On-line filtration system for determining total chromium and chromium in the soluble fraction of industrial effluents by flow injection flame atomic absorption spectrometry

Two manifolds were assessed for the purpose of determining both the total chromium content and that present as a soluble form in industrial effluents by flow injection flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-FAAS). To determine the chromium content in the soluble fraction the samples were used without additional treatment, a 0.45 microm filter being included in the FI system. To determine the total chromium content, the samples were acidified with nitric acid 20% (v/v) and heated for 30 s in a microwave oven (temperatures of about 70 degrees C were reached). The problem posed by the very different concentration range in which total and soluble chromium are present was overcome by using programmed flow rate methodology and by only partially emptying the sample loop. A personal computer controlled both the rotation speed of a peristaltic pump and the volume of sample injected into the system, thus obtaining the dispersion degree required. Using the manifold proposed, the chromium content in the soluble fraction can be determined in the 0.5-20 microg mL(-1) range using a 10 microg mL(-1) single standard for calibration. To determine the total chromium content, a calibration line in the 20-200 microg mL(-1) range was obtained using a single 50 microg mL(-1) chromium standard solution. The reliability of the semi-automatic devices was verified by comparing the results obtained with those found by treating the samples and using both FAAS in a conventional way and a spectrophotometric method using diphenylcarbazide at the 95% confidence level (ANOVA test). The proposed procedures showed a RSD lower than +/-3%.     

Electrodeposition of cobalt on stainless steel foils. Preparation of57Co sources for Mössbauer experiments

Conditions for the electrodeposition of⁵⁹Co and⁵⁷Co on stainless steel foils have been studied. A set of electrolytic parameters has been determined to get a reasonably good electrodeposited sample. The⁵⁷Co electrodeposited foil was then introduced in a quartz tube to be annealed in an argon flow. The final product was a 11 Ci Mössbauer source for college experiments which was succesfully tested by obtaining spectra of stainless steel and sodium nitroprusside.     

A simple laboratory generator for low concentrations of sulphur dioxide

The generator is based on permeation of sulphur dioxide through silicone rubber tubes immersed in a buffered, thermostated solution of sodium hydrogensulphite. The generator contains three (or more) permeation tubes of different lengths immersed simultaneously in the generation solution. The tubes can be connected stepwise to the carrier gas source, so that three (or more) different concentrations of SO₂ in the carrier gas can be obtained from a single solution. The tested generator produced 1.25–25.4 ng s^?1 SO₂, depending on the hydrogensulphite concentration in the solution. Long-term stability was tested for the production of 10.49 ng s^?1 over 50 h; the relative standard deviation was 1.57%. The experimental conditions affecting the production of SO₂ are discussed. An equation is derived for estimating the SO₂ production for various solution compositions and surface areas of the permeation tubes.     

Beiträge zur Grenzflächenchemie phosphororganischer Verbindungen

Zusammenfassung Die tertiären n-aliphatischen Phosphine spreiten auf Wasser spontan zu einem monomolekularen Film aus. Die Kompressionsisothermen der untersuchten tertiären aliphatischen Phosphine in homologer Reihe mit der Kettenlänge von C₄ bis C₁₆ wurden ausgemessen und die dabei auftretenden Filmzustände identifiziert. Das tertiäre C₅-Phosphin bildet realgasanaloge, die C₆–C₁₂-Phosphine flüssiganaloge und die längerkettigen Phosphine festanaloge Filme.Ein Übergang vom tertiären Phosphin zum Phosphinoxid hat auf die Filmbildung keinen Einfluß, es ergibt sich nur eine geringfügige Vergrößerung der molekularen Fläche von etwa 10%.Der auf den Filmdruck 0 extrapolierte molekulare Flächenbedarf wurde sowohl nach den herkömmlichen Verfahren aus denF/A-Diagrammen als auch mit einer anderen Methode aus denF·A/F-Isothermen berechnet: beide Werte zeigen sehr gute Übereinstimmung. Dabei zeigt der Vergleich mit dem aus den molekularen Abmessungen errechneten Flächenbedarf, daß die Phosphinmoleküle im komprimierten Film nicht vollständig in Pyramiden- bzw. Kegelform geordnet sind sondern daß die aliphatischen Ketten vom sechsten C-Atom an senkrecht auf der Substratoberfläche stehen. Der P-C-Winkel ist nicht für, die ganze Kette richtungsweisend, die flexiblen Kohlenwasserstoff ketten sind abgewinkelt. Mit zunehmender Kettenlänge wächst das Molekül nur noch senkecht in die Höhe, deshalb bleibt die molekulare Fläche ab C₆ annähernd konstant.

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Summary Tertiäry n-aliphatic phosphines form on water surfaces spontanously monolayers. The force-area isotherms of a homologous series of phosphins with a chainlength varying from C₄ to C₁₆ were measured and the appearing states of the films were identified. The tertiary C₅ phosphine forms real-gas analogous films, the C₆ to C₁₂ phosphines liquid, analogous films and phosphines with lange carbon chains solid analogous films.A transition from tertiäry phosphines to the corresponding phosphine oxide has no influence on the formation of the films, it results only in an insignificant (10 p. c.) increase of the molecular area.The molecular area from the extrapolation to the film pressure of 0 was calculated by the customery methods out of theF/A diagramms, and by an other methods out of theFA/F isotherms. Good accordance of both values is shown. The area calculated from the molecular dimensions shows in comparison, that the phosphine molecules in comprimated films are not exactly disposed in pyramidal or conic shape, but that each aliphatic chain changes its direction after the sixth C-atom and stands vertically to the liquid-air interface. The direction of the chains is not determined by the angle of the P–C bonding, because the flexible carbon changes are distorted. With increasing chainlength, beginning from the tertiäry C₆ phosphin the carbon chains stand only vertically to the substrate. Therefore the need of molecular area remains almost constant.

