Emission spectrochemical determination of chromium in organic acids

An emission spectrochemical procedure is described which directly determines the chromium concentration in organic materials in the p.p.m. range. The only preparation of the sample which is necessary is dilution with a graphite matrix which contains the internal standard element and the spectral buffer, lithium carbonate. The effect of sodium on spectral line intensities of cobalt and chromium is shown. The effectiveness of lithium carbonate as a spectral buffer is illustrated. The precision of the technique is estimated to be ± 11.8% and the accuracy estimated to be 10.9%.     

A modified nitroso-r method for the determination of cobalt in sea water

The existing colorimetric nitroso-R method for the determination of biologically important cobalt in sea water described by Thompson and Laevastu has been studied in detail, modified and improved. A procedure is recommended in which an approximately five-fold increase in sensitivity is achieved in the measurement of the nitroso-R chelate through close control of : pH, development time of complex, conditions for decomposition of excess reagent, and employment of a wavelength of 425 mμ. The size of the water sample required for an analysis is reduced from 10 to 21. For optimum results it was found necessary for a minimum period of 7 days to elapse following precipitation with sodium carbonate prior to filtration and analysis. A previously unreported salt effect in the procedure is described which requires either construction of a calibration curve from sea water spiked with cobalt or a correction in use of standards in distilled water.A precision was obtained with a 1–2% relative standard deviation throughout range of concentrations used, with an accuracy of 3.0% at 0.5 p.p.b.     

Dosage du cobalt dans les aciers 188 base sur la formation du 60mco par activation aux neutrons thermiques

A method for the determination of cobalt in $\text{18}\text{8}$ steels, based on formation of ^60mCo is proposed. Most of the iron is extracted, then cobalt is extracted as its α-nitroso-β-naphthol complex into toluene. The losses are determined exactly. A determination is complete within 2 h with a precision of ±9% ; the limit of sensitivity is 2 μg of cobalt. The results obtained (average 350 p.p.m.) are compared with results obtained spectrophotometrically (average 368 p.p.m.).     

Adsorption of toxic metals by natural and modified clinoptilolite

The chromium, cobalt and lead removal from aqueous solution by natural and modified zeolites was examined by using a batch-type method. Clinoptilolite samples used in this study were supplied from Bigadi?, Turkey. All samples were modified with HNO3 or NaOH to improve the adsorption capacity for heavy metals. The removal efficiencies and kinetics of heavy metals such as chromium, cobalt and lead on natural and modified zeolites were determined. The effects of the initial metal concentration on the removal percentage of heavy metal ions were studied. Freundlich and Langmuir isotherm constants and correlation coefficients were found and the equilibrium process was described by the Freundlich isotherm. The adsorption kinetic was tested and then it indicates the process to be diffusion controlled.     

The determination of nickel, zinc, cobalt and manganese impurities in cadmium by pulse polarography

A pulse-polarographic method for the simultaneous determination of traces of nickel, zinc, cobalt and manganese in cadmium and its compounds is described. Interference from the reduction of the cadmium matrix was eliminated by a prior electrolytic deposition of cadmium on a mercury cathode at a controlled potential of –0.90 V vs. S.C.E. Iron in excess interfered with the determination of cobalt and was therefore extracted from the electrolysed solutions. The polarographic determination was performed in 0.1 M lithium acetate -0.025 M lithium thiocyanate as supporting electrolyte. A sample weight of 10 g and a final volume of 10 ml allowed the determination of about 0.08 p.p.m. nickel, 0.01 p.p.m. zinc, 0.02 p.p.m. cobalt and 0.003 p.p.m manganese. Less than 0.01 p.p.m. nickel could be determined with a 0.25 M pyridine 0.05 M potassium chloride supporting electrolyte. Several synthetic samples and commercially available cadmium products were analysed.     

A catalytic method for the determination of Nickel

The catalytic effect of nickel on the decomposition of permanganate in alkaline solution in the presence of acctodiphosphonic acid is used as a basis for a method for the determination of 0.1–0 7 p.p.m. of nickel. A solvent extraction procedure eliminates the interferences of silver, cobalt, copper and iron, and can be used to concentrate lower concentrations of nickel.     

The sequential injection system with adsorptive stripping voltammetric detection

Two sequential injection systems have been developed for adsorptive stripping voltammetric measurement. One is for substances adsorbing at mercury, e.g. riboflavin. In this case, a simple arrangement with only sample aspiration is needed. Reproducibility was 3% and detection limit 0.07 μM. The measuring system was applied to determination of riboflavin in vitamin pills and to study the photodegradation process of riboflavin in aqueous solutions. In the second case, metal ions were determined. They have to be complexed before deposition on the mercury surface. Thus, both the sample and the ligand have to be aspirated in the system. In this case, the reproducibility was ≈6% and the detection limit <0.1 ppm for cadmium, lead and copper when complexation with oxine was used. Dimethylglyoxime was used in determination of nickel and cobalt and nioxime complexes were used in determination of nickel and copper. With these complexing agents, the reproducibility was the same as with oxine, but the metals could be determined at concentrations lower than 0.01 ppm. Application of two ligands in a SIA system with AdSV detection was also studied. Simultaneous determination of copper, lead, cadmium and cobalt was possible by using oxine and dimethylglyoxime. Copper and nickel were simultaneously determined by using dimethylglyoxime and nioxime.     

