Determination of silver, antimony, bismuth, copper, cadmium and indium in ores, concentrates and related materials by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry after methyl isobutyl ketone extraction as iodides

Methods for determining ~ 0.2 mug g or more of silver and cadmium, ~ 0.5 mug g or more of copper and ~ 5 mug g or more of antimony, bismuth and indium in ores, concentrates and related materials are described. After sample decomposition and recovery of antimony and bismuth retained by lead and calcium sulphates, by co-precipitation with hydrous ferric oxide at pH 6.20 +/- 0.05, iron(III) is reduced to iron(II) with ascorbic acid, and antimony, bismuth, copper, cadmium and indium are separated from the remaining matrix elements by a single methyl isobutyl ketone extraction of their iodides from ~2M sulphuric acid-0.1M potassium iodide. The extract is washed with a sulphuric acid-potassium iodide solution of the same composition to remove residual iron and co-extracted zinc, and the extracted elements are stripped from the extract with 20% v v nitric acid-20% v v hydrogen peroxide. Alternatively, after the removal of lead sulphate by filtration, silver, copper, cadmium and indium can be extracted under the same conditions and stripped with 40% v v nitric acid-25% v v hydrochloric acid. The strip solutions are treated with sulphuric and perchloric acids and ultimately evaporated to dry ness. The individual elements are determined in a 24% v v hydrochloric acid medium containing 1000 mug of potassium per ml by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry with an air-acetylene flame. Tin, arsenic and molybdenum are not co-extracted under the conditions above. Results obtained for silver, antimony, bismuth and indium in some Canadian certified reference materials by these methods are compared with those obtained earlier by previously published methods.     

Paper chromatography in the separation of ions : Separation of silver,copper and arsenic group elements

A paper Chromatographic study ot the separability of ions of elements of the silver, copper and arsenic groups, using different solvents and a number of complexing agents, reveals that the solvents consisting of (1) acetone, hydrochloric or acetic acid (with or without ammonium iodide) and (2) tert. -butyl alcohol, hydrochloric or acetic acid, promote the complete separation of at ; least five elements present in microgram amounts in a mixture. Other complexing agents, such as thiourea, bismuthiol I, bismuthiol II and 2-mercaptobenzothiazole are not very useful in the separation of the ions. The R_I., R_T values and the sequences of separation are tabulated to show their behaviour.     

Determination of arsenic in ores, concentrates and related materials by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrometry after separation by xanthate extraction

A method for determining approximately 0.2 mug/g or more of arsenic in ores, concentrates and related materials is described. After sample decomposition arsenic(V) is reduced to arsenic(III) with titanium(III) and separated from iron, lead, zinc, copper, uranium, tin, antimony, bismuth and other elements by cyclohexane extraction of its xanthate complex from approximately 8-10M hydrochloric acid. After washing with 10M hydrochloric acid-2% thiourea solution to remove residual iron and co-extracted copper, followed by water to remove chloride, arsenic is stripped from the extract with 16M nitric acid and ultimately determined in a 2% nitric acid medium by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrometry, at 193.7 nm, in the presence of thiourea (which eliminates interference from sulphate) and palladium as matrix modifiers. Small amounts of gold, platinum and palladium, which are partly co-extracted as xanthates under the proposed conditions, do not interfere.     

Determination of arsenic in ores, concentrates and related materials by continuous hydride-generation atomic-absorption spectrometry after separation by xanthate extraction

