土壤中铅的分析方法比对

对不同的样品消解方法及电感耦合等离子体质谱、电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱、石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定土壤中铅的测定结果进行比对。采用电热板、微波及水浴3种加热方式,选择硝酸、氢氟酸、双氧水、王水、高氯酸、盐酸的不同组合进行土壤样品消解,通过分析测定值的精密度和准确度,考察消解体系对电感耦合等离子体质谱、电感耦合等离子体发射光谱、石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定结果的影响。结果表明采用电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定土壤中的铅,最适宜的消解体系是硝酸-氢氟酸-高氯酸(微波加热),采用电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱法测定最适宜的消解体系是硝酸(电热板加热),采用石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定最适宜的消解体系是硝酸-盐酸-高氯酸(微波加热)。电感耦合等离子体质谱法的精密度和准确度优于另外两种方法。     

Minimization of sample volume with air-segmented sample injection and the simultaneous determination of trace elements by ICP-MS.

The application of inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to forensic chemistry was studied. The developed method, air-segmented sample injection (ASSI) coupled with ICP-MS, allowed the determination of about 25 elements at the sub-ppb level with only 0.2 ml of a sample solution. The optimum sample flow rate was found to be 0.4 ml min(-1), along with a sample suction time of 30 s. The proposed method was validated by determining trace elements in river-water certified reference material (SLRS-4) issued by National Research Council Canada. The analytical results of the proposed method were in good agreement with the certified values. This method was successfully applied to a human hair sample, the volume of which was 3 ml.     

Determination of heavy metals and rare earth elements in environmental samples by ICP-MS after solid phase preconcentration with chelating resin fibers and anion exchanger filters.

A solid phase collection/concentration method using anion exchanger filters and a small syringe packed with chelating resin fibers is adopted as a preconcentration tool for trace elements and a separation tool for matrices in aqueous samples prior to the measurement by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The effects of fiber volume, sample volume, eluent volume, and sample flow rate on metal recoveries were investigated in detail to obtain optimum pretreatment conditions. Several heavy metals (HMs) such as, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Cd, Pb, Th and U, as well as 14 rare earth elements (REEs) in sample solutions at pH 6 were quantitatively collected on the solid phase. These adsorbed elements were completely recovered by eluting with 2 ml of 1.0 M nitric acid. At pH 6, more than 99% of alkali and alkaline earth metals in sample solutions were eliminated. The proposed method was evaluated by analyzing two standard reference materials (SRM): peach leaves (NIST 1547) and pond sediment (NIES No. 2). The solid samples were decomposed by microwave-heating and pressurizing acid digestion technique, and then treated by the proposed syringe-type pretreatment method, followed by the ICP-MS measurement. The analytical results for HMs in the SRMs obtained by the present method agreed well with the certified values.     

电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)法测定谷类产品中8种重金属元素

为建立大批量谷类产品中重金属元素的快速检测方法,采用快速消解法,样品于聚丙烯刻度离心管中经硝酸消解,用电感耦合等离子体质谱仪同时检测Pb、Cd、Cr、Cu、Zn、Ni、As、Hg等8种重金属元素含量.研究了消解酸用量及消解时间对结果的影响,并优化了仪器工作参数.研究结果表明,样品在120℃消解1 h后直接定容测定,各元...     

微波消解-ICP-MS法测定药用明胶空心胶囊中微量重金属元素

采用微波消解技术,建立了一种电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定明胶空心胶囊中Cr,Co,Ni,Cu,Zn,As,Cd,Hg和Pb 9种微量重金属元素的方法。确定了微波消解仪和等离子体质谱仪的最佳操作参数,研究共存离子的干扰和消除方法,选择了各元素的测定同位素,以Ge,Rh和Tl为内标补偿基体效应,建立了样品测定方法。应用拟定的方法测定了不同生产厂家、不同批次的空心胶囊中微量重金属的含量。方法对试样中各元素测定的相对标准偏差为1.5%~14.1%,加标回收率在90.0%~102.0%。结果表明,方法简便、快速、灵敏,满足于空心胶囊中9种重金属元素的测定要求。     

