Preconcentration of Cr(III), Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III) and Pb(II) as calmagite chelates on cellulose nitrate membrane filter prior to their flame atomic absorption spectrometric determinations

A method for the preconcentration and determination of Cr(III), Co(II), Cu(II), Fe(III) and Pb(II) ions by atomic absorption spectrometry has been described. The method was based the collection of metal-calmagite complexes on a soluble cellulose nitrate membrane filter. The detection of the solution was obtained by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) after completely dissolving the membrane with 0.5 ml of nitric acid at 80 degrees C. The metal ions were recovered quantitatively at pH 8. Various factors which affect the collection and determination of metal ions such as, type and size of the membrane filter, solvent for dissolution of the species retained on the filter were investigated. The detection limits were varying 0.06 mug l(-1) for Cu to 2.5 mug l(-1) for Cr. An application of the proposed method for analyte ions in mineral and tap water samples was also described with satisfactory results (recoveries >95%, relative standard deviations <10%).     

Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of trace chromium in various standard samples after preconcentration with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

Chromium can be quantitatively retained as 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP)-tetra-phenylborate(TPB) complex onto microcrystalline naphthalene in the pH range 4.8-5.9 from a large volume of aqueous solutions of various standard samples. After filtration, the solid mass consisting of the chromium complex and naphthalene was dissolved with 5 mL of dimethylformamide and the metal was determined by air-acetylene FAAS. A detection limit of 4 ng/mL for chromium was established. The interference of a large number of anions and cations has been studied and the optimized conditions developed were utilized for the trace determination of chromium in various standard alloys and biological samples.     

Use of clinoptilolite loaded with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol as a sorbent for preconcentration of Pb(II), Ni(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectroscopy

A solid phase extraction system for separation and preconcentration of trace amounts of Pb(II), Ni(II), Cd(II) and Cu(II) is proposed. The procedure is based on the adsorption of Pb²⁺, Ni²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Cu²⁺ ions on a column of 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) immobilised on surfactant-coated clinoptilolite prior to their determinations by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (FAAS). The effective parameters including pH, sample volume, sample flow rate and eluent flow rate were also studied. The analytes collected on the column were eluted with 5 mL of 1 mol L^?1 nitric acid. A concentration factor of 180 can be achieved by passing 900 mL of sample through the column. The detection limits (3 s) for Cd, Cu, Pb and Ni were found to be 0.28, 0.12, 0.44 and 0.46 µg L^?1, respectively. The relative SDs at 10 µg L^?1 (n = 10) for analytes were in the range of 1.2–1.4%. The method was applied to the determination of Pb, Ni, Cd and Cu in water samples.     

Atomic absorption spectrometric determination of Cd(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) ions in water,fertilizer and tea samples after preconcentration on Amberlite XAD-1180 resin loaded with l-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol

A new chelating resin, 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN) coated Amberlite XAD-1180 (AXAD-1180), was prepared and used for the preconcentration of Cd(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) ions prior to their determination by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). The optimum pH for simultaneous retention of the elements and the best elution means for their simultaneous elution were pH 9.5 and 3 M HNO₃, respectively. The sorption capacity of the resin was found to be 5.3 mg/g for Cd and 3.7 mg/g for Ni. The detection limits for Cd(II), Mn(II), Ni(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) were 0.7, 10, 3.1, 29 and 0.8 μg/L, respectively. The effects of interfering ions for quantitative sorption of the metal ions were investigated. The preconcentration factors of the method were in the range of 10–30. The recoveries obtained were quantitative (≥95%). The standard reference material (GBW07605 Tea sample) was analysed for accuracy of the described method. The proposed method was successfully applied to the analysis of various water, urea fertilizer and tea samples. The article is published in the original.     