A recent graphite-furnace atomic-absorption method for determining approximately 0.2 mug/g or more of arsenic in ores, concentrates, rocks, soils and sediments, after separation from matrix elements by cyclohexane extraction of arsenic(III) xanthate from approximately 8-10M hydrochloric acid, has been modified to include an alternative hydride-generation atomic-absorption finish. After the extract has been washed with 10M hydrochloric acid-2% thiourea solution to remove co-extracted copper and residual iron, arsenic(III) in the extract is oxidized to arsenic(V) with bromine solution in carbon tetrachloride and stripped into water. Following the removal of bromine by evaporation of the solution, arsenic is reduced to arsenic(III) with potassium iodide in approximately 4M hydrochloric acid and ultimately determined to hydride-generation atomic-absorption spectrometry at 193.7 nm, with sodium borohydride as reductant. Interference from gold, platinum and palladium, which are partly co-extracted as xanthates under the proposed conditions, is eliminated by complexing them with thiosemicarbazide before the iodide reduction step. The detection limits for ores and related materials is approximately 0.1 mug of arsenic per g. Results obtained by this method are compared with those obtained previously by the graphite-furnace method.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法(ICP-AES)测定铜砷滤饼中的Pb、Fe、Bi三种元素

采用硝酸、盐酸、氢氟酸、高氯酸分解样品,氢溴酸-盐酸挥发消除砷基体,优化仪器测定参数,选取最佳工作条件,建立了电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定铜砷滤饼中Pb、Fe、Bi元素的分析方法。其测定范围为：ω(Pb):0.12%~2.09%;ω(Fe):0.081%~2.10%;ω(Bi):1.20%~6.14%。各元素检出限为Pb:0.010μg/mL;Bi:0.006μg/mL;Fe:0.003μg/mL。加标回收率为95.5%~101.7%。该方法简便,准确,可靠,适用于铜砷滤饼中Pb、Fe、Bi元素的同时测定。     

Spectrophotometric determination of bismuth in copper and cartridge brass by the iodide method

An improved spectrophotometric method is proposed for the determination with iodide of trace amounts of bismuth in copper and cartridge brass. The sample is dissolved in nitric acid and the bismuth is separated from the copper by an ammoniacal precipitation in the presence of iron(III) hydroxide as a gathering agent. The hydroxide precipitate is dissolved in hydrochloric acid, sulfuric acid is added, the solution is evaporated to a few ml, hydrobromic acid is added to volatilize the antimony and tin, and the solution is evaporated to fumes of sulfuric acid. The bismuth iodide color is then developed with a composite potassium iodide—sodium hypophosphite reagent. Factors affecting the bismuth iodide color are investigated.     

Extraction of arsenic(III) from chloride-iodide solutions by diphenyl(2-pyridyl)methane and benzene

The variation of the partition coefficient of arsenic(III) between chloride-iodide solutions and diphenyl(2-pyridyl)methane in benzene has been studied. The effect of the concentration of hydrochloric acid and iodide in the aqueous phase has been assessed. The partition coefficients are maximal for concentrated acid solutions which are 0.02-0.1 M in potassium iodide. Slope-analysis studies were used to elucidate the composition of the extracted species. Polymerization of the solvent species tends to decrease the distribution coefficients of arsenic with increasing concentration of diphenyl(2-pyridyl)methane, especially with trace concentrations of the element. Arsenic can be selectively separated from copper, cobalt, nickel, iron, chromium and antimony, which are usually associated with it in various ores.     

Determination of antimony in ores and related materials by continuous hydride-generation atomic-absorption spectrometry after separation by xanthate extraction

A continuous hydride-generation atomic-absorption spectrometric method for determining approximately 0.02 mug/g or more of antimony in ores, concentrates, rocks, soils and sediments is described. The method involves the reduction of antimony(V) to antimony(III) by heating with hypophosphorous acid in a 4.5M hydrochloric acid-tartaric acid medium and its separation by filtration, if necessary, from any elemental arsenic, selenium and tellurium produced during the reduction step. Antimony is subsequently separated from iron, lead, zinc, tin and various other elements by a single cyclohexane extraction of its xanthate complex from approximately 4.5M hydrochloric acid/0.2M sulphuric acid in the presence of ascorbic acid as a reluctant for iron(III). After the extract is washed, if necessary, with 10% hydrochloric acid-2% thiourea solution to remove co-extracted copper, followed by 4.5M hydrochloric acid to remove residual iron and other elements, antimony(III) in the extract is oxidized to antimony(V) with bromine solution in carbon tetrachloride and stripped into dilute sulphuric acid containing tartaric acid. Following the removal of bromine by evaporation of the solution, antimony(V) is reduced to antimony(III) with potassium iodide in approximately 3M hydrochloric acid and finally determined by hydride-generation atomic-absorption spectrometry at 217.8 nm with sodium borohydride as reluctant. Interference from platinum and palladium, which are partly co-extracted as xanthates under the proposed conditions, is eliminated by complexing them with thiosemicarbazide during the iodide reduction step. Interference from gold is avoided by using a 3M hydrochloric acid medium for the hydride-generation step. Under these conditions gold forms a stable iodide complex.     

