Determination of fluoride in sea-water by molecular absorption spectrometry of aluminium monofluoride after removal cation and anion interferences

Three procedures are proposed for the determination of trace levels of fluoride in sea-water, based on the formation of aluminium monofluoride in an electrothermal graphite furnace, followed by measurement of its molecular absorption at 227.45 nm. They involve the use of dilution, a matrix modifier, or a matrix modifier and an ion-exchange resin, and are all acceptably sensitive and specific for fluoride. Interferences from cations and anions are removed by a simple 20-fold dilution of the sample. At 10-fold sample dilution, chloride interference can be removed by adding 0.3M ammonium nitrate together with 0.01M aluminium + 0.01M strontium as a matrix modifier. The same matrix modifier is valid for use with 5-fold sample dilution and a cation-exchange step to avoid matrix affects from cations and chloride. The detection limit is about 8-10 ng/ml fluoride and the determination limit is 20 ng/ml. The precision of peak-height measurement at 0.2 mug/ml is 5-7%.     

Determination of total fluorine in blood at trace concentration levels by the Wickbold decomposition method with direct potentiometric detection

The Wickbold decomposition method in combination with differential potentiometric detection via fluoride ion-selective electrode has been applied to analysis of total fluorine in biological matrices. The performance of the method has been evaluated for determination of total fluorine in rat blood. Total mineralization of the biological sample is achieved by combustion of the sample in oxygen/hydrogen flame and subsequent absorption of the resulting fluoride in aqueous absorption medium. The fluoride is then quantified by highly selective automated differential static potentiometry with fluoride ion-selective electrode. Total fluorine determination has been evaluated in terms of sample carryover, reproducibility, precision, as well as feasibility to routine analysis of alternative biological matrices. Our results indicate that, up to 100 ppm fluorine in blood, the method does not suffer from sample carryover. Limits of quantitation of 0.5 ppm and limits of detection of 0.24 ppm fluorine in 0.5 g blood samples were achieved by elimination of inherent limitations of fluoride ion-selective electrode detection via automated differential static potentiometric measurements. The Wickbold decomposition method was found to be suitable for routine total fluorine determination in blood samples despite its relatively low throughput and high operator skill requirements.     

Simplified sample preparation for fluoride determination in biological material

A simple and rapid preparation method for the determination of fluoride in biological materials (blood and food) of various origins, is described. A homogenized sample was placed in a plastic diffusion cell and calcium phosphate added, it was then dried at 55 degrees C and treated with 70% HClO4 and 40% AgClO4. After digestion for 24 h at 55 degrees C, the fluorides released were fixed on the upper part of a diffusion cell containing a thin layer of NaOH. The analyses of the diffused fluoride were carried out with an ion-selective electrode. The proposed microdiffusion method, without mineralization, enables quantitative separation of the fluoride from the biological samples.     

Microdetermination of fluorine in organic compounds by oxygen flask combustion and conductometric titration

For the conductometric titration of fluoride with calcium acetate, solvent system in sample solution and titrant, concentration, and acidity of sample solution were examined to establish the titration conditions. Results of these examinations were transferred to the microdetermination of fluorine in organic compounds using oxygen flask combustion method.Comparative examination between quartz and Pyrex flasks for the combustion of fluorine samples indicated that good results were obtained by the use of the former flask, whereas the use of the latter one gave negative values of 1.0–1.6% due to the formation of boron fluoride during the combustion.     

Application of Solid Sampling for the Determination of Total Fluorine in Fish and Seafood by High-Resolution Continuum Source Graphite Furnace Molecular Absorption Spectrometry

Total fluorine concentrations in some fish species and seafood such as mussels, squid (calamary), and shrimp were determined using the molecular absorption of calcium monofluoride (CaF) generated in a graphite furnace using a high-resolution continuum source atomic absorption spectrometer and direct solid sampling. The fish fillets and seafood were dried at 110°C, minced finely, put on the platform using masses less than 1.2?mg, and introduced to the graphite furnace with 20?µg of calcium by a solid sampling accessory. The effects of CaF wavelength, graphite furnace program, amount of sample introduced to the furnace, the use of modifier on the determination of fluorine were investigated and optimized. The absolute limit of detection and characteristic mass of the method were 0.28 and 0.14?ng of fluorine, respectively. By applying the optimized parameters, the concentrations of fluorine in various fish species and seafood were determined.     