Simultaneous determination of nickel and cobalt traces by neutron activation analysis

Nickel and cobalt traces may be determined by measuring the ⁵⁸Co and ⁶⁰Co activities produced in a nuclear reactor. Solvent extraction of cobalt, and γ-spectrometry on the extracted phase allow a rapid and simple analysis of both metals. The method is applied to the determination of nickel (100–0.2 p.p.m.) and cobalt (0.15–0.001 p.p.m.) in various materials (petroleum, polyphenyls, aluminium).     

Immobilization of 1-nitroso-2-naphthol on surfactant-coated alumina for the collection of traces of cobalt(II) ions

Positively charged alumina surfaces were coated with sodium dodecyl sulfate, into which 1-nitroso-2-naphthol was immobilized. The alumina particles were effectively used for the collection of nanogram amounts of cobalt(II) from aqueous solutions of pH 1–2.5. The method has been applied to the electrothermal AAS determination of cobalt in high-purity zinc metal.     

Preparation and properties of a new chelating resin containing 1-nitroso-2-naphthol as the functional group

A macroreticular polystyrene-based chelating ion-exchanger containing 1-nitroso-2-naphthol as the functional group has been synthesized. The exchange-capacity of the resin for a number of metal ions such as copper(II), iron(III), cobalt(II), nickel(II), palladium(II) and uranium(VI) as a function of pH has been determined. The sorption and elution characteristics for palladium(II) and uranium(VI) have been thoroughly examined with a view to utilizing the resin for separation and concentration of uranium and palladium. Uranium(VI) has been separated from a mixture of ten other metal ions by sorption on the chelating resin and selective elution with 0.5M sodium carbonate. Palladium(II) has been separated from various metal ions by selective sorption on the resin in 1M hydrochloric acid medium.     

Liquid-liquid extraction and reversed phase chromatographic behaviour of some 3d metal ions using bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dithiophosphinic acid (Cyanex 301)

Studies have been carried out on the extraction behavior of some metal ions of the first transition series using bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)dithiophosphinic acid (Cyanex 301) from mineral acid media. The effect of various parameters influencing the extraction such as the nature of the diluent, concentration of the acid and the extractant on the distribution has been investigated. Based on the distribution data some binary separations have been proposed. A flow sheet of a scheme is given for the recovery of manganese free cobalt from a spent catalyst used in the manufacture of poly(ethyleneterepthalate).     

Probing the structural and magnetic properties of transition metal-benzene anion complexes

Two types of transition metal-benzene anion complexes, (titanium)(n)(benzene)(m)? and (cobalt)(n)(benzene)(m)? (n ≤ 2, m ≤ 3) have been determined using density functional theory. The photoelectron spectra of Ti(n)Bz(m)? and Co(n)Bz(m)? (n ≤ 2, m ≤ 3) were discussed from the perspective of quantum chemical calculations of the vertical detachment energies (VDEs) of several low-energy isomers obtained by the structural optimization procedure. The binding of Ti and Co atoms to benzene molecules is accounted by 3d-π bonds, as revealed by the molecular orbitals. The topology of the electronic density has been analyzed, suggesting that the C-C bonds were weakened in the transition metal-benzene complexes in comparison to those in free benzene. Spin density distribution results show the spin densities for Ti(n)Bz(m)? and Co(n)Bz(m)? (n ≤ 2, m ≤ 3) reside mainly on the metal Ti and Co centers (70%-90%). A shift to lower magnetic moment with respect to the pure titanium/cobalt cluster anions indicates the solvent benzene molecule acts to demagnetize the bare titanium/cobalt cluster anions.     

Study of nonbonding orbitals of phosphoryl oxygen by probing with ions with open d-shells

To evaluate the complex-forming properties of the oxygen in the phosphoryl group in phosphine oxide derivatives as a function of the hydrocarbon substituent, it is proposed to study the absorption spectra in the visible region of colored complexes of phosphine oxide derivatives with metal salts possessing unfilled d- or f-shells. When cobalt (II) chloride was used for this purpose, it was found that the hyperchromic effect-the increase in band intensity, which corresponds to ⁴A₂ ⁴T₁ (P) transition-may be used for a comparative characteristic of the covalent bond of the bond between metal and phosphoryl oxygen. The cobalt ion serves in this case as a probe in the study of reactivity and character of the nonbonding orbitals of the phosphoryl oxygen.     