The rapid colorimetric determination of molybdenum with dithiol in biological, geochemical and steel samples.

A rapid method for the determination of molybdenum in botanical, biological, geochemical and steel samples with dithiol, is described. Botanical and biological samples are ashed at 550 °C before leaching with 4 M hydrochloric acid, while geochemical samples are fused with potassium hydrogensulphate, and steels are decomposed with nitric and hydrochloric acids. The dithiol complex of molybdenum is formed by the addition of an alkaline solution of dithiol to the sample solution, and then extracted into isoamyl acetate. Ascorbic acid and citric acid are used to eliminate interferences from iron and tungsten, and the addition of potassium iodide gives the procedure very high tolerance to copper. Up to 150 geochemical samples or ashed botanical or biological samples can be analysed per man-day. Sensitivity of the method is 0.05, 0.5 and 10 p.p.m. for biological, geochemical and steel samples, respectively. The relative standard deviation is better than ±7% over the standard range used, and recovery of added molybdenum is complete.     

Extraction of copper(II) with the APCD/DIBK system from concentrated hydrochloric and nitric acid media: estimation of true limit of acidity for the extraction

The extraction of copper(II) from strongly acidic solution (0.01-8M hydrochloric and 0.01-5M nitric acid) with ammonium 1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioate in di-isobutyl ketone has been studied. Compared with the hydrochloric acid system, a considerably larger amount of the reagent is needed for complete extraction of copper chelate from nitric acid solution as the extract is more unstable in the nitric acid system. The decomposition of copper chelates extracted from nitric acid is based on the oxidation of the reagent and the chelate; the spectral change of the extract from nitric acid suggests that the copper(II) chelate is initially oxidized to copper(II) and then decomposes. The upper limit of the acidity of both acids from which the copper chelate can be quantitatively extracted strongly depends on the reagent concentration; the limit with 8 x 10(-2)M APCD (500-fold reagent: metal molar ratio) was taken as 8 and 4M for hydrochloric and nitric acid, respectively.     

Determination of arsenic and antimony in electrolytic copper by anodic stripping voltammetry at a gold film electrode

A simple procedure is described for the determination of arsenic and antimony in electrolytic copper. The copper is digested with nitric acid and copper is separated from arsenic and antimony by passing an ammoniacal solution of the sample through a column of Chelex-100 resin. After digestion with sulphuric acid and reduction to arsenic(III) and antimony(III) with sodium sulphite in 7 M sulphuric acid at 80°C, both arsenic and antimony are deposited at-0.30V and their total is determined by anodic stripping; antimony is then selectively deposited at -0.05 V for anodic stripping. The lower limits of determination are 56 ng As and 28 ng Sb per gram of copper; relative standard deviations (n = 5) are in the ranges 6.1–15.0% for 5.5—0.5 ppm arsenic in copper and 4.1–6.8% for 2.6—0.6 ppm antimony.     

