Some Possibilities and Limitations of Contactless Impedimetric Determinations of Organic Liquids in Aqueous Solutions. The Interference from Ionic Compounds

The possibilities of impedimetric determinations of organic liquids in mixtures with aqueous solutions have been studied in detail, using a planar capacitor cell combined with multivibrator and operational amplifier circuits functioning as a differentiator and a system of dioxane with aqueous solutions of alkali halides. The experimental values have been compared with a simple model and the detector response has been characterized. The behaviour of the detection cell can be reliably predicted on this basis. This approach permits extremely simple, rapid and cheap analyses of binary liquid mixtures, however, it suffers from a serious limitation in that the overall electric conductivity of the mixture must be low.     

Application of Contactless Impedance Detection to Determination of Substances in Gaseous Phase

A simple cell, consisting of two insulated wire electrodes placed in a PTFE tube through which the test gaseous phase flows, has been applied to capacitively coupled contactless conductometric detection (C⁴D) and determination of water vapour in the air, to examine the possibilities of the use of C⁴D for analyses of gaseous samples. It has been found that the measurement is sufficiently sensitive and reliable for determinations of common concentrations of water in the air. The dynamic characteristics and the signal stability demonstrate that the cell will be suitable for long‐term continuous monitoring of the air humidity. Qualitative tests indicate that vapours of organic solvents can also be monitored. To the authors knowledge, this is the first attempt to use C⁴D in gas analyses.     

Properties of the Contactless Impedance Detector with Insulated Wire Electrodes Placed Inside the Flowing Liquid Stream

The behavior of a flow cell, in which the impedance is measured between two insulated wire electrodes located within the stream of the test liquid, is described and compared with that of a semi‐quantitative theoretical model. A new approach is used to the monitoring of the impedance signal, based on connecting the cell as the input impedance of an operational amplifier in the differentiating circuit. A triangular AC voltage is fed to one of the electrodes and the other electrode is connected to the amplifier input. The square‐wave voltage at the amplifier output depends at low frequencies (from hundreds of Hz to several kHz) on the capacitive component of the overall impedance. The basic analytical parameters are in satisfactory agreement with the model and are comparable to those obtained with common contactless impedance detectors operating at higher frequencies of hundreds of kHz to a few MHz and monitoring primarily the conductance component of the impedance. The system described offers new detection possibilities, mainly for nonionic analytes of varying polarities.     

Determination of Diffusion Coefficients for Binary Nonelectrolyte Mixtures. A Free-Volume Predictive Approach

A diaphragm cell has been used to measure mutual diffusion coefficients at 25°C for four binary nonelectrolyte mixtures: ethylbenzene + n-hexane, carbon tetrachloride + ethylbenzene, cyclohexane + p-xylene, and 1,2-dichloroethane + cyclohexane. A free-volume predictive approach for binary mutual diffusion coefficients was developed and tested. Only infinite dilution diffusion coefficients, some readily available pure substance data, and UNIFAC group contribution parameters are used in the model. No binary equilibrium thermodynamic information is required. For 73 binary systems with an overall average absolute deviation of 5.2%, it has been shown that the developed method is better than two commonly available reference methods for the prediction of liquid diffusion coefficients.     

An Investigation on the Molecular Dynamics of Binary Mixtures of Anisole with Acetic and Propionic Acids

Temperature dependent dielectric studies were carried out from 303 to 323 K for mixtures of anisole with acetic acid and with propionic acid, in order to investigate the molecular dynamics of these molecules. The low-frequency molecular dynamics of these molecules have been studied by computing some dielectric parameters such as the Kirkwood correlation factor, Bruggeman parameter, excess permittivity and excess Helmholtz energy. The observed Kirkwood effective correlation factor for both binary mixtures at all concentrations and temperatures were found to be less than unity. Negative values of the Bruggeman parameter were obtained for mixtures of anisole with acetic acid whereas positive values were obtained for the mixtures of anisole with propionic acid. The formation of β-multimers, with anti-parallel dipolar orientations, was identified in the above binary mixtures. This investigation showed that changes of temperature did not produce any significant structural changes over the studied temperature interval.     

