Yongwen Liu

Spectrophotometric determination of thorium in food using 2-(2,5-disulfonic-4-methoxyphenylazo)-7-(2-hydroxyl-5-carboxylphenylazo)-1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid

A new highly sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, 2-(2,5-disulfonic-4-methoxyphenylazo)-7-(2-hydroxyl-5-carboxylphenylazo)-1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid (1), was synthesized and applied to the spectrophotometric determination of trace thorium. In 5 mL of a 6 M perchloric acid medium, which greatly increases the selectivity, thorium reacts with 1 to form a 1: 2 green complex, having a sensitive absorption peak at 670 nm. Under optimal conditions, Beer’s law is obeyed over the range from 0 to 0.8 μg/mL Th(IV) and the apparent molar absorptivity is 2.09 × 105 L/mol cm. It is found that, uranium(VI), Ti(IV), heavy rare earths, and most of other common metal ions do not interfere. The method has been tested on the determination of thorium in food samples with satisfactory results.

Solid Phase Extraction and Preconcentration of Trace Heavy Metal Ions in Natural Water with 2,2′‐Dithiobisaniline Modified Amberlite XAD‐2

Abstract A solid phase extraction and preconcentration methodology utilizing a new chelating resin is described for the separation of Cd, Ni, Co, Cu, and Zn. The chelating resin matrix was prepared by covalently linking 2,2′‐dithiobisaniline synthesized from 2‐aminothiophenol with the benzene ring of polystyrene‐divinylbenzene resin Amberlite XAD‐2 through a –N˭N– group. Its adsorption and preconcentration behavior for Cd, Ni, Co, Cu, and Zn in aqueous solution was studied using batch and column procedures in detail. The newly designed resin quantitatively adsorbs Cd, Ni, Co, Cu, and Zn above pH 5.0. Subsequent elution with 2 M HCl readily strips the sorbed metal ions from the resin. The sorption capacity is 360, 230, 170, 200, and 150 mol g−1 for Cd, Ni, Co, Cu, and Zn, respectively. Their preconcentration factors are 80–200. The time for 80% sorption was less than 10 min for all five metal ions. The effects of electrolytes on the preconcentration were also investigated with the recoveries >95%. The procedure was validated by analysis of a standard reference river sediment material (GBW 08301 China). The developed method was successively utilized for the determination of Cd, Ni, Co, Cu, and Zn in tap water and river water by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS) after column SPE and preconcentration. The 3σ detection limits for these metal ions were found to be 0.10, 0.34, 0.42, 0.16, and 0.52 g L−1, respectively. The relative standard deviation was <10% for the determination of 10 g each of Cd, Ni, Co, Cu, and Zn in a 100 mL water sample.

Preparation of cobalt hydroxide film modified electrode and its analytical application

Cobalt hydroxide film modified electrode was prepared by depositing cobalt hydroxide on glassy carbon electrode (GCE) surface in an alkaline aqueous solution and then characterized by cyclic voltammetry. The electrochemical behavior of resorcin on the film modified electrode was investigated. The results show that cobalt hydroxide films in alkaline solutions have good electrocatalytical activity towards the oxidation of resorcin. The recovery of resorcin from sample ranged from 95.2 to 103.4% and the oxidation peak currents were directly proportional to the resorcin concentration from 5.0 × 10−6 to 1.05 × 10−4 M with correlation coefficient of 0.9986. A detection limit of 1.0 × 10−7 M for resorcin was estimated. Various factors affecting the electrocatalytical activity of cobalt hydroxide film were investigated in detail. Real water samples were analyzed and satisfactory results were obtained.

Spectrophotometric determination of trace cadmium in vegetables with 3,5-bis(4-phenylazophenylaminodiazo)benzoic acid

A new highly sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, 3,5-bis(4-phenylazophenylaminodiazo)benzoic acid (BPPABA) has been synthesized and applied to the determination of trace cadmium(II) in vegetables. The method is based on the color reaction between BPPABA and cadmium (II). In the presence of Triton X-100, cadmium(II) reacts with BPPABA in Na2B4O7-NaOH buffer solution (pH 10.5), forming red complex with maximum absorption at 530 nm. Under the optimal conditions, Beer’s law is obeyed within 0–12 μg of cadmium within 25 mL of solution, and the apparent molar absorptive coefficient of the complex is 2.8 × 105 L/mol cm. The detection limit and the relative standard deviation were found to be 0.92 μg/L and 1.0%, respectively. Interference of foreign ions was also investigated. Most of the metal ions are tolerated in considerable amounts except for Hg(II), Cu(II) and Ni(II). To eliminate the interference of foreign ions, metal ion imprinted polymer technique was utilized.

Spectrophotometric determination of nickel in biological samples using 1-azobenzene-3-(3-hydroxyl-2-pyridyl)-triazene

A new sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent, 1-azobenzene-3-(3-hydroxyl-2-pyridyl)-triazene (ABHPT), was synthesized. It has been found that ABHPT reacts with nickel(II) in a borax buffer solution (pH 10.0) to form 2: 1 red complexes with the maximum absorption at 530 nm. The apparent molar absorptivity of the complex is 2.6 × 105 L/(mol cm). Most metal ions can be tolerated in considerable amounts, whereby only zinc and mercury may interfere with the determination of nickel(II). Nevertheless, this can be easily eliminated by prior separation with sulfhydryl dextran gel. A new method for the spectrophotometric determination of trace nickel(II) was developed. Beer’s law is obeyed for 0–15 μg of nickel(II) in 25 mL of solution. The limit of quantification, limit of detection, and relative standard deviation are 0.74 ng/mL, 0.25 ng/mL, and 1.0%, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of trace nickel(II) in biological samples with satisfactory results.

Spectrophotometric determination of lead in traditional Chinese medicines with dibromop-methyl-acethylsulfonazo

A new highly sensitive and selective chromogenic reagent dibromo-p-methyl-acethylsulfonazo (DBMASA) has been synthesized and purified. A method has been proposed for the spectrophotometric determination of lead with DBMASA in traditional Chinese medicines. The content of lead in the samples was low, so we used sulfhydryl cotton fiber (SCF) to separate and enrich trace Pb(II), which lead to a satisfactory result. In 0.25 M phosphoric acid medium, which greatly increased the selectivity, lead reacted with DBMASA to form a 1: 2 blue complex, having an intense absorption peak at 640 nm. Under the optimal conditions, Beer’s law is obeyed over the range 0.01–1.0 µg/mL of Pb(II) and the apparent molar absorptivity is 1.06 × 105 L/mol cm. The detection limit and variation coefficient are found to be 2.1 ng/mL and 1.3%, respectively. The method has been applied to the determination of lead in traditional Chinese medicines with satisfactory results.