Determination of tellurium in ores, concentrates and related materials by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrometry after separations by iron collection and xanthate extraction

A method for determining approximately 0.01 mug/g or more of tellurium in ores, concentrates, rocks, soils and sediments is described. After sample decomposition and evaporation of the solution to incipient dryness, tellurium is separated from > 300 mug of copper by co-precipitation with hydrous ferric oxide from an ammoniacal medium and the precipitate is dissolved in 10M hydrochloric acid. Alternatively, for samples containing 300 mug of copper, the salts are dissolved in 10M hydrochloric acid. Tellurium in the resultant solutions is reduced to the quadrivalent state by heating and separated from iron, lead and various other elements by a single cyclohexane extraction of its xanthate complex from approximately 9.5M hydrochloric acid in the presence of thiosemicarbazide as a complexing agent for copper. After washing with 10M hydrochloric acid followed by water to remove residual iron, chloride and soluble salts, tellurium is stripped from the extract with 16M nitric acid and finally determined, in a 2% v/v nitric acid medium, by graphite-furnace atomic-absorption spectrometry at 214.3 nm in the presence of nickel as matrix modifier. Small amounts of gold and palladium, which are partly co-extracted as xanthates if the iron-collection step is omitted, do not interfere. Co-extraction of arsenic is avoided by volatilizing it as the bromide during the decomposition step. The method is directly applicable, without the co-precipitation step, to most rocks, soils and sediments.     

原子荧光光谱法测定粗锌中的砷

建立了测定粗锌中砷含量的原子荧光光谱法。粗锌样品经硝酸溶液(1+1)低温溶解完全以后,在盐酸介质中,用抗坏血酸预还原,以硫脲掩蔽铜、铁、银等杂质元素,砷被硼氢化钾还原为氢化物,用氩气导入原子化器测量。砷测定结果的相对标准偏差为1.5%~3.0%(n=11),加标回收率为98.4%~103.6%。与国家标准测定方法分光光度法测定结果对比,相对偏差为0.1%~2.4%。该法准确、可靠,适用于砷含量在0.005 0%~0.50%之间的粗锌中砷的测定。     

Anwendung von ionenaustauschverfahren zur bestimmung von spurenelementen in natürlichen wässern—VII: Kupfer

A method is described which makes it possible to separate ppM levels of copper from natural waters and complete the determination by atomic-absorption. The sample is made 0.1M in hydrochloric acid, filtered, treated with ascorbic acid and passed through Dowex 1 X8 (chloride form). The anionic copper(I) chloro-complex is sorbed and the copper separated from most other elements present. After elution with 1M nitric acid, the copper is determined by atomic absorption. The method has been used to determine copper concentrations in the range 10–39 ppM, in some Austrian waters.     

碘量法测定废杂铜屑中的铜含量

采用硝酸-盐酸溶解样品,在硫酸体系下加入氢溴酸,使得氢溴酸与试样中的砷、锑、锡等元素反应生成易挥发的溴化物,从而消除其干扰,滴定前用氟化氢氨掩蔽铁,在pH=3.0～4.0的范围采用碘量法测定废杂铜屑中的铜含量。用于测定金属样废杂铜屑中铜的含量,测定结果的相对标准偏差(RSD,n=7)为0.20%～0.25%,加标回收率在98.8%～101%,方法简单准确,能够满足日常检测需求。     

Generation of AsH(3) from As(V) in the absence of KI as prereducing agent: Speciation of inorganic arsenic

It is shown that the potassium iodide to the samples to reduce As(V) to AS(III) is not essential when total inorganic arsenic is determined by molecular spectrophotometry (trapping AsH(3) in Ag-DDTC) or by atomic-absorption spectrometry (if Ar flow-rate and NaBH(4) addition rate are controlled in 6M hydrochloric acid medium). Furthermore, in the presence of low concentration of organic arsenic, a method is reported for the selective determination of inorganic As(III) and As(V), based on the use of citrate/citric acid medium to determine As(III) and hydrochloric acid to determine total inorganic As. As(V) is determined by the difference between total inorganic As and As(III). The interference level of organic arsenic species (monomethylarsenic acid and dimethylarsenic acid) in the determination of total inorganic arsenic and AS(III) in 6M hydrochloric acid and citrate/citric acid medium respectively, is reported in the text. The developed method is applied to determine As(III) and As(V) in spiked, tap and waste waters and in lake sediments.     