Solvatochromic Parameters and Preferential Solvation Behavior for Binary Mixtures of 1,3-Dialkylimidazolium Ionic Liquids with Water

Binary mixtures of 1,3-dialkylimidazolium based ionic liquids (ILs) and water were selected as solvent systems to investigate the solute-solvent and solvent-solvent interactions on the preferential solvation of solvatochromic indicators at 25℃. Empirical solvatochromic parameters, dipolarity/polarizability (π^*), hydrogen-bond donor acidity (α), hydrogen-bond acceptor basicity (β), and Reichardt's polarity parameters (E_T^N) were measured from the ultraviolet-visible spectral shifts of 4-nitroaniline, 4-nitroanisole, and Reichardt's dye. The solvent properties of the IL-water mixtures were found to be influenced by IL type and IL mole fraction (x_IL). All these studied systems showed the non-ideal behavior. The maximum deviation to ideality for the solvatochromic parameters can be obtained in the xIL range from 0.1 to 0.3. For most of the binary mixtures, the π^* values showed the synergistic effects instead of the E_T^N, α and β values. The observed synergy extent was dependent on the studied systems, such as the dye indicator and IL type. A preferential solvation model was utilized to gather information on the molecular interactions in the mixtures. The dye indicator was preferentially solvated on the following trend: IL >IL-water complex >water.     

A Comparison of the Properties of Contactless Conductivity and Diode‐Array Photometric Detectors in Analyses of Low‐Molecular,Biologically Active Substances by Capillary Electrophoresis in Acetic Acid Solutions

The performance of the contactless conductivity (C⁴D) and diode array photometric (DAD) detectors has been compared for CE separations of creatinine, arginine and 3‐methylhistidine in acetic acid background electrolytes. The contactless conductivity detector response has also been modeled. It has been found that the two detectors provide similar responses and can readily be used for dual CE detection. Changes in the acetic acid concentration affect the C⁴D noise less than the DAD noise, but their effect on the C⁴D response to the analytes is greater than with DAD. In general, C⁴D provides better detection results at higher acetic acid concentrations, while DAD is more sensitive and reliable at very low ones. Capillaries with greater internal diameters are preferable for both detectors, provided that the separation efficiency is not adversely affected. Acetic acid is a suitable background electrolyte for CE separations of small, basic organic molecules.     

简便快速的硫化氢测定法

本文提出了有一种简易快速测定剂来测定水样中的硫化氢的方法。该法的检出限为０．１ｍｇ／Ｌ，对１．０１ｍｇ／Ｌ的Ｈ２Ｓ样品７次测定的相对标准偏差＜４．１％，１ｈ能测定１２个样品。用本测定了几种水样中的Ｈ２Ｓ含量，回收率为８４％－１０５％。应用它可上标准法的４ｈ左右缩短到５ｍｉｎ；使分析成本降低９／１０；不需配制一系列分析试剂和仪器，只需一支小型塑料管和几片药片，便于渔业水质和环境水质的野外现场监测。     

毛细管电泳高频电导法快速分离检测混合氨基酸

氨基酸(Am ino acids,AA s)是组成生物大分子的基本单元,与人的健康状况有极其密切的关系.在医学和生命科学研究中,微量氨基酸的分离检测具有重要意义.     

Rapid and Accurate Determination of Acetaminophen and Phenprobamate in Binary Mixtures by Derivative-Differential UV Spectrophotometry and Ratio-Spectra Derivative Spectrophotometry

ABSTRACT

Derivative-Differential UV spectrophotometry and ratio-spectra first derivative spectrophotometry are presented for the simultaneous determination of analgesic and myorelaxan mixtures, namely acetaminophen (A)- phenprobamate (P). Derivative-Differential UV spectrophotometry is based on pH changes. The other method depends on the application ratio-spectra first derivative spectrophotometry to resolve the interference due to spectral overlapping.

The proposed methods were applied to the determination of this compound in synthetic mixtures and in pharmaceutical preparations. The proposed methods, which give thoroughly comparable data, are simple and rapid, and allow one to obtain precise and accurate results.     

A Novel Visible Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Methanol Using Sodium Nitroprusside as Spectroscopic Probe

A novel, rapid and reliable method has been established for the determination of methanol using sodium nitroprusside as a spectroscopic probe. This method indicates that the sodium nitroprusside can react with the methanol to form a colored product in the basic solution. The absorbance of the product is measured at the maximal absorption wavelength of 481 nm, and the amount of methanol can be calculated based on this absorbance. A good linear relationship of the concentration of methanol versus absorbance is observed with a linear range of 0.02‐6.0 mg mL^?1. The linear regression equation is A = 0.02484 + 0.29457C (mg mL^?1), with a correlation coefficient of 0.9991. The detection limit (3σ/k) is 0.012 mg mL^?1, while its R.S.D. is 1.5% and the recovery rate is 97.5‐102.5%. The parameters with regard to determination are optimized, and the reaction mechanism is discussed. This method has been successfully applied to determine methanol in variety of samples. Analytical results obtained by this new method were very gratifying.     

