Flavonol Derivatives for Determination of Cr(III) and W(VI)El-Sayed, Abdel-Aziz Youssef; Saad, Ebtesam Ahmad; Mohamed Ibrahime, Basheer Mohamed; Tarek Mohamed Zaki, Mohamed
doi: 10.1007/s006040070014pmid: N/A
Simple, rapid, sensitive and selective methods for the determination of Cr(III) and W(VI) with flavonol derivatives in the presence of surface-active agents are proposed. In the pH ranges 3.4–4.2 and 1.9–2.5, the molar absorptivities of Cr(III)-morin-emulsifier S (EFA) and W(VI)-morin-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) systems are 1.13×105 and 2.13×104 L mol−1 cm−1 at 435 and 415 nm, respectively. The Cr(III)-quercetin-PVP and W(VI)-quercetin-cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB) systems are formed in the pH ranges 4–4.6 and 2.2–2.8 with molar absorptivities 1.02×105 and 9.02×104 L. mol−1 cm−1 at 441 and 419 nm, respectively. The linear dynamic ranges for the determination of Cr(III) and W(VI) with morin in the presence of EFA and PVP are 0.03–0.46 and 0.71–8.1 μg mL−1, respectively. The corresponding ranges with quercetin are 0.04–0.54 and 0.14–2.1 μg mL−1 of Cr(III) and W(VI), respectively. The r.s.d (n = 10) for the determination of 0.25 and 3.7 μg mL−1 of Cr(III) and W(VI) with morin and their detection limits are 0.88 and 0.99% and 0.016 and 0.63 μg mL−1, respectively. Using quercetin, the r.s.d (n = 10) for 0.22 and 1.2 μg mL−1 of Cr(III) and W(VI) and their detection limits are 0.92 and 0.91% and 0.015 and 0.08 μg mL−1, respectively. The critical evaluation of the proposed methods is performed by statistical analysis of the experimental data. The proposed methods are applied to determine Cr in steel, non-ferrous alloys, wastewater and mud filtrate and to the determination of W in steel.
DPASV Method for Determination of Trace Concentrations of Manganese in Non-Buffered Chloride Solutions by Addition of Cyanide as a Masking AgentRady Komy, Zanaty
doi: 10.1007/s006040070016pmid: N/A
A highly sensitive, selective, and rapid differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetric method at HMDE is described for the determination of trace concentrations of Mn2+. The determination of Mn2+ in non-buffered chloride solution is seriously disturbed by the presence of Ni2+, Co2+, Cr3+, Zn2+ and Cu2+ due to intermetallic compound formation. The procedure is based on the addition of low amounts of cyanide as a masking agent. The interference of < 20 μgL−1 of Ni2+, Co2+ and Cr3+ and < 75 μgL−1 of Cu2+ and Zn2+ can thus be avoided, as the formed cyanide complexes prevent intermetallic compound formation during the short accumulation period. Thus, the addition of cyanide greatly improves the DPASV determination of manganese in non-buffered medium. A comparison between the determination of Mn2+ in the presence of a mixed cyanide/non-buffered chloride and in the ammoniacal buffer solution shows that the peak current of manganese in the presence of cyanide is four times higher with the same peak potential. The proposed method is shown to be applicable for the Mn2+ determination in both ground and tap water. A good agreement is obtained between the results by DPASV and AAS.
Determination of Low-Molecular-Mass Phenolic and Non-Phenolic Lignin Degradation Compounds in Wood Digestion Solutions by Capillary ElectrophoresisJavor, Tatjana; Buchberger, Wolfgang; Tanzcos, Ildiko
doi: 10.1007/s006040070017pmid: N/A
Different capillary electrophoretic techniques were investigated and compared for the separation of low-molecular-mass phenolic and neutral lignin degradation compounds. Simple capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) was not suited for this problem. Switching to micellar electrokinetic capillary chromatography (MEKC) by adding micelle-forming reagents to the carrier electrolyte enhanced the separation performance considerably. Alternatively, microemulsion electrokinetic chromatography (MEEKC) was investigated. This is a CE technique in which analytes interact with moving oil droplets present in a microemulsion buffer. Using the optimized carrier electrolyte systems and a 60 cm×50 μm I.D. bubble cell capillary it was possible to analyse solutions of different wood digestion procedures and to investigate differences in lignin degradation products during use of different kinds of wood (eucalyptus, beech, scotch pine and acacia).
