Determination of chromium, copper and lead in river water by graphite‑furnace atomic
absorption spectrometry after coprecipitation with terbium hydroxide
著者 Minami Tomoharu, Sohrin Yoshiki, Ueda Joichi journal or
publication title
Analytical Sciences
volume 21
number 12
page range 1519‑1521
year 2005‑01‑01
URL http://hdl.handle.net/2297/3907
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2005oTheJapanSocietyfOrAnalyticalChemistry
Determinationo症ChrOmium,CopperandLeadinRiverWater byGraphite-FumaceAtomicAbsorptionSpectrometryafter CoprecipitationwithhrbiumHydroxide
nmoharuMINAMI,*YOshikiSoHRIN,*andJoichiUEDA**
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Coprecipitationwithterbiumhydroxidequantitativelyrecoveredtraceamountsofchromium(Ⅲ),copper(Ⅱ)andlead(Ⅱ)
atpH8.4-10.8,80-11.5and8.7-11.5,respectively・Theprecipitatewasdissolvedin0.85moldm-3nitricacid,and
theanalytesweredeterminedbygraphite-fUrnaceatomicabsolptionspectrometry(GF-AAS).Thepresenceofterbium(upto7gdm-3)didnotinterferewiththedetenninationThedetectionlimitswereO3Ugdm-3fOrchromium,0.4Ug
dm-3fOrcopperandO5Ugdm-3fOrlead,whentheanalytesin200cm3ofthesamplesolutionwereconcentratedintolO cm3・TheionsaddedtoriverorseawaterwerequantitativelyrecoveredChromiumandcopperinacontaminatedriver waterweresuccessfUllydetennined(ReceivedJune3,2005;AcceptedSeptemberl2,2005)
CoprecipitationwithmetalhydroxideshasbeenwidelyusedfOr theconcentrationoftracemetalionsinwater,associatedwitha numberofdeterminationtechniques・'’2variouscoprecipitants havebeenusedfOrthepreconcentrationofchromium,3-5 copper4,d8andlead7innaturalwaterpriortodeterminationby graphite-fUrnaceatomicabsolptionspectrometry(GF-AAS).
Theyincludehydroxidesofgallium,3indium,4ortin,7,8andiron hexamethylenedithiocarbamate、5,6 Sincemostofthese
coprecipitantscausesenousspectralinterference,theseparation ofanalytesfromthecoprecipitantsisnecessary・
Wehavebeenstudyingthesystematicsofcoprecipitationwith rareearthhydroxides・Inpreviousstudies,gJowefOundthat
scandiumhydroxidehasagoodcollectingabilityfOrmanytrace metals,andhardlycoprecipitatesmatrixions,suchasalkaliand alkalineearthmetalsSincescandiumdoesnotcausesenous interference,theanalytesweredeterminedbyGF-AASafterthe precipitatewassimplydissolvedindilutednitricacid
WefOcusedonterbiumasamiddleraleearthelement・Terbium
hydroxidehasbeenusedfOrthecoprecipitationofselenitelIand indium12Recently,wefOundthatterbiumhydroxidehasa goodcollectingabilityfOrchromium(Ⅲ),copper(Ⅱ)and lead(11),andhardlycoprecipitatesthematrixions Additionally,terbiumdoesnotintelferewiththedetennination ofthemetalsbyGF-AAS,andislessexpensivethanscandium
lnthispaper,wedescribetheconditionsfOrthecoprecipitation oftraceamountsofchromiumcopperandleadwithterbium hydroxideandfOrthedetenninationoftheseelementsbyGF‐
AAS,andtheapplicationofthepresentmethodtoriverwater.
studiedusingaO85moldm-3nitricacidsolutioncontaining2.5 gdm-3ofterbiumandO1mgdm-3ofchromium,copperand lead,aresummarizedinTablel・AHitachi-HoribaModelM-5 pHmeterwithaglass-electrodewasusedfbrpHmeasurements.
RecJge"応
Nitricacidandsodiumhydroxideofguaranteedreagentgrade (NacalaiTesquelnc.)wereusedReagentsofguaranteed reagentgradewereusedaslongastheywereavailable DeionizedwaterwithaMilli-Qsystem(Elix-5-Guradient-A10,
Millipore)wasusedtoprepareofallsolutions.