Direct determination of rare earth impurities in high purity erbium oxide dissolved in nitric acid by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

A novel method was developed for the direct determination of trace quantities of rare earth elements (REEs) in high purity erbium oxide dissolved in nitric acid by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in this work. The mass spectra overlap interferences arose from Er matrix on the neighbouring and monoisotopic analytes of ¹⁶⁵Ho(100) and ¹⁶⁹Tm(100) were eliminated by adjusting instrumental peak resolution value from 0.7 to 0.3 amu. The matrix suppression effect of Er on the ion peak signals of REEs impurities was effectively compensated with spiking In as internal standard element. The limit of quantitation (LOQ) of REEs impurities was from 0.0090 to 0.025 μg g⁻¹, the recoveries of spiked sample for REEs were found to be in the range of 90.3-107% through using the proposed method and relative standard deviation (R.S.D.) varied between 2.5% and 6.7%. The novel methodology had been found to be suitable for the direct determination of trace REEs impurities in 99.999-99.9999% high purity Er₂O₃ and the results obtained from this method keep in good agreement with that acquired from high resolution ICP-MS.     

Applications of ICP-MS in marine analytical chemistry

Summary The versatility of ICP-MS in marine analytical chemistry is illustrated with applications to the multielement trace analysis of two recently released marine reference materials, the coastal seawater CASS-2 and the non-defatted lobster hepatopancreas tissue LUTS-1, and to the determination of tributyltin and dibutyltin in the harbour sediment reference material PACS-1 by HPLC-ICP-MS. Seawater analyses were performed after separation of the trace elements either by adsorption on immobilized 8-hydroxy-quinoline or by reductive coprecipitation with iron and palladium. Simultaneous determination of seven trace elements in LUTS-1, including mercury, by isotope dilution ICP-MS, was achieved after dissolution by microwave digestion with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. Butyltin species in PACS-1 were separated by cation exchange HPLC of an extract of the sediment; method detection limits for tributyltin and dibutyltin in sediment samples are estimated to be 5 ng Sn/g and 12 ng Sn/g, respectively.Summer assistant 1988Summer assistant 1989     

微波消解-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法测定纳米二氧化钛中痕量砷

建立了微波消解-石墨炉原子吸收光谱法（GF-AAS）测定纳米二氧化钛中痕量杂质元素砷的分析方法。采用由一定浓度和比例的氢氟酸、硝酸组成的混合试剂,结合应用高压密闭微波加热技术快速完全消解纳米二氧化钛样品,优选了最佳微波加热控制程序,不仅解决了二氧化钛难消解和待测元素砷高温消解过程中易挥发损失等难点,而且检测溶液酸度低,避免对GF-AAS石墨管的侵蚀。并且,通过基体效应影响实验,优化选择了石墨管类型、石墨炉升温原子化控制程序以及原子吸收光谱仪检测参数,消除热稳定性强的二氧化钛基体对测定易挥发痕量元素砷的影响。方法检出限为0.02μg/L,加标回收率为93.0%~106.0%,相对标准偏差9.4%,与ICP-MS检测方法结果对照一致。     

New application of microwave digestion-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry for multi-element analysis in komatiites

A new method using microwave digestion combined with inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) was studied to analyze the elemental composition of a variety of komatiites samples. Microwave digestion consisted in two-stage heating and pressurizing acid treatments for maximum dissolution of the samples. We report here different quality control measurements (external and internal calibration, monitoring of reference materials) which involve standard deviation calculations and recovery examinations in order to test the precision and accuracy of the analytical procedure. Data for 17 elements (Na, P, K, T, V Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Zr, Pb, Al, F, Ca and Mg) in eight komatiite samples and two USGS basalt reference samples (BCR-2 and BHVO-2) are presented. We evaluate our new digestion and instrumental procedure. The element concentration obtained for BCR-2 and BHVO-2 agreed well with the certified values, the relative standard deviations were lower than 5% and recoveries were good. Our analytical results demonstrate that it reproduces accurately the concentrations of minor and trace elements in komatiites. The ease of digestion of the samples and the speed (less than 12 h) to digest the komatiite material makes this technique an efficient method to be used easily and routinely for preparing and analyzing komatiites samples for multiple elements determination.     

