scholarly journals A Functionalised Carbon Fiber for Flexible Extraction and Determination of Hg(II) Using Au(NP)-Thiol-CF Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1829
Author(s):  
Mashael K. Bin Ateeq ◽  
Nouf M. Bin Durayhim ◽  
Meral M. Sulayem ◽  
Waad A. Al-Qahtani ◽  
Nezar H. Khdary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Memory Effect ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Condensation Reaction ◽  
Solution Ph ◽  
Au Nps ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
Preconcentration Technique ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ultra Trace

This work illustrates the improvement in ultra-trace Hg(II) determination in water based on a novel flexible extraction and preconcentration technique (FEPT). This method focuses on the covalent functionalisation of carbon fibre (CF) based on (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane. The functionalisation of CF is carried out in two steps: functionalising the surface of CF using acid treatment to obtain hydroxy and carboxyl groups on the surface, followed by a condensation reaction between the carboxyl or hydroxy groups on the carbon (CF-OH) and (3-mercaptopropyl)trimethoxysilane to form mercapto-CF (CF-SH). FTIR, EDX, SEM, XRD and UV-Vis were utilised to confirm the modification. ICP-MS is utilised to determine the Hg(II) and to assess the influence of the memory effect on the results using Au3+ solution and suspended Au nanoparticles (Au-NPs). The result shows that the Au-NPs improve Hg(II) detection and eliminate the memory effect. This study also includes appropriate parameters for contact time, eluent solution, pH, and the foreign metal and ions preconcentration factor. As a result, thiol-CF shows high Hg(II) uptake, flexibility, and stability during the analysis process, with a recovery of 98.96% ± 0.41% for 10 preconcentration factors. These features make FEPT a valuable method for extracting pollutants and overcoming the problems associated with the analysis of such samples.

Simultaneous determination of ultra-trace Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir in geochemical samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry following tin fire assay preconcentration and microwave digestion

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenshan Ni ◽  
Xiangju Mao ◽  
Hongli Zhang ◽  
Lu Liu ◽  
Xiaorui Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Nickel Oxide ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Lead Oxide ◽  
Microwave Digestion ◽  
Fire Assay ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ultra Trace

Background: Platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd), rhodium (Rh) and iridium (Ir) are platinum group elements (PGEs) and also important elements of geochemistry and environmental chemistry with the similar physic-chemical properties, which have been widely used in industry and laboratory. However, due to the low abundance and inhomogeneous distribution in natural ore as well as the nugget effect, the accurate determination of PGEs has been a challenge to analytical chemistry. Methods: In this work, a novel fire assay method was reported for the determination of ultra-trace Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir in geochemical samples. Tin powder (Sn) instead of stannic oxide (SnO2) was used as fire assay collector to reduce the melting temperature from 1250 oC to 1050 oC, the escape of molten material caused by high temperature was successfully avoided. Tin bead was compressed into thin slice and dissolved by HCl. For the target Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir, HCl insoluble substance such as PtSn4, PdSn4, RhSn4 and Ir3Sn7 were formed and separated from matrix by filtering. The metal compounds precipitate together with filter paper were microwave-assisted completely digested by aqua regia (50%, v/v), thence the sample solution were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results: Compared with nickel oxide and lead oxide in nickel sulfide /lead fire assay, the reagent blank of tin powder were relatively low and could be directly employed in tin fire assay to collect Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir without purifying. Moreover, the harm of nickel oxide and lead oxide to the analyst and environment was avoided by using the non-toxic tin powder. The decomposition method of chromite and black shale were investigated as well as the amount of tin powder and flour, microwave digestion program for the determination of Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir were optimized. Besides, the influence of mass spectrum interference of co-existing elements was discussed and the standard mode and kinetic energy discrimination collision pool mode were compared. Under the optimal conditions, excellent curve fitting of Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir were obtained between 0.01～100 ng mL-1 , with the correlation coefficients exceeding 0.9996. The detection limits were from 0.003 ng g -1 to 0.057 ng g -1 . Conclusion: The developed method was applied to analyze the Chinese Certified Reference Materials and the determined values were in good agreement with the certified values.

scholarly journals Measurement of CeO2 Nanoparticles in Natural Waters Using a High Sensitivity, Single Particle ICP-MS

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 5516
Author(s):  
Ibrahim Jreije ◽  
Agil Azimzada ◽  
Madjid Hadioui ◽  
Kevin J. Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Single Particle ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Natural Waters ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Au Nps ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
St Lawrence River

As the production and use of cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) increases, so does the concern of the scientific community over their release into the environment. Single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry is emerging as one of the best techniques for NP detection and quantification; however, it is often limited by high size detection limits (SDL). To that end, a high sensitivity sector field ICP-MS (SF-ICP-MS) with microsecond dwell times (50 µs) was used to lower the SDL of CeO2 NPs to below 4.0 nm. Ag and Au NPs were also analyzed for reference. SF-ICP-MS was then used to detect CeO2 NPs in a Montreal rainwater at a concentration of (2.2 ± 0.1) × 108 L−1 with a mean diameter of 10.8 ± 0.2 nm; and in a St. Lawrence River water at a concentration of ((1.6 ± 0.3) × 109 L−1) with a higher mean diameter (21.9 ± 0.8 nm). SF-ICP-MS and single particle time of flight ICP-MS on Ce and La indicated that 36% of the Ce-containing NPs detected in Montreal rainwater were engineered Ce NPs.

Ultra-trace determination of plutonium in marine samples using multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

2010 ◽  
Vol 671 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patric Lindahl ◽  
Miranda Keith-Roach ◽  
Paul Worsfold ◽  
Min-Seok Choi ◽  
Hyung-Seon Shin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Trace Determination ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Marine Samples ◽  
Plasma Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Ultra Trace
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