。)わ〃l"?z(〃,CQ〃e汀")α"d化αd(")so伽o"8.Astocksolution containinglgdm-3ofchromium(Ⅲ),copper(Ⅱ)orlead(11)was preparedbydissolvingtheirnitratesinasmallamountof concentratednitricacidanddilutingwithdeionizedwater・The concentrationofchromiumandleadwasdeterminedby complexometrictitrationusingXylenolOrange(Dotite)asan indicatorandthatofcopperusingMurexide(Dotite).
TMフノ""zsoノ"rjo〃Aterbiumstocksolution(8.5gTb3+dm-3)
の
TnblelOperatingconditionsfOrGF-AAS
Cr Cu Pb
Samplevolume/mm3 Analyticalwavelength/nm LampculTent/mA Slitwidth/nm Argongasflowrate
Innergas/dm3min-1 Outergas/dm3min-l Drying(Ramp)
Ashing(Step)
Atomizing(Step)a C1eaning(Step)
20 3579
10 0.50
20 324.7
10 0.50
20 2833
10 1.0
1.5 15 150°C,40s 700°C,20s 2500°C,4s 2800°C,2s
1.5 1.5 150℃,40s 500°C,20s 2300°C,4s 2800°C,2s
1.5 L5 150°C,45s 250°C,20s 1400°C,3s 2800℃,2s
Experimental
A〃αmms
AShimadzuAA-660Gatomicabsorptionspectrometerwitha GFA-4AgraIphitefUrnaceatomizerwasusedfOrGF-AAS
measurements、Theoptimumoperatingconditions,whichwere alnnergaswasstopped.
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Iable2Tbleranceratioofdiverseionsfbrthedetermination ofCr3+,Cu2+andPb2+
宗へ百①シ8Q函 100
Tbleranceratioa
lon[mgyrb[mg] IC、
50 10
0.04 Na+,K十,Mg2+,Ca2+
Li+,Ba2+,A13+,La3+,Th4+,Zr4+,Cr3+,b MoO42-,WO42~,Mn2+,CO2+,Ni2+,Cu2+,c Zn2+,Cd2十,1,2+,Sn4+,Pb2+,dSb3+
Fe3+
0
0.02 10
pH
1112 9
a・ErrorsindeterminationofCr3+,Cu2+andPb2+werewithin±5%,
whentheratioofthediverseionwaslessthanthevalue blnfluenceonCu2+andPb2+wasexamined・
clnHuenceonCr3+andPb2+wasexamined dInHuenceonCr3+andCu2+wasexamined Fig.1EffectofthepHontherecoveryofCr3+(●),Cu2+(ロ)orPb2+
(○).
waspreparedbydissolvingterbiumchloride(NacalaiTesque Inc.,extrapurereagentgrade),andtheconcentrationwas detenninedbycomplexometrictitrationusingXylenolOrange
asanindicator.
fivemilligramsofterbiumwasusedinfUrtherexpenments・
TherecovenesoftheanalytesreachedlOO96withinseveral mnutesafterthefOnnationofterbiumhydroxide,andremained unchangedwhilestandingfOr3h
Theprecipitateofterbiumhydroxidewasreadilydissolved withnitricorhydrochloricacid.
Recomme"dCdpmcedm花
Asamplesolution(200cm3)placedinaPyrexglassbeaker wasaddedto3cm3oftheterbiumstocksolution,which contained25mgofterbium,andthepHwasadjustedto9with a0.1moldm-3sodiumhydroxidesolutionAfterthesolution wasallowedtostandfOrseveralminutes,theprecipitatewas collectedona3G4sintered-glassfilter(poresize5-10um,
diameter30nm),washedwithasmallamountofdeionized water,anddissolvedwithO6cm3ofconcentratednitricacid、
ThesolutionwasmadeuptolOcm3withdeionizedwater・The atoncabsorbanceofchromium,copperorleadinthissolution wasmeasuredundertheoperatingconditionsgiveninTableL
Ittooksomel5minfOrfiltrationwithaglassfilter、Thefilter waseasilycleanedwithnitricacidandusedrepeatedly.