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometric determination of heavy metals in sea-water samples after pre-treatment with a chelating resin disk by an on-line flow injection method

A new on-line flow injection (FI) pre-treatment system using a disk-type chelating resin (5 mm diameter, 0.5 mm thickness) was developed for the simultaneous multi-element determination of trace metals in sea-water samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). A chelating resin possessing an iminodiacetate (IDA) functional group was used for the collection of trace elements and the elimination of alkali and alkaline earth metals in highly concentrated salt solution. A 1 ml volume of a sea-water sample (pH 5.5) was applied to the chelating resin disk. Considering the removal efficiency for Ca, 50 mM ammonium acetate buffer solution (pH 5.5) was chosen as a sample carrier. The enriched trace metals were eluted with 0.1 M nitric acid and the eluate flowed into the ICP-MS system. The processing time for one sample was < 6 min (350 s). One of the important observations is the possibility of working with a low recovery, even lower than 50%. For example, several elements such as Mn, Cr, As, Mo, Ba and U, the recovery of which was < 50% in a batch-wise method, showed good linearity and reproducibility. The proposed method was evaluated by analyzing two kinds of sea-water certified reference materials, CASS-4 and NASS-5. Analytical data for eight heavy metals, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Mo, Cd and U, obtained from the present study agreed well with the certified values.     

Microwave digestion methods for the determination of trace elements in brain and liver samples by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry

Two microwave digestion systems (open-focused and closed-pressurized) were tested for the mineralization of human brain and bovine liver (NIST SRM 1577a) as dissolution steps prior to the determination of 16 trace elements (Bi, Cd, Co, Cs, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Mo, Pb, Rb, Sb, Sn, Sr, Tl, and Zn) by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Digestion parameters (mass of sample, digestion mixture, and power/time steps) were optimized using temperature and pressure sensors. Digestions with the open-focused microwave system require larger volumes of conc. HNO(3) and 30% H(2)O(2) than digestions with the closed-pressurized system. Both systems produce correct results for the bovine liver samples. The concentrations obtained for the digests of the open-focused system tend to be less precise than the concentrations from the "closed-pressurized" digests. Because the "open-focused" digests must be diluted to 50 mL to bring the acid concentration to 0.7-2.0 mol/L required by the ICP-MS (closed-pressurized digests need to be diluted to only 20 mL), the detection limits for the system with the open-focused digestion are higher than for the system with the closed-pressurized digestor. The open-focused digestor cannot handle more than 150 mg brain tissue, whereas the closed-pressurized system can mineralize 470 mg. The latter method gave better results with brain tissue than the open-focused system. The preparation of brain tissue as reference material for the determination of trace elements in brain samples is described.     

Determination of Lead in Lipstick by Direct Solid Sampling High-Resolution Continuum Source Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry: Comparison of Two Digestion Methods

A new analytical procedure for the determination of lead in lipstick has been developed using direct solid sampling high resolution continuum source graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (SS HR CS GFAAS). The performance of this method has been compared to acid digestion methods for sample preparation, with or without hydrofluoric acid (HF) with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) detection. Good reliability was obtained for all three methods; the results obtained for certified reference materials with concentrations between 1 and 20 ppm were in agreement with the certified values. However, for materials with complex matrices, such as pearl or Ca-Na borosilicate, only ICP-MS with HF sample digestion or AAS with direct solid sampling allowed complete recovery of lead. To avoid the use of hazardous acids, the development of SS HR CS GFAAS is an interesting alternative. With the AAS method, a characteristic mass of 13.2 pg of lead was obtained, and the limit of detection was 0.005 µg/g. The performance of the method was evaluated by determining lead in lipstick. The use of the solid sampling technique constitutes a good alternative for accurate and rapid determination of lead content in lipstick and cosmetic raw materials, with a suitable limit of detection and a reduced risk of contamination or of analyte loss. Another alternative would be to use ICP-MS determination in conjunction with microwave-assisted acid digestion without the use of HF, which implies accepting a quantification of “nearly total” lead, closer to a “bio-extractible” fraction.     

