Direct solid analysis of powdered tungsten carbide hardmetal precursors by laser-induced argon spark ablation with inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

The potential of the laser-induced argon spark atomizer (LINA-Spark atomizer) coupled with ICP-AES as a convenient device for direct analysis of WC/Co powdered precursors of sintered hardmetals was studied. The samples were presented for the ablation as pressed pellets prepared by mixing with powdered silver binder containing GeO₂ as internal standard. The pellets were ablated with the aid of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) focused 16 mm behind the target surface with a resulting estimated power density of 5 GW cm^–2. Laser ablation ICP-AES signals were studied as a function of ablation time, and the duration of time prior to measurement (pre-ablation time) which was necessary to obtain reliable results was about 40 s. Linear calibration plots were obtained up to 10% (m/m) Ti, 9% Ta and 3.5% Nb both without internal standardization and by using germanium as an added internal standard or tungsten as a contained internal standard. The relative uncertainty at the centroid of the calibration line was in the range from ±6% to ±11% for Nb, Ta and Ti both with and without internal standardisation by Ge. A higher spread of points about the regression was observed for cobalt for which the relative uncertainty at the centroid was in the range from ±9% to ±14%. Repeatability of results was improved by the use of both Ge and W internal standards. The lowest determinable quantities calculated for calibration plots were 0.060% Co, 0.010% Nb, 0.16% Ta and 0.030% Ti with internal standardization by Ge. The LA-ICP-AES analyses of real samples led to good agreement with the results obtained by solution-based ICP determination with a relative bias not exceeding 10%. The elimination of the dissolution procedure of powdered tungsten (Nb, Ta, Ti) carbide is the principal advantage of the developed LA-ICP-AES method.     

Determination of minor elements in steelmaking flue dusts using laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Element determination in solid waste products from the steel industry usually involves the time-consuming step of preparing a solution of the solid. Laser ablation (LA) inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) has been applied to the analysis of Cr, Ni, Cu, As, Cd and Sn, elements of importance from the point of view of their impact on the environment, in electric arc furnace flue dust (EAFD). A simple method of sample preparation as pressed pellets using a mixture of cellulose and paraffin as binder material was applied. Calibration standards were prepared spiking multielement solution standards to a 1:1 ZnO + Fe₂O₃ synthetic matrix. The wet powder was dried and mechanically homogenised. Quantitative analysis were based on external calibration using a set of matrix matched calibration standards with Rh as a internal standard. Results obtained using only one-point for calibration without matrix matched, needing less time for standardization and data processing, are also presented. Data are calculated for flue dust reference materials: CRM 876-1 (EAFD), AG-6203 (EAFD), AG-6201 (cupola dust) and AG-SX3705 (coke ashes), and for two representative electrical arc furnace flue dusts samples from Spanish steelmaking companies: MS-1 and MS-2. For the reference materials, an acceptable agreement with certificate values was achieved, and the results for the MS samples matched with those obtained from conventional nebulization solutions (CN). The analytical precision was found to be better than 7% R.S.D. both within a single pellet and between several pellets of the same sample for all the elements.     

Isolation and analysis of trace level of silicone oil in pharmaceutical bulk drug substance by ICP-AES

In order to evaluate the extent of silicone oil contamination in a drug substance derived from processing equipment, a novel extraction method was developed which uses a mixture of polar and non-polar solvents (toluene/acetonitrile). Unlike the majority of silicone oil extraction methods in the literature that yield very low recoveries, this procedure proved able to completely recover the silicone oil from this compound. The recovered silicone oil was rediluted in isopropanol alcohol (IPA)/toluene mixture and subsequently analyzed by an inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) coupled to an ultrasonic nebulizer (USN).     

基于单颗粒电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定环境基质水样中纳米银颗粒

采用单颗粒电感耦合等离子体质谱法(SP-ICP-MS)同时测定环境水样中纳米银颗粒(AgNPs)的颗粒浓度、质量浓度和粒径分布,并考察了溶液的pH值、溶解性有机质(DOM)浓度以及离子强度等对AgNPs测定的影响。结果表明:SP-ICP-MS方法对60 nm AgNPs标准溶液的测定结果与标准值一致,准确性较好;pH值(5.0～7.0)、离子强度(≤1 mmol/L)和DOM浓度(≤30 mg/L)对测定结果影响较小;当溶液的pH值≤5.0或离子强度1 mmol/L时,AgNPs的颗粒浓度和粒径随pH值的下降或离子强度的增强而减小。采用SP-ICP-MS方法测定河水、染料废水、养殖废水3种水样中AgNPs的加标回收率分别为98.1%、83.3%和93.3%,表明该方法在合适的基质条件下可用于快速准确测定环境水样中AgNPs的颗粒浓度、质量浓度和粒径分布。     

