The reaction of transition metal chlorides with benzyl alcohol leads at low temperatures to oxidic nanostructures with low-dimensional particle shapes such as nearly spherical titania anatase nanoparticles, vanadium oxide nanorods, and tungsten oxide nanoplatelets. The process is simple, allows a scale-up in gram quantities, and leads to highly crystalline materials. Ethanol solutions containing tungsten oxide nanoparticles exhibit blue luminescence upon UV irradiation at room temperature.