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Determination of iron at ng/ml level by solid phase spectrophotometry after preconcentration on cation exchange filters

A cationic exchanger paper is used to retain analytes in solution and, after drying, to analyze directly by measuring the UV-Vis absorbance of the paper. The method was applied to determination of iron using its known 1,10-phenanthroline complex. Using 100 ml of sample the applicable concentration range was between 1.0 and 10.0 ng/ml with a detection limit of 0.2 ng/ml and a RSD around 2%. The method was applied to determination of iron total in snow, human serum and wine.     

Gold(III) complexes with imidazole,benzoxazole, purine and pyrimidine derivatives

Summary The synthesis and characterization of Au^III complexes with several heterocyclic ligands are reported. The compounds have general formula [AuX₃(L)], where L =N-methylimidazole (N-MeIz),N-ethylimidazole (N-EtIz),N-propylimidazole (N-PrIz), benzoxazole (BO), 2-methylbenzoxazole (2-MeBO), 2,5-dimethylbenzoxazole (2,5-diMeBO), 2-amino-pyrimidine (2-APm), 4(6) -hydroxy-pyrimidine [4(6)-hydrPm] or hypoxanthine (Hypox) and X = Cl or Br. Elemental analysis, conductivity measurements and spectral studies were used for the characterization of the complexes. A square-planar geometry withN-bonded heterocyclic ligands is suggested.     

Vergleich zwischen dem dielektrischen und dem mechanischen Relaxationsverhalten

Zusammenfassung Auf Grund theoretischer Überlegungen ist es bei der Bestimmung des Relaxationsverhaltens hochpolymerer Stoffe bei verschiedenen Beanspruchungsarten sinnvoll, zur Bestimmung der Relaxationszeiten die Maxima der Imaginärteile der elastischen Moduln und der reziproken Dielektrizitätskonstanten auszuwerten und die in Abhängigkeit von der Frequenz bei konstanter Temperatur gemessenen Dispersionskurven in die Anteile der Hauptund Nebendispersionsgebiete zu zerlegen. Durch Anwendung dieses Verfahrens auf die an Polyvinylchlorid gewonnenen Ergebnisse wird nachgewiesen, daß bei diesem Stoff die mechanisch und dielektrisch gemessenen Relaxationszeiten identisch sind und daß somit die vonThurn undWolf (1) vorgeschlagene Deutung der Unterschiede zwischen mechanischem und dielektrischem Relaxationsverhalten keine allgemeine Gültigkeit hat. Ein verbessertes Verfahren zur Bestimmung der Ultraschallgeschwindigkeit und der Ultraschalldämpfung in hochpolymeren Stoffen wird angegeben.     

Sensitive determination of diquat by a kinetic method using the stopped-flow mixing technique

A simple, sensitive, selective, fast and inexpensive assay for the determination of diquat is proposed. The method is based on the reduction of the herbicide to a strongly fluorescent monocation radical with sodium dithionite. The initial rate of this reaction is directly proportional to the diquat concentration. The stopped-flow mixing technique was used because the kinetic data can be obtained in only 7 s, meaning that the method can be automated. The calibration graph is linear over the range 5-500 ng ml-1 and the precision (RSD) is close to 1.2%. The applicability of the method was demonstrated by determining the herbicide in different kinds of samples.     

On-line preconcentration of inorganic mercury and methylmercury in sea-water by sorbent-extraction and total mercury determination by cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry

A comparative study of three mercury chelate forming reagents [diethyldithiocarbamate, pyrrolidin-1-yldithioformate and diphenylthiocarbazone (dithizone)] has been carried out for the preconcentration of ultratrace amounts of inorganic mercury and methylmercury in silica C(18) minicolumns as the solid sorbent. Sample flow injection in-line sorbent extraction was coupled with continuous cold vapour atomic absorption spectrometry (CVAAS) for detection. Results showed the superiority of the carbamate type reagents over the dithizone for the on-line formation and preconcentration of the corresponding mercury chelates. Using diethyldithiocarbamate (DDC) as reagent, aqueous sample volumes of 100 ml can be preconcentrated with 100% efficiency for both inorganic mercury and methylmercury. Quantitative release of the retained DDC chelates was obtained for volumes of eluent (ethanol) of 50 microl. Following the proposed procedure, detection limits of 16 ng/l. of mercury were achieved for sample volumes of 25 ml. The relative standard deviation was +/- 3.4% at 0.5 microg/l. Hg(II) levels. The method has been successfully applied to the determination of low levels of mercury in sea-water.     

Zur Bestimmung der Sulfit- und Thiosulfationen nebeneinander

Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung von Sulfit und Thiosulfat nebeneinander wird folgendes Verfahren beischrieben: In einem aliquoten Teil der zu untersuchenden Lösung wird mit elementarem Jod oxydiert, wobei die Sulfitionen zwei Äquivalente, die Thiosulfationen ein Äquivalent Jod je Mol verbrauchen. In einem zweiten aliquoten Teil der zu untersuchenden Lösung werden die Ionen mit — aus KBrO₃ + KBr hergestelltem — NaOBr oxydiert; die Sulfitionen verbrauchen dabei zwei Äquivalente, die Thiosulfationen acht Äquivalente Brom je Mol.