锆硼陶瓷材料中总硼分析方法研究

对锆硼陶瓷材料中总硼的分析方法进行了研究，采用硫酸和硫酸铵及重铬酸钾氧化两步溶解法分解样品，氮气载带硼酸三甲酯蒸馏分离硼与锆（氦气流速150mL/min水溶加热，NaOH溶液吸收），材料中成分为Zr粉＋B4C粉，Zr含量≥99％（ut），经阳离子交换法除去吸收液中Na后采用ICP-AES法测定硼。方法的相对标准偏差（n=6）小于2．0％；标准加入回收率为99％。     

Simultaneous Determination of Phenolics and Polymethoxylated Flavones in Citrus Fruits by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography Coupled with Triple-Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-QqQ-MS)

Phenolic and polymethoxylated flavones are important bioactive components in citrus fruit. Here, a rapid and sensitive method based on ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled with triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry (UHPLC-QqQ-MS) was developed for the simultaneous determination of phenolic and polymethoxylated flavones in the peels and pulp of mandarins, tangelos, and oranges. Three phenolic acids and eight flavonoids, including polymethoxylated flavones, were separated and determined using positive and negative ion modes in a single chromatographic run of only 11?min using the multiple reaction monitoring detection mode. The method was validated with high recoveries from 96.1% to 103.5%, good precision with interday relative standard deviations less than or equal to 7.3%, intraday relative standard deviations ≤2.64%, low limits of detection from 1.0 to 18?µg L^–1, and low limits of quantitation in the range from 3.0 to 61?µg L^–1. The application of this UHPLC-QqQ-MS/MS method to the citrus extracts of three cultivars showed that mandarin fruits contained the highest total amounts of the 11 analytes, followed by tangelos and oranges. This study provides a reliable and quantitative method that can be used for the development of functional products and quality evaluation of citrus fruits.     

Rapid survey analysis of polymeric materials by laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma spectrometry. An analytical note

An Nd-Yag laser (1064 nm) in combination with a multichannel emission spectrometer was used for rapid survey analysis of polymers and paints. A novel design feature of the ablation chamber was the incorporation of a graphite furnace to effect electrothermal pretreatments of samples. Transient emission signals were studied as a function of laser operating mode, laser duration and flashlamp energy.Presented in part at the 1989 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Reutte, Austria     

Comparison of different sampling heads applied for investigation of welding fume

Welding fume samples were collected in two Hungarian welding plants, where different types of steels were welded with metal active gas (MAG) welding. Welding fumes were sampled with “fixed point” and personal sampling techniques applying different sampling heads: Institute of Occupational Medicine (IOM) sampler and conical inhalable sampler (CIS) for the inhalable aerosol fraction and the Higgins-Dewell (HD) cyclone for the respirable fraction. When sampled, the welding fume samples were digested with the mixture of nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide in a closed vessel microwave digestion system. The Cr, Mn, Ni and Co contents of the solutions were determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Iron was analysed only by the ICP-AES method. Metal concentrations of the workplace air were calculated for the three samplers, and the results were compared to each other. The differences of the metal concentrations determined by the different inhalable sampling heads, which were paired during the sampling, proved not to be significant. Therefore, the IOM and CIS heads can be equally used for the sampling of welding fume. Finally, the distributions of metals were determined between the inhalable and respirable fractions. Metal concentrations in the respirable aerosol fraction were 57-98% of the concentrations in the inhalable fraction. These high rates of metals in the respirable aerosol call the attention to the increased health risk of the welding fume.     

氢化物发生—电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定环境样品中痕量铅

提出了以重铬酸钾－铁氰经钾为氧化剂的铅氢化物发生氧化还原体系。采用连续氢化物发生器，对电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法，测定痕量铅的条件进行了研究。选定条件下，以０２％硫氰酸钾－０．４５草酸为干扰抑制剂，测得铅的检出限为０．０９μｇ／Ｌ，相对标准偏差为０．４９％。对环境标准物质进行分析，结果令人满意。     

Preconcentration and matrix separation of precious metals in geological and related materials using metalfix-chelamine resin prior to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A method for determining Au, Pt, Pd, Ir and Rh in ores and silicates and Fe-formation rocks is described. Sample decomposition was carried out with aqua regia and HF, followed by fusion of any insoluble residue with Na₂2O₂ in a glassycarbon crucible. The precious metals were separated, in 1.2 mol dm⁻³ HCl media, from the matrix elements by ion-exchange, using a mini-column with tetraethylenepentamine (metalfix-chelamine) resin. The resin was destroyed with HNO₃ and H₂O₂ in a high-pressure vessel assisted by microwave heating, and the precious elements were determined by flow-injection inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. The sample treatment, optimization of analytical variables and measurable concentration levels are discussed. The limits of quantification (10 sd_{n − 1}) calculated from a procedural blank sample solution were 4.0, 2.0, 1.5, 0.8 and 0.5 ng g⁻¹ for Au, Pt, Pd, Ir and Rh, respectively. The accuracy of the proposed method was tested by determining these elements in SARM 7 platinum-ore reference material. For all the analytes, the relative standard deviation of the combined dissolution, separation and determination methods was below 3.5% (n = 6).