Determination of antimony in concentrates, ores and non-ferrous materials by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry after iron-lanthanum collection, or by the iodide method after further xanthate extraction

Methods for determining trace and moderate amounts of antimony in copper, nickel, molybdenum, lead and zinc concentrates and in ores are described. Following sample decomposition, antimony is oxidized to antimony(V) with aqua regia, then reduced to antimony(III) with sodium metabisulphite in 6M hydrochloric acid medium and separated from most of the matrix elements by co-precipitation with hydrous ferric and lanthanum oxides. Antimony (>/= 100 mug/g) can subsequently be determined by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry, at 217.6 nm after dissolution of the precipitate in 3M hydrochloric acid. Alternatively, for the determination of antimony at levels of 1 mug/g or more, the precipitate is dissolved in 5M hydrochloric acid containing stannous chloride as a reluctant for iron(III) and thiourea as a complexing agent for copper. Then tin is complexed with hydrofluoric acid, and antimony is separated from iron, tin, lead and other co-precipitated elements, including lanthanum, by chloroform extraction of its xanthate. It is then determined spectrophotometrically, at 331 or 425 nm as the iodide. Interference from co-extracted bismuth is eliminated by washing the extract with hydrochloric acid of the same acid concentration as the medium used for extraction. Interference from co-extracted molybdenum, which causes high results at 331 nm, is avoided by measuring the absorbance at 425 nm. The proposed methods are also applicable to high-purity copper metal and copper- and lead-base alloys. In the spectrophotometric iodide method, the importance of the preliminary oxidation of all of the antimony to antimony(V), to avoid the formation of an unreactive species, is shown.     

Separation of iron-52 from chromium cyclotron targets on the 2% cross-linked anion-exchange resin AG1-X2 in hydrochloric acid

Iron-52 can be separated from solutions of chromium cyclotron targets by eluting chromium, copper and radioactive impurities with 9.0M hydrochloric acid from a column containing 1.0 g of AG1-X2 anion-exchange resin. Iron-52 is retained and can then be eluted with 6.0M hydrochloric acid containing 0.05M hydrogen iodide or 0.05M sodium iodide. The separations are sharp and quantitative. Less than 2 microg of chromium will remain with the iron-52, from 2.0 g originally present.     

电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱(ICP-AES)法测定再生锌原料中铜、铅、铁、铟、镉、砷、钙、铝

采用硝酸、盐酸、氢氟酸(氟化氢铵)、高氯酸分解样品,电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定了再生锌原料中铜、铅、铁、铟、镉、砷、钙、铝的量。其测定范围:ω(Cu):0.01%～0.60%;ω(Pb):0.10%～5.00%;ω(Fe):0.10%～5.00%;ω(In):0.0100%～0.200%;ω(Cd):0.010%～3.00%;ω(As):0.10%～2.00%;ω(Ca):0.10%～10.00%;ω(Al):0.10%～4.00%。各元素的加标回收率为93%～113%。方法准确、快速、可靠,适用于再生锌原料中铜、铅、铁、铟、镉、砷、钙、铝量的同时测定。     

Differential determination of arsenic(III) and total arsenic using flow injection on-line separation and preconcentration for graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry

Arsenic(III) can be quantitatively extracted using sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (NaDDTC) as the complexing agent and C18 reversed phase packing as the column material for solid phase extraction. Arsenic(V) must be reduced to its trivalent oxidation state prior to extraction. A mixture of sodium sulphite, hydrochloric acid, sodium thiosulphate and potassium iodide was found to be optimum for on-line reduction. When the sorbent extraction is carried out without and with the addition of the reduction mixture, arsenic(III) and total arsenic can be determined sequentially by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with detection limits (3 σ) of 0.32 ng for As(III) and 0.43 ng for total arsenic. A 7.6-fold enhancement in peak area compared to direct injection of 40 μl samples was obtained after 60 s preconcentration. Results obtained for sea water standard reference materials, using aqueous standards for calibration, agree well with certified values. A precision of 5.5% RSD was obtained for total arsenic in a sea water sample (1.65 As). Results obtained for synthetic mixtures of trivalent and pentavalent arsenic agreed well with expected values.