Determination of total fluorine in vegetables and plants by open-flame ashing and microdiffusion : Comparison with furnace ashing and oxygen-flask combustion

The sample is ashed in a nickel crucible over an open flame with calcium hydroxide as the fixative; fluoride is separated by micro-diffusion and measured with a fluoride-selective electrode. The calcium hydroxide fixative permits a temperature of 800–850°C during the final ashing, so that insoluble silicates are decomposed and fluoride is converted to an acid-soluble form. Other advantages over furnace ashing at 600°C are less contamination and more rapid ashing (20 min compared to 6 h). The interference of aluminium and silica on microdiffusion was studied: perchloric acid was found to be preferable to sulphuric acid as medium. A new way for preparing calcium hydroxide suspension, low in fluoride, is described. The values found by the proposed method generally compare well with those obtained by oxygen flask combustion. Direct diffusion (i.e. without ashing) gave much lower values than the ashing methods, except for tea leaves.     

A pyrohydrolytic method for the determination of low fluorine concentrations in coal and minerals

Techniques are described for the pyrohydrolysis of a range of sample materials in a silica tube furnace. Samples are mixed with a catalyst and combusted ar 1200°C in a stream of oxygen and steam, and the liberated fluorine is absorbed in solutions appropriate to either ion-selective electrode or ion-chromatographic measurement. Catalyst composition, furnace temperature, and gas flow rates are particular variables discussed with respect to recovery of fluorine ar concentrations up to about 5% (w/w). Recovery and precision are favourable compared with those obtained by the alternative peroxide fusion and oxygen bomb combustion methods for coal analyses. Relative standard deviation is less than 0.05 for most samples. Results agree with certified values of available reference materials including ores and rocks, while new data are provided for several non-certified reference materials.     

石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定碘化铯晶体中铊

采用平台石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定了碘化铯晶体中铊。研究了碘化铯对钯－硝酸镁基本改进剂中铊吸光度影响,用预混合钯－硝酸镁和样品溶液,由于在碘化物溶液中易析出金属钯而使测定结果降低。用样品溶液和基体改进剂分别加入到石墨炉中的标准加入法可得到满意的结果。     

环境样品的热解-溶液吸收预处理及其汞同位素组成的测定

利用多道接收电感耦合等离子体质谱仪(MC-ICP-MS)可实现汞同位素的高精度测定,但对样品预处理的要求很高。目前,液态、固态、气态环境样品的预处理方式不一,存在一定的系统误差。该研究旨在尽可能统一各状态样品的预处理步骤。先将各样品中的不同形态汞富集转化为固体可吸附态,令其吸附在固态载体上,包括:采用金柱富集气体样品中的气态单质汞;以吹扫-金柱捕集法富集液体样品中的溶解气态汞和总汞;用膜过滤法收集大气中的颗粒态汞。最后以管式炉热解定量固态样品,采用高氧化效率的酸性高锰酸钾混合溶液吸收热解产生的Hg~0并氧化为Hg~(2+),保存于溶液中供MC-ICP-MS测定。优化了气体流速、吸收液体积及高锰酸钾浓度等参数,考察了方法空白、回收率及精密度等指标,并将建立的方法应用于大气气态单质汞、大气颗粒态汞、溶解气态汞、雨水总汞和土壤总汞等样品中汞同位素的分析。     

Determination of fluoride in natural waters by ion-selective electrode potentiometry after co-precipitation with aluminium phosphate

The most effective conditions for masking aluminium in the determination of mug/1. levels of fluoride in water by ion-selective electrode potentiometry after co-precipitation with aluminium phosphate have been re-examined. The effectiveness of citrate for masking aluminium increases with pH, and up to 1.5 x 10(-2)M aluminium can be masked quantitatively at pH 8.5. Fluoride (5-100 mug in 500 ml of sample solution) is quantitatively co-precipitated at pH 4.7 with approximately 90 mg of aluminium phosphate. After dissolution of the precipitate and adjustment of the solution to pH 8.5 with TISAB, the fluoride content can be measured with a fluoride ISE. The method is simple and rapid, and is suitable for the determination of trace amounts of fluoride in various water samples.     