高纯四氯化锗测试样品的采集和制备方法研究

针对光纤级高纯四氯化锗(99.999999%)中痕量含氢杂质吸收峰红外透过率检测(FTIR)用试样的采集,以及痕量金属杂质的电感耦合等离子体质谱法(ICP-MS)测定用试样的制备方法进行了系统研究。设计开发了用于检测痕量含氢杂质吸收峰红外透过率的样品采集实验装置,实现了含氢杂质(如—OH、—CH、HCl等)吸收峰的红外透过率在线连续测试,试样采集过程全密闭进行,避免了采样过程的二次污染,采样过程流程简短,操作简便;实验优选了在制备ICP-MS法测定痕量金属杂质用的试样过程中消除四氯化锗基体干扰、防止砷等易挥发杂质损失以及防止样品处理过程污染试样的制样方法,实现了试样制备过程二次污染源的有效控制,制样过程试剂消耗量少,制备时间短,待测元素无损失。     

HPLC combined with ICP-MS for the determination of trace amounts of rare earth impurities in high-purity La2O3 by using 2-ethylhexyl hydrogen-2-ethylhexylphosphonate resin as a stationary phase

A new method for the determination of trace rare earth impurities in high-purity La₂O₃ by HPLC combined with ICP-MS is proposed. The chromatographic retention behavior of La and Ce in HPLC was studied with 2-ethylhexyl-hydrogen-2-ethylhexylphosphonate (P507) resin as the stationary phase and inorganic acid (HNO₃) as the mobile phase. The effects of acidity of the mobile phase, flow rate of eluent and column oven temperature on the separation of La and Ce were investigated in detail. The results of the effect of different ratios of La / Ce showed that a favorable separation of La and Ce could be obtained easily and rapidly with the method presented. Compared with the conventional open column method, the proposed separation system shows a good performance with regard to short separation time, low reagent consumption, and simple operation. The method has been applied to the analysis of real samples of high-purity La₂O₃ with satisfactory results.     

Reliability of the direct ICP-MS analysis of volcanic ash nanoparticles

In the present work, major and trace element concentrations in suspensions of volcanic ash nanoparticles were determined by ICP-MS after either the acid digestion of the suspensions or the direct analysis of these suspensions. The results obtained were compared. Since the acid digestion can be accompanied by an important dilution or can consist in different steps of evaporation and dilution, the determination of some trace element concentrations became limited because of the limit of detection of the analytical instrument. Therefore, analysis after acid digestion of suspensions and direct analysis after acidification of these suspensions were carried out and compared. The concentration of Al, Fe, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Gd, Ho, Cu, Tl and Pb determined by both preparation procedures were in agreement. The values of relative standard deviation are in the range from 1% to 14%. These results prove the reliability of the direct ICP-MS analysis and the possibility of its further application in hyphenated systems for the dimensional and elemental characterisation of natural mineral nanoparticles.     