A Simple Method for Determination of Homologue Imidazolium Cations in Ionic Liquids Using IC with Direct Conductivity Detection

An investigation was carried out into the fast determination of five homologue imidazolium cations in ionic liquids by ion chromatography using a cation-exchange column and direct conductivity detection. Ethylenediamine, complex organic acid (citric acid, oxalic acid and tartaric acid) and organic modifiers (acetonitrile) were used as mobile phase. The influences of the eluent types, eluent concentration, eluent pH and column temperature on separation of the cations were discussed. Simultaneous separation and determination of the five homologue imidazolium cations in ionic liquids were achieved under an optimum condition. The optimized mobile phase was consisted of 0.25 mmol L^?1 ethylenediamine + 0.5 mmol L^?1 citric acid + 3% acetonitrile (v/v) (pH 4.1), set at a flow rate of 1.0 mL min^?1. The column temperature was 40 °C and detection limits were obtained in the range of 1.1–45.6 mg L^?1. The relative standard deviations of the chromatographic peak areas for the cations were <3.0% (n = 5). This method was successfully applied to separate imidazolium cations in ionic liquids produced by organic synthesis. The recoveries of spiked components were 92.5–101.9%.     

Contribution to the Design and Construction of Thermic Flow Detectors for Liquids

Thermic detectors are seldom used in analytical laboratories, in spite of their advantageous properties. Their theoretical basis provides simple relations and useful equations for the design and construction of thermic liquid analyzers. In this paper a home-made detector system was used for the continuous determination of hydrochloric acid. The results were in accordance with the theoretical considerations. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Capillary electrophoresis with contactless conductivity detection for the quantification of fluoride in lithium ion battery electrolytes and in ionic liquids—A comparison to the results gained with a fluoride ion‐selective electrode

In this study, an optimized method using capillary electrophoresis (CE) with a direct contactless conductivity detector (C⁴D) for a new application field is presented for the quantification of fluoride in common used lithium ion battery (LIB) electrolyte using LiPF₆ in organic carbonate solvents and in ionic liquids (ILs) after contacted to Li metal. The method development for finding the right buffer and the suitable CE conditions for the quantification of fluoride was investigated. The results of the concentration of fluoride in different LIB electrolyte samples were compared to the results from the ion‐selective electrode (ISE). The relative standard deviations (RSDs) and recovery rates for fluoride were obtained with a very high accuracy in both methods. The results of the fluoride concentration in the LIB electrolytes were in very good agreement for both methods. In addition, the limit of detection (LOD) and limit of quantification (LOQ) values were determined for the CE method. The CE method has been applied also for the quantification of fluoride in ILs. In the fresh IL sample, the concentration of fluoride was under the LOD. Another sample of the IL mixed with Li metal has been investigated as well. It was possible to quantify the fluoride concentration in this sample.     

Refractive Indexes of Binary Mixtures of Tetrahydrofuran with 1-Alkanols at 25°C and Temperature Dependence of n and ρ for the Pure Liquids

Refractive indexes at 25°C were measured for binary mixtures of tetrahydrofuran with 1-hexanol, 1-heptanol, 1-octanol, 1-nonanol, and 1-decanol. Densities, from which excess molar volumes were derived, were measured at the same temperature for the system tetrahydrofuran + 1-decanol. Refractive indexes and densities for the pure compounds were determined at 11 temperatures between 20 and 30°C. The thermal expansion coefficients and the temperature derivatives of the refractive index for these liquids were calculated at 25°C. The temperature dependence of the molar refraction was also examined. The contribution to the molar refraction of a CH₂ group was calculated as was the difference between contributions from CH₃ and CH₂OH groups. The change of molar refraction on mixing is d iscussed in terms of molecular interactions and alkyl chain length.     

A New Absorbance Ratio Derivative Spectrophotometry for the Simultaneous Determination of a Binary Mixture Containing Phenol and Resorcin

It is the most important problem of spectrophotometric analysis to determine two or more components in the same sample simultaneously without previous separation. In this respect, the absorbance derivative spectrophotometry is an analytical technique of great utility and offers greater selectivity than normal spectrophotometry. Recently, Salinas et al developed the absorbance ratio derivative spectra. The absorption spectrum of the mixture is divided by the absorption spectrum of a standard solution of one of the two or more components, and the first derivative of the ratio spectrum is obtained. The concentration of active component is then determined from a calibration graph obtained by measuring the amplitude at point corresponding to the minimum or maximum wavelength. In this way, the sensitivity of method is greatest.     