石墨炉原子吸收法测定生物样品中的铊

为建立测定生物样品中铊的石墨炉原子吸收法,通过微波消解,采用基本改进剂,改变石墨炉灰化温度等操作条件,提高了该法的准确度和精密度.结果表明,方法的线性范围为0～100 μg/L;检出限:血为0.10 mg/L;尿为0.02 mg/L;头发为0.20 mg/kg;回收率:血为83.1%～108%;尿为89.6%～105%...     

Separation and Concentration of the Trimethylselenonium Ion for Its Determination in Urine by Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry

The separation and concentration methods for the trimethylselenonium ion (TMSe) in urine samples were developed utilizing the formation of the ion pair of TMSe with tetrakis(4-fluorophenyl)borate. The ion pair could be quantitatively collected by a solvent extraction technique as well as a cellulose nitrate (CN) filter collection technique. The collected TMSe was determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry with the addition of palladium as a matrix modifier. In the case of urine analysis for TMSe, the CN filter technique gave better reproducibility than the solvent extraction technique. The detection limit of this method for TMSe was 1 ngSe/ml for 20 ml of urine sample.     

Effect of matrix modifier and furnace material on the determination of traces of fluoride by electrothermal molecular absorption spectrometry of aluminum monofluoride

In the determination of fluoride by AlF absorbance measurements, the interference from strontium nitrate is avoided by using magnesium nitrate or barium nitrate added to aluminum solution as the matrix modifier. The effects of the graphite-furnace material on AlF absorbance are investigated. Glassy carbon and synthetic carbon gave longer furnace lifetimes and better sensitivity than the other materials tested. The maximum sensitivity (4.2 μg ml^?1 fluoride for 0.0044 absorbance with a 10-μl injection) was obtained with synthetic carbon. The r.s.d, was <5% for 0.1 μg ml^?1 fluoride (n=10). Na⁺, K⁺, Pb²⁺, Zn²⁺, Cu²⁺ and Ag⁺ did not affect the measurements up to 500 μg ml^?1, but Ni²⁺, Co²⁺, Fe²⁺, Sr²⁺ and especially Ca²⁺ depressed the absorbance.     

On-line flow injection solid sample introduction, leaching and potentiometric determination of fluoride in phosphate rock

A flow injection method with on-line solid sample dissolution was developed for the determination of fluoride in phosphate rock. The fluoride was selectively leached (98-102.4 % recovery) from a 50-mg powdered phosphate rock sample with 0.50 M citric acid. Using the zone sampling technique the fluoride in the buffered leachate was determined by injecting 87 μL into the carrier stream using a fluoride ion-selective electrode detector. The sensing element of the electrode was housed in a home-made sleeve-type flow-through cell. On-line solid sample digestion with 0.50 M citric acid at 55 °C resulted in minimum dissolution of interfering iron and aluminum ions with improved accuracy and calibration linearity. The incorporation of relatively high level of fluoride in the carrier stream (40 μg mL⁻¹) facilitated the determination of high levels of fluoride in phosphate rock (up to 4.1%) with out the need for excessive on-line dilution.The optimized flow system was applied for the determination of fluoride in phosphate rocks samples and a reference material at a rate of nine samples per hour with a relative standard deviation (n = 5) of 2.95-4.0 %. Comparison of the proposed flow injection method with the standard method, which involves steam distillation from sulfuric acid solution and manual titration with thorium nitrate, showed no evidence of bias at the 95% confidence level.     

碱融浸取–离子选择电极法测定固体废物中的总氟

采用氢氧化钠熔融浸取固体废物中的氟,用离子选择电极法测定其中的总氟含量。固体废物样品经氢氧化钠高温熔融后,以热纯水浸取并加入适量的盐酸使溶液呈弱碱性,去除主要干扰离子。测定氟的线性范围为5.00~500μg,线性相关系数r=0.999 6,检出限为12.5 mg/kg。6种类型固体废物样品的加标回收率在90.4%~110.0%之间,测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.3%~4.6%(n=6)。该方法样品预处理简单、重现性好、检出限低,适用于多种固体废物中总氟的测定。     

Graphite furnace for alternative combination with d.c. arc or inductively coupled plasma. Introduction and analysis of solid samples