Applicability of Hydrated Iron(III) Oxide and Dithiocarbamates as Colloid Collectors for Flotation Preconcentration of Manganese in Traces Before its ETAAS DeterminationZendelovska, Dragica; Čsundeva, Katarina; Stafilov, Trajče
doi: 10.1007/s006040070018pmid: N/A
The applicability of tetramethylenedithiocarbamate (TMDTC−) and hexamethylenedithiocarbamate (HMDTC−) for colloid flotation separation of manganese in traces from fresh (spring, well and tap) water was studied. The experimental conditions for the successful manganese separation and preconcentration before electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometric (ETAAS) determination were optimised. Higher enrichment of manganese was achieved when a larger amount of HMDTC− is used. Applying iron(III) hexamethylenedithiocarbamate, Fe(HMDTC)3, as a precipitate collector, manganese was determined at μg/L levels singly or simultaneously with lead and zinc in 1 L of water sample. The applicability of the proposed procedure have been verified by analyses of fresh water samples using the method of standard addition, as well as by comparing the results obtained by ETAAS with those obtained by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES). The detection limit of manganese using this method is 0.025 μg/L.
Physicochemical Properties of Plant Protection Substances: I Polymorphism and Binary Systems of TriadimenolBurger, Artur; van den Boom, Christian
doi: 10.1007/s006040070019pmid: N/A
The fungicide triadimenol consists of a mixture of two diastereoisomers. Diastereoisomer A (1RS,2SR) could be obtained from the mixture by fractionated crystallization from ethanol/water and toluene, successively, whereas diastereoisomer B (1RS,2RS) could be separated by column chromatography on a silica gel column using ethylacetate as eluent. Four different crystal forms of diastereoisomer A could be derived. The modifications were characterized by means of thermal analysis (thermomicroscopy, DSC), FTIR-spectroscopy, FT-Raman-spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction, as well as pycnometry. The thermodynamic relationships are illustrated in a semischematic energy/temperature-diagram which provides information about the relative thermodynamic stabilities and physical properties of the four crystal forms. Mod. II (m.p. 132 °C, ΔHf 33.1±0.2 kJ mol−1, density 1.271±0.001 g cm−3) was obtained from toluene after the separation of diastereoisomer A and is enantiotropically related to mod. I (m.p. 138 °C, ΔHf 32.0 ± 0.2 kJ mol−1, density 1.243±0.001 g cm−3). The transition point of mod. II with mod. I was determined between 30 and 40 °C, which means that mod. II is thermodynamically stable at ambient conditions. Mod. III (m.p. 112 °C, ΔHf 25.1±0.5 kJ mol−1) and mod. IV were obtained from the melt. Furthermore, the phase diagrams of the binary systems of diastereoisomer B and the four modifications of diastereoisomer A were calculated by means of the experimentally obtained thermodynamical data.
Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry for Determination of Trace Elements in Geological GlassesBecker, Johanna Sabine; Pickhardt, Carola; Dietze, Hans-Joachim
doi: 10.1007/s006040070020pmid: N/A
Laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) was used as a powerful multielement analytical method for trace analysis of geological glasses which are useful as reference materials for geochemical in-situ microanalytical work. The quantification of the analytical results was carried out using the BCR-2G and NIST 612 glass standard reference material (SRM). The experimentally determined relative sensitivity coefficients (RSC) for both SRMs vary between 0.2 and 3 for most of the elements, with increasing mass an increasing of relative sensitivity coefficients was observed. The relative standard deviation (RSD) for determination of trace element concentration of most elements (N=3) are between 2 and 10%. The determination of trace elements in various geological glasses by LA-ICP-MS yielded a good agreement with the reference values and those results of other trace analytical methods.
Colorimetric Estimation of Melatonin in Pharmaceutical FormulationsAmin, Alaa S.; Zaky, Mounir; El-Beshbeshy, Ashraf M.
doi: 10.1007/s006040070021pmid: N/A
Three simple and sensitive colorimetric methods (A–C) for the determination of melatonin in bulk samples and in pharmaceutical formulations are described. They are based on the formation of coloured species by reaction of ninhydrin with the drug (method A, λmax 397 nm) by oxidation of the indol moiety in melatonin with potassium persulphate (method B, λmax 450 nm) or by reduction of osmium (VIII) (method C, λmax 516 nm). Regression analysis of Beer-Lambert plots showed good correlations in concentration ranges between 0.8–14.2, 70.0–140.0 and 2.0–40.0 μg/mL for methods A, B and C, respectively. The molar absorptivity, Sandell sensitivity and detection limit were calculated. For more accurate analysis, Ringbom optimum concentration ranges were calculated. The validity of the proposed methods was tested by analysing pharmaceutical formulations containing melatonin. The relative standard deviations were ≤ 0.95% with recoveries 99.0–101.33%.