Turbidimetric ultramicro titration of potassium

Summary A method has been worked out for the determination of ultramicro quantities of potassium. The potassium is precipitated with sodium tetraphenylborate and the excess of the reagent is determined by turbidimetric titration with cetyltrimethylammomum bromide.

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Zusammenfassung Eine Methode zur Bestimmung von Ultramikromengen Kalium wurde ausgearbeitet. Dieses wird mit Natriumtetraphenylborat gefällt und der Uberschuß des Fällungsmittels durch turbidimetrische Titration mit Cetyltrimethylammoniumbromid bestimmt.

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Résumé Mise au point d'une méthode pour le dosage d'ultramicroquantités de potassium. Le potassium est précipité par le tétraphénylborate de sodium et l'excès de réactif est dosé par titrage turbidimétrique avec le bromure de cétyltriméthylammonium.

     

Fluorimetric detection of pathogenic bacteria using magnetic carbon dots

A novel and facile approach of pathogenic bacteria detection, which utilizes fluorescent sensing and bacteria capture with Magnetic carbon dots (Mag-CDs), was proposed in this work. Magnetic nanoparticles were synthesized and then decorated with C-dots, and further functionalized with amine groups (chitosan). In this way, bacteria were strongly anchored on the hybrid material Mag-CDs for highly sensitive fluorescent detection. The Mag-CDs were characterized by UV–vis, FT-IR spectra, TEM images, XRD, and EDX. The characterizations validate the fabrication of amine-Mag-CDs and the promising applications of this material. Fluorescence spectroscope and MALDI-MS were used for the detection and identification of bacterial strains, respectively. The limit of detection for Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli was found to be 3 × 10² and 3.5 × 10² cfu mL⁻¹, respectively. With these encouraging results, it is expected that it would open revenues for promising applications of Mag-CDs nanomaterial.     

Potentiometric micro-titration of potassium

Summary The potentiometric micro titration of potassium tetraphenylborate in acetone/water mixtures using a silver nitrate solution gives a sharper end-point than with indicators. The silver nitrate titer obtained against K(Ph)₄B in acetone/water mixtures varies with the acetone concentration. This applies particularly for solutions which contain less than ca. 40 Vol.% acetone.

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Zusammenfassung Die potentiometrische Mikrotitration von Kaliumtetraphenylborat in Aceton-Wasser-Gemischen mit Silbernitrat gibt einen schärferen Endpunkt als bei Verwendung eines Indikators. Der Silbernitrattiter gegen K(Ph)₄B in Aceton-Wasser-Gemischen variiert mit der Acetonkonzentration, besonders wenn der Acetongehalt der Lösungen geringer ist als 40 Vol.-%.

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Résumé Le microtitrage potentiométrique du tétraphénylborate de potassium dans des mélanges d'eau et d'acétone à l'aide d'une solution titrante de nitrate d'argent donne un point final de titrage plus net que les indicateurs. Le titre du nitrate d'argent déterminé à l'aide de K(Ph)₄B dans des mélanges acétone-eau varie avec la concentration en acétone. Cette observation s'applique particulièrement aux solutions qui contiennent moins de 40% environ en volume d'acétone.

     

Separation of hydroxy acids by ion exchange chromatography

Factors affecting the Chromatographic separation of hydroxy acids by means of anion exchange resins in the borate form have been studied. With the acids studied the separation factor increases for a decreased borate concentration in the eluant. With complicated mixtures it is recommended to employ stepwise elution with solutions of increasing concentration.