Microwave digestion of "residual fuel oil" (NIST SRM 1634b) for the determination of trace elements by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry

A microwave procedure for the digestion of the NIST 1634b reference material "residual fuel oil" in closed pressurized vessels was developed in an attempt to facilitate routine analysis and obtain reproducible conditions or comparable results. The influence of sample size, reagent composition and volume, microwave power, and duration of heating on the digestion procedure was studied. Pressure and temperature inside the reaction vessels were monitored to determine the progression of the reaction and to develop optimal conditions. A nine-step heating program requiring 36.5 min with microwave power not exceeding 450 W in the pulsed mode was found suitable for the digestion of approximately 250 mg fuel oil with a mixture of nitric acid (5.0 mL) and hydrogen peroxide (2.0 mL). The reproducibility of microwave power was determined in terms of the relative standard deviations (n = 3) for temperature (2.7%) and pressure (4.9%) data. The vapor pressures obtained with 5.0 mL Milli-Q water (heated) in an 80-mL digestion vessel showed good agreement with literature data. The excess acid in the resulting digests was removed by evaporation and the concentrations of 24 elements (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Bi, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Sn, Sr, Ti, Tl, V, U, and Zn) were determined in the diluted digests by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The experimental results were in good agreement with the certified and recommended concentrations for eight elements (Al, As, Co, Cr, Ni, Pb, V, Zn) in solutions obtained after one digestion step. An additional digestion step, consisting of intermediate cooling and venting stages, was required for the accurate determination of Fe. No agreement was reached for Ca and Ba even after two-step digestion. The proposed method of digestion provided precise results with relative standard deviations generally less than 5% for most of the elements determined.     

ICP-MS法测定高纯铝中杂质不确定度的评定

利用ICP-MS测定高纯铝中杂质。用建立数学模型的方法对结果的不确定度进行评估和计算。对试料的称重、标准溶液的配制、工作曲线的拟合、测量重复性的各分量不确定度进行分析。得到了各分量不确定度和合成不确定度,最终得出更加客观的结果。     

萃取分离-ICP-MS测定高纯铝中痕量元素

利用吡咯烷二硫代氨基甲酸铵(APDC)-CHCl_3萃取分离体系结合ICP-MS对高纯铝中的Co、As、Mo、In、Sn、Sb、Cd、Ag、Pd、Au进行测定,建立了测定高纯铝中痕量元素的方法.实验分别考察了仪器工作参数,萃取酸度,络合剂用量对于杂质元素测定结果的影响,选择了最佳实验条件.各元素的回收率在77.6%～112.2%之间,检出限0.02～0.6 ng/mL,RSD为1.6%～7.2%.     

Flame AAS determination of dopants and trace metal impurities in single crystals of potassium titanylphosphate

A flame AAS method is used for the determination of dopants and impurities in potassium titanylphosphate (KTP) single crystals. Sample digestion using sulphuric acid and hydrofluoric acid is proposed as being the most appropriate procedure. The effect of major and minor components in the sample solution on the analytical signal is studied. The content of the dopants Cr, Mn and Ni (at a level of about 1 mg g(-1)) as well as the content of the impurities Fe, Na, Mg, W and Al (from 4 mug g(-1), depending on the trace metal) in the KTP single crystals is determined. The precision of the method is characterized by a relative standard deviation of 3-10%. The accuracy is checked by comparison with ICP-AES data for the trace element content in the KTP single crystals.     

Determination of uranium and selected elements in Polish dictyonema shales and sandstones by ICP-MS

Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry was used for characterization of Polish dictyonema shales and sandstones as a potential source of uranium and other technologically important elements. Influence of sample digestion of these materials for the determinations: U, Th, Cu, Co, Mn, Zn, La, V, Yb, Mo, Ni, Sb and Fe has been tested. The method involved two-step microwave acid digestion, followed by direct determination by ICP-MS. The instrument used for all determinations was ELAN DRC II (Perkin Elmer) with crossflow nebulizer with Scott double-pass spray chamber and Ni cones. Certified Reference Materials were used as a quality control standard to validate the applied analytical procedure. The expanded measurement uncertainty U (k = 2) ranged from 5 to 15 %, in dependence on the element. The obtained results provided information on the contents of minor and trace elements in shales and sandstones depending on their origin. At this moment, these geological deposits can be treated as a potential source of raw elements.