Extraction-spectrophotometric determination of traces of copper(II), zinc(II), cadmium(II) and mercury(II) with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

Summary Sensitive extraction-spectrophotometric procedures are described for the complexes of Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Hg(II) with 5-Br-PADAP using chloroform as solvent. Optimal conditions have been established for the quantitative extraction of the metal chelates and their composition and optical characteristics have been determined as well. The conditional extraction constants amount logK _ex=10, the molar absorptivities of the complexes being 10⁵ l·mole^–1·cm^–1. Job's method and equilibrium shift method indicate the molar ratios M5-Br-PADAP=12.

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Spektralphotometrische Bestimmung von Spuren Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) und Hg(II) mit 2-(5-Bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP)

Zusammenfassung Einfache und empfindliche Methoden zur extraktionsspektralphotometrischen Bestimmung von Spuren Cu(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) und Hg(II) mit 5-Br-PADAP wurden beschrieben. Chloroform wurde als Extraktionsmittel verwendet. Die optimalen Bedingungen für die quantitative Extraktion der Metallchelate wurden ermittelt und deren Zusammensetzung bestimmt. Die Stabilitätskonstanten haben hohe Werte (logK _ex=10), die molare Absorption der Komplexe beträgt 10⁵1·mol^–1·cm^–1. Das Molarverhältnis der Komplexe beträgt M5-Br-PADAP=12.

     

Spectrophotometric determination of cadmium(II) using 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

The complex of cadmium with the reagent 2-(-5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) has been studied. The composition, stability constant, and free energy change of formation of the complex have been determined. A sensitive spectrophotometric method for the determination of cadmium has been developed and applied for a range of concentration of 0.4–4.0 μg/ml cadmium using the complex Cd-5-Br-PADAP. The optimum conditions for maximum sensitivity of determination such as standing time, pH, wavelength, and order of addition have been determined. The effect of foreign ions on this method has been also studied.     

Flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination of trace chromium in various standard samples after preconcentration with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

Chromium can be quantitatively retained as 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP)-tetraphenylborate(TPB) complex onto microcrystalline naphthalene in the pH range 4.8–5.9 from a large volume of aqueous solutions of various standard samples. After filtration, the solid mass consisting of the chromium complex and naphthalene was dissolved with 5 mL of dimethylformamide and the metal was determined by air-acetylene FAAS. A detection limit of ¶4 ng/mL for chromium was established. The interference of a large number of anions and cations has been studied and the optimized conditions developed were utilized for the trace determination of chromium in various standard alloys and biological samples.     

Structural isomers in a 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5diethylaminophenolatochloropalladium(II) crystal.

Crystal structure of 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenolatochloropalladium(II) (PdLCl) has been determined by X-ray diffraction. A crystal of PdLCl was constructed by two structural isomers of PdLCl molecules, which were particularly different in the positions of the carbon atoms at the diethylamino group, having cis-like or trans-like conformation for the carbon atoms. The molecules of PdLCl in the crystal were warped by a steric hindrance of the diethylamino group.     

Sensitive spectrophotometric determination of nickel(II) with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

A simple, selective and highly sensitive procedure for spectrophotometric determination of nickel has been developed. At pH 5.5, nickel reacts with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in water-ethanol medium to form a red-violet complex which has two absorption maxima, at 520 and 56Onm. The molar absorptivity at 56Onm is 1.26 x 10(5) l.mole(-1).cm(-1). Beer's law is obeyed for 0-15 mug of nickel. Nickel in aluminium alloys and electroplating waste-water has been determined by this method.     

Ligandless cloud point extraction of Cr(III), Pb(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Bi(III), and Cd(II) ions in environmental samples with Tween 80 and flame atomic absorption spectrometric determination

A cloud point extraction (CPE) procedure has been developed for the determination trace amounts of Cr(III), Pb(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Bi(III), and Cd(II) ions by using flame atomic absorption spectrometry. The proposed cloud point extraction method was based on cloud point extraction of analyte metal ions without ligand using Tween 80 as surfactant. The surfactant-rich phase was dissolved with 1.0 mL 1.0 mol L⁻¹ HNO₃ in methanol to decrease the viscosity. The analytical parameters were investigated such as pH, surfactant concentration, incubation temperature, and sample volume, etc. Accuracy of method was checked analysis by reference material and spiked samples. Developed method was applied to several matrices such as water, food and pharmaceutical samples. The detection limits of proposed method were calculated 2.8, 7.2, 0.4, 1.1, 0.8 and 1.7 μg L⁻¹ for Cr(III), Pb(II), Cu(II), Ni(II), Bi(III), and Cd(II), respectively.     