Cellulose Dissolution in Mixtures of Ionic Liquids and Dimethyl Sulfoxide: A Quantitative Assessment of the Relative Importance of Temperature and Composition of the Binary Solvent

We studied the dissolution of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) in binary mixtures of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and the ionic liquids: allylbenzyldimethylammonium acetate; 1-(2-methoxyethyl)-3-methylimidazolium acetate; 1,8-diazabicyclo [5.4.0]undec-7-ene-8-ium acetate; tetramethylguanidinium acetate. Using chemometrics, we determined the dependence of the mass fraction (in %) of dissolved cellulose (MCC-m%) on the temperature, T = 40, 60, and 80 °C, and the mole fraction of DMSO, χ_DMSO = 0.4, 0.6, and 0.8. We derived equations that quantified the dependence of MCC-m% on T and χ_DMSO. Cellulose dissolution increased as a function of increasing both variables; the contribution of χ_DMSO was larger than that of T in some cases. Solvent empirical polarity was qualitatively employed to rationalize the cellulose dissolution efficiency of the solvent. Using the solvatochromic probe 2,6-dichloro-4-(2,4,6-triphenylpyridinium-1-yl)phenolate (WB), we calculated the empirical polarity E_T(WB) of cellobiose (a model for MCC) in ionic liquid (IL)–DMSO mixtures. The E_T(WB) correlated perfectly with T (fixed χ_DMSO) and with χ_DMSO (fixed T). These results show that there is ground for using medium empirical polarity to assess cellulose dissolution efficiency. We calculated values of MCC-m% under conditions other than those employed to generate the statistical model and determined the corresponding MCC-m% experimentally. The excellent agreement between both values shows the robustness of the statistical model and the usefulness of our approach to predict cellulose dissolution, thus saving time, labor, and material.     

Rapid and Simple Method for the Determination of Vanadium in Beer by ICP AES with Ultrasonic Nebulization

An accurate and reproducible method for the direct determination of vanadium in beer using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP AES) with an ultrasonic nebulization system is described. The analytical conditions were optimized in order to achieve the appropriate sensitivity. Samples were digested with a 1 : 1 nitric acid–perchloric mixture. The analytical detection limit was 0.4 g/L, and the relative standard deviation was 2.8% at the 10 ng/mL V levels. The method was applied to determine vanadium (15.9–244.3 g/L) in 11 different samples of beer widely consumed in the Argentine Republic.     

Simple and Rapid Method for Determination of Selenium in Breast Milk by HG-AFS

A digestion procedure using H₂SO₄/HNO₃/H₂O₂ was found to be effective for destruction of human milk samples. In conjunction with a sensitive hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry detection system, it is suitable for determination of selenium in those samples where the available mass of breast milk and the low selenium concentration are limiting factors. Only 1g of milk sample is needed. The procedure is simple, rapid and of low contamination potential since it is performed in the same Teflon tube from weighing to measurement. The digestion of 20 samples is completed in three hours. The detection limit is 0.25±0.04ngg^–1 of a measured solution of sample or 2.5ngg^–1 of milk. The relative uncertainty is 10% (coverage factor of 2.3, 95% probability). Because of these advantages the method is particularly suitable for epidemiological studies. The mean concentration of selenium in 62 samples of human milk from lactating women residing in the North East of Italy was 12±3ngg^–1, which is in the range of reference data.     

基于非接触电导检测和在线富集技术快速灵敏检测土壤中速效磷

针对土壤中速效磷的快速检测需求,建立了基于非接触电导检测和场放大进样在线富集技术的毛细管电泳分离检测土壤中水溶性磷酸盐的分析方法。对影响分离检测效果的实验条件（电泳运行液组成、pH值、分离电压、进样电压和时间）进行了考察和优化。采用毛细管区带电泳模式,以35 mmol/L乙酸 - 2 mmol/L乙酸铵溶液为电泳运行液,负高压分离（－14 kV）和场放大进样（－11 kV × 10 s）,磷酸根离子在8 min内可获良好分离和灵敏检测,检出限为5 μg/L,线性范围为16～800 μg/L。研究表明放大进样在线富集技术使检测灵敏度得到显著提高,富集因子可达580倍。日内和日间相对标准偏差（RSD）小于5.0%。土壤中共存的常见无机阴离子（Cl－、SO2?442-、NO?33-）、有机基质和浸出液基体颜色不干扰速效磷的测定,表现出较强的抗干扰能力。该方法无需复杂的前处理即可直接进样分析,具有简单快速、灵敏高效、分析成本低的优点。对实际土壤样品和国标土壤样品中的速效磷进行检测,检测结果与标准方法一致。