Synergistic extraction of cobalt(II) with resacetophenone oxime in the presence of heterocyclic nitrogen and organophosphorous compunds

Equilibrium distribution coefficients have been determined, for the extraction of cobalt(II) with resacetophenone oxime as a function of pH and reagent concentration at ambient temperature. RAPOX forms simple 12 chelate with cobalt(II). Synergistic extraction was observed with pyridine and its methyl derivatives and some organophosphorous compounds. From the extraction equilibrium data, the adduct formation constants of 12 chelate to adducting ligand adducts were evaluated.     

Ion solvation of aqueous solutions of alkali, alkaline earth, and transition metal halides

The published data on the density and velocity of ultrasound are used to determine the ion solvation parameters of sodium, magnesium, and cobalt chlorides. It is shown that the solvation of typical coordination compounds, such as cobalt chloride, is determined by the same underlying systems and interactions as that of electrolytes with ions of alkali and alkaline earth metals.     

Recovery of some metal ions using gamma-radiation induced grafted waste rubber powder

Waste rubber powder was grafted with different vinyl monomers by using gamma-radiation. The monomers used for grafting were acrylic acid, acrylamide and acrylonitrile. The sodium salt of grafted polyacrylic acid as well as the amidoxime derivative of grafted polycacrylonitrile were also obtained. Evaluation of the efficiency of the products obtained to the recovery of some metal ions such as cobalt and nickel as well as to phenol was carried out. It was found that the grafted waste rubber powder is able to recover cobalt and nickel ions from their corresponding salts depending on the type of monomers used. It was also found that phenol can be reasonably recovered by using rubber powder grafted with acrylamide and amidoxime derivative.     

Determination of Pd and Co as Their Dithiocarbamate Complexes by Liquid Chromatography without Solvent Extraction

Abstract

High performance reverse-phase liquid chromatography with UV-detection can be used to determine trace levels of Pd and Co as their dithiocarbamate complexes by direct injection of aqueous acetonitrile solutions of the metal containing dithiocarbamate. An excess of ligand, at least four times that required to form the neutral metal complex, was necessary for complete metal-complex formation. The presence of other metal species and the solution acidity depleted the amount of ligand available for complexation. Detection limits for Pd(II) and Co(III) from aqueous solution as their dithiocarbamate complexes were 2.7 ng/mL and 9.5 ng/mL respectively. Trace levels of Pd in Platinum powder (62 ug/g)have been determined. A solution of cobalt platonic chloride was analyzed for cobalt content.     

Solid-State Hydrogen-Generating Composites Based on Sodium Borohydride: Effect of the Heat Treatment of Boron–Cobalt Catalysts on the Hydrogen Generation Rate

Calcined boron–cobalt catalysts prepared by reduction of cobalt chloride in an aqueous sodium borohydride solution can be successfully used as components of pelletized solid-state hydrogen-generating composites based on sodium borohydride. Morphological changes and phase and chemical transformations occurring in the catalysts with an increase in the calcination temperature were studied. The catalyst performance in hydrolysis of sodium borohydride was determined. The hydrogen generation rate depends on the specific surface area of the calcined sample.     

Dual magnetic behavior of Co(II) and Fe(II) bis(chelate) adducts with Di-<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-diiminobenzoquinone: Quantum chemical modeling

Computational modeling (DFT UB3LYP*/6-311++G(d,p)) of electroneutral binuclear 2: 1 adducts of cobalt and iron bis(chelates) with N-phenyl-di-o-diiminobenzoquinone bearing the dimethylene linker is performed. The geometries of all electromers of the complexes are determined, and their stabilization energies and exchange interaction parameters are calculated. The magnetic properties of the compounds under study are determined by the metal nature: the cobalt diketonate adducts undergo one- and two-step valence tautomeric rearrangements, while the mixed-ligand iron complexes are capable of demonstrating spin crossover. The calculation results make it possible to regard the studied adducts as the basis for designing molecular switches and spin qubits.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of traces of antimony in copper and lead metals and in lead-base alloy with pyrocatechol violet and tri-n-octylamine

A sensitive spectrophotometric method is described for the determination of antimony in copper and lead metals and in lead-base alloy. Optimal conditions have been established for the extraction and determination of antimony. Antimony (III) is extracted from a potassium iodide—sulfuric acid or a hydrobromic—sulfuric acid medium with toluene and converted to an antimony-pyrocatechol violet (PV) complex. The complex is then extracted with tri-n-octylamine (TOA) and the absorbance of the resulting ternary Sb(III)—PV-TOA complex is measured at 555 nm. As little as 0.5 p.p.m. of antimony in copper metal and 0.2 p.p.m. of antimony in lead metal and lead-base alloy can be determined.