Adsorption voltammetry of the copper(II) 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol complex

The voltammetric determination of copper(II), based on adsorptive accumulation of the Cu(II)-2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (S-Br-PADAP) complex on a hanging mercury drop electrode, is reported. The complex can be accumulated at the electrode at constant potential in 0.1M ammonium nitrate/ammonia buffer solution, and its reduction wave observed by scanning the potential in the negative direction, in the differential pulse mode. The calibration graph for copper is linear over the range 0.05-0.5muM, with accumulation for 5 min at -0.20 V. The adsorption of the complex is discussed and compared with that of copper complexes with several other pyridylazo derivatives.     

Determination of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) as their 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol chelates by reversed-phase HPLC

This paper reports the separation and determination of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) by RP-HPLC using 5-Br-PADAP as a precolumn derivatizing reagent. On C(18) column, the three metal chelates can be separated on a baseline in 9 min with the mobile phase of methanol-water (59:41, v/v) containing tartaric acid (0.2%) and acetate buffer (pH 3.5, 10 mM). The detection limits of V(V), Nb(V) and Ta(V) are 0.13 ppb, 0.22 ppb and 1.79 ppb, respectively when S/N is 3. This method is simple and rapid, and has been used in mineral analysis with satisfactory results.     

Mass spectrometric investigation of copper chelates with 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol

The mass spectra of copper chelates of 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol, HX, prepared by different methods, are discussed. Peaks due to Cu(2)X(2)(+), CuX(2)(+) and CuXCl(+) have been positively identified and all copper-containing species have the expected isotopic ratios. The significance of probe temperature and impurities are discussed and it is concluded that the spectra are more in accordance with the known chemical facts than those reported earlier by Betteridge and John.     

Nonaqueous based microchip separation of toxic metal ions using 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-(N-propyl-N-sulfopropylamino)phenol

The colorimetric metal chelating agent, 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-(N-propyl-N-sulfopropylamino)phenol (5-Br-PAPS), was demonstrated on a capillary electrophoresis microchip in the separation and detection of six metal ions of environmental concern, Cd2+, Pb2+, Cu2+, Co2+, Ni2+, and Hg2+. The inclusion of methanol in the buffer was found to improve both the separation efficiency and sensitivity, in addition to making the technique directly amenable to the application of solid-phase extraction. The combination of metal chelation with solid-phase extraction on a C18 silica gel microcolumn gave several hundred fold improvements in detection limits for the CE microchip measurements of toxic metal ions in water and extracted from a solid Plexiglas surface.     

Separation of Co(II), Ni(II) and Pd(II) with 2-(5-nitro-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminobenzoic acid by high-performance liquid chromatography

Summary 2-(5-Nitro-2-pyridylazo)-5-dimethylaminobenzoic acid has been found to be a suitable precolumn derivatization reagent for the separation of Co, Ni and Pd. The detection limit for Pd at 665 nm is 0.64 ppb; the linear calibration range is 8–400 ppb.     

Multiwavelength spectral correction for the simultaneous determination of Cu(II), Fe(II), and Zn(II) with 1-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid

A new analytical method is described for the simultaneous determination of various components by multiwavelength spectrophotometry. Because of the influence of the free ligand and various complexes on spectrophotometric absorption, the spectral correction principle was used to establish the calculation matrix formula. The 3 sensitive reactions of Cu(II), Fe(II), and Zn(II), with 1-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol-6-sulfonic acid were studied at pH 10.5. In analyses of fortified samples, the recoveries of Fe, Zn, and Cu were between 93.0 and 103%, 87.0 and 108%, and 92.5 and 108%, respectively; the relative standard deviations for 5 determinations of Fe, Zn, and Cu in unfortified ore were 3.6, 5.8, and 4.5%, respectively.     