Summary A graphite furnace and d.c. arc combined source with the use of halogenating atmosphere in the furnace is described. The construction makes possible the introduction and analysis of both liquid and solid samples at minimum risk of contamination. Spectrographic detection resulted in background equivalent mass values below 10 ng for 22 from 36 elements applied in solution (Ar + CCl₄ atmosphere and NaCl matrix). The intensity-time profiles indicated high rates of distillation of the impurities (including B, Cr, Hf, Mo, Ti, V, W and Zr) from silicon carbide and silicon nitride samples in the first 40 s of heating under chlorination (CCl₄ vapour). Two versions of the exit part of the furnace are described for coupling to an ICP source; one of them has been used for the determination of titanium in alumina (spectrometric detection). Standardization with solution standards for solid sample analysis was unsuccessful. Based on the analytical curve obtained with variable amounts of solid standards (5–20 mg), a detection limit of 0.32 g/g Ti was found for 20 mg alumina.     

Trace analysis of total fluorine in human blood using combustion ion chromatography for fluorine: a mass balance approach for the determination of known and unknown organofluorine compounds

The number of perfluorochemicals (PFCs) that have been found in biological and environmental matrices is increasing as analytical standards and methods evolve. Perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) constitute only a fraction of the total suite of PFCs found in environmental and biological matrices. A robust method and approach is needed to evaluate the mass of fluorinated compounds in biological matrices. In this study, we developed a method to measure total fluorine (TF) and organic fluorine (TOF) in human blood matrices using combustion ion chromatography (CIC). Blood matrices (whole blood, serum, and plasma) were analyzed in bulk to determine TF. An aliquot of the blood was also extracted with organic solvents such as methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE) and hexane, and organic and aqueous extracts were separated, to fractionate organofluorines from inorganic fluorine. The organic layer was analyzed for TF by CIC, and for known PFCs by high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). PFCs measured by HPLC-MS/MS accounted for >80% of the TF in the organic fraction. The aqueous fraction contained inorganic fluorine and other non-extractable organofluorines. However, in the bulk sample, fluoride and non-extractable organofluorines accounted for >70% of the TF in blood samples from the general population. In occupationally exposed individuals, known organofluorines accounted for a major proportion of the TF. These results suggest the existence of yet uncharacterized fluorine fraction in human blood. Further studies are needed to characterize the aqueous fraction that contains inorganic fluorine and non-extractable forms of fluorine.     

钕量法测定高分子和有机化合物中的磷和氟

本文介绍以Nd(NO_3)_3,为氧瓶燃烧吸收剂,以EDTA回滴过量 Nd~3+ 来测定高分子和有机化合物中磷和氟含量。当化合物中同时含有磷和氟时,先加入浓硝酸煮沸浓缩并蒸干除去F~- 测定 PO_4~3-,然后通过测定磷氟总含量求出氟含量。分解和测定均在普通硬质玻璃氧瓶中进行。测定磷的最大误差为±0.20％,除全氟化合物误差为-0.50％外,氟的测定最大误差为±0.30％。     

Solid-state ion-selective electrodes based on ionic liquid solid at room temperature for detecting amino acids

An ion-selective electrode based on tetraoctylammonium N-lauroyl sarcosinate ionic liquid, which is solid at room temperature, is responsive to anionic forms of amino acids. Preconditioning in copper sulfate solution and the introduction of more high-melting and hydrophobic ionic liquid (1,3-dihexade-cylimidasolium bromide) allowed the limit of detecting phenylalanine to be lowered by several times (c_min = 2.7 × 10^–5 M) and significantly improves the service life of the ion-selective electrode. The possibility was shown for using two ionic liquids for designing ISE with one of them that serves as an inert solid matrix for immobilizing the second one, which in turn ensured the analyte binding and the generation of a potentiometric signal.     

A new approach of direct sample-digestion before vaporization for determination of a metal in rocks by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry.

A new approach to sample digestion, subsequent vaporization and introduction to an inductively coupled plasma (ICP) atomic emission spectrometer was developed for the direct determination of magnesium. To each small sample cuvette made of tungsten, a ground rock sample was precisely weighed. The cuvette was situated on a tungsten boat furnace. Ammonium fluoride solution was added to the cuvette as a chemical modifier. After the on-furnace digestion has been completed, the analyte, magnesium, in the cuvette was vaporized and introduced into the ICP atomic emission spectrometer. Since the powdered samples were wet-digested in the sample cuvettes prior to vaporization, they could be analyzed by using a calibration curve prepared from aqueous standard solutions. This method was applied to the determination of magnesium in several standard reference materials with satisfactory results.