Rapid spectrophotometric determination of zirconium with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

Zirconium reacts with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol in the pH range 3.8-5.8 to form a red chelate that is soluble in methanol-water mixtures. The absorbance of the 1:3 complex obeys Beer's law over the zirconium concentration range 0.02-0.44 mug/ml and has a molar absorptivity of 1.54 x 10(5) 1.mole(-1). cm(-1) at 585 nm. The formation constant is log beta(3) = 16.15. Of 59 species studied, only EDTA, Ga, In, Ti, Hf and V(V) interfere seriously.     

Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass spectrometric and visible spectrophotometric studies of copper(I) and copper(II) complexes with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol.

Complexes of copper(II) with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) formed in aqueous methanol in a wide range of pH (from acidic to alkaline) as well as copper(I)-5-Br-PADAP species formed in methanolic solutions were investigated by spectrophotometry and mass spectrometry. Pseudomolecular and fragment ions created in the atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) source confirmed the molecular masses of the complexes existing in the solvents and their structures. The structure of the Cu(II) complex with 5-Br-PADAP formed in acidic medium was proposed as CuR(R - H) (where R is the undissociated molecule of the reagent). The binding sites of the two bound reagent molecules were different: in one of them the oxygen atom of the dissociated phenolic group and the nitrogen atom from the azo (-N=N-) group took part in complex formation, whereas in the other only nitrogen atoms from the pyridyl ring and azo group were involved. The complex was stable and could not be reduced to Cu(I) species by use of standard reducing agents (ascorbic acid, hydroxylamine). In alkaline solutions the complex tended to polymerize and precipitated in media containing less than 80% of methanol. The copper(I)-5-Br-PADAP complex was extremely unstable and could be obtained (as a mixture with Cu(II) species) in media free of water or oxygen. For this complex, CuR(2) was proposed as the most probable structure. According to this proposal copper(I) reacted exclusively with nitrogen-containing binding sites and the undissociated phenolic group was not engaged in complex formation. In this system Cu(I)/Cu(II) electron transfer is very rapid, accelerated by a polar environment, e.g. in the presence of water molecules or dissolved oxygen.     

Sensitive spectrophotometric determination of bismuth(III) with 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol

The complex of the reagent 2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) with Bi(III) has been studied. The composition and stability of this complex have been determined. An analytical method for the spectrophotometric determination of Bi(III) using its complex with 5-Br-PADAP has been developed. Variables influencing the method such as pH, wavelength, and time have been studied. The limitations of this method and the effect of interfering ions have been investigated. Comparison of this method with other methods cited in the literature for the determination of Bi(III) is also included.     

Reversed-phase HPLC determination of Co(II), Ni(II) and Fe(III) as their 2-(2-thiazolylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol chelates

The optimum chromatographic separation conditions for Co(II), Ni(II), and Fe(III) chelates with 2-(2-thiazolylazo)-5-dimethylaminophenol (TAM) were investigated. The compositions of chelates were also determined by the HPLC method and thus the possible structure of chelates was given. A precolumn derivatization method was used, followed by separation on an octyl-bonded silica stationary phase with a methanol-tetrahydrofuran-water (40:9:51, v/v/v) mobile phase containing pH 5.8 acetate buffer and 1 x 10(-4)M TAM. The detection limits of Co(II), Ni(II), and Fe(III) at 560 nm are 0.03, 0.02 and 0.1 ng (S N = 2 ), respectively. They can be determined by means of the proposed method without interference from other common metal ions and have been determined in five standard alloys with satisfactory results.