ルノe剛"αrjo"qノノハeα"αlyreshyGF-AAS
TheconditionsfOrthedetenninationoftheanalytesbyGF-
AASwerenormallyexaminedinthepresenceofZ5gdm-3of terbium・Theatomicabsorbanceoftheanalytesdidnotdepend ontheconcentrationofnitricacidinarangeof0.5-2.Omol dm-3・However,theabsorbanceofchromiumandleadgradually decreasedwithanincreaseinthehydrochloricacid concentration・Theabsorbanceofleadwasabout459I61owerin
O9moldm-3hydrocmoricacidthanthatin0.85moldm-3nitlic acidThus,nitricacidwasusedinfUrtherexpenments、
Theabsorbancesandconcentrationsshowedlinear
relationships,passingthroughtheorigin,upto200Ugdm-3fOr chromiumandcopperandl50ugdm-3fOrlead、The absorbancesoftheanalytesdidnotchangewiththepresenceof terbiumupto7gdIIT3・
TherelativestandarddeviationsfOrtheabsorbancesobtained fromfiverepeateddetenninationsfOrlOO1Lgdm-3of chromium(Ⅲ),copper(11)andlead(II)were3.2%,3.7%and 4.6%,respectively・Thedetectionlimits,whichwerecalculated as3-timesthestandarddeviation,wereO3ugdm-3fOr chronum,O41LLgdnr3fOrcopperandO・SUgdm-3fOrlead,
whena20-timesconcentrationwasapplied.
ResultsandDiscussion
。P伽mmco"d伽"s/brcOP”cjP伽jo〃
Inapreliminaryexperiment,wefOundthatterbiumhydroxide HocculatedatpHabove7,givingafilterableprecipitate・The effectofthepHonthecoprecipitationofmetalionswith terbiumhydroxidewasstudiedwithasolutioncontaining5ug dm-3ofchromium(Ⅲ),copper(11)andlead(11).Theresultsare showninFig・LQuantitativerecoveneswereobtainedoverpH rangesof8.4-10.8fOrchromium(Ⅲ),8.0-11.5fOrcopper(11)
and87-1L5fOrlead(11).ApHof9wasusedfOrthe coprecipitationoftheseionsinfUrtherexperiments
Amonglanthanoide(Ⅲ)hydroxides,lanthanuml3-I5and samariuml6hydroxideshavebeenusedfOrthecoprecipitationof chromium,copperandlead,asfarasweknow・Whenusing thesehydroxides,itisnecessarythatthepHofthesample solutionisadjustedtohigherthan9.8.Thus,thepHfOrthe coprecipitationoftheseanalyteswithterbiumhydroxideis lowerthanthatwithhydroxideoflanthanumorsamanumThis isprobablyduetothelowersolubilityproductofterbium hydroxide・'7ThelowerpHfOrcoprecipitationwithterbium hydroxideisadvantageousfOrtheseparationoftheanalytes
fromalkaliandalkalineearthmetals・
ThenecessaryamountofterbiumfOrthecoprecipitationwas examinedwith200cm3ofthesamplesolutionspikedwith5Ug dllr3ofchromium(ⅡI),copper(11)andlead(11).Morethanl4 mgofterbiumwasrequiredfOrquantitativerecoveries・Twenty
mre旅”"cesq/dive応ezo"s
Theeffectof23diverseionsonthedeternnnationsof chromium(Ⅲ),copper(11)andlead(11)wasexaminedthrough thereconⅡnendedprocedureusing40cm3ofsamplesolution Theinitialconcentrationswere25Ugdm-3fOrtheanalytesand 0.625gdm-3fOrterbiumTable2showsthatlargeamountsof sodium,potassium,magnesiumandcalciumdidnotinterfere withthedeterminationOtherionstesteddidnotproduceany seriousinterferenceeffectuptolZ5-25mgdm-3.
此coverjesqハp脱dcAm〃""z(〃,cOpper(")α"dノead(")
βomwarersampJes
Therecovenesofspikedchromium(Ⅲ),copper(Ⅱ)and lead(Ⅲ)fromnverandseawaterwereexaminedThewater sampleswerecollectedfromtheupperreachesoftheAsano RiverandtheKanaiwaHarbor,IshikawaPrefecture,and acidifiedto7、5×10-3moldmF3nitricacidAsshowninTable 3,theobtainedrecovenesaresatisfactory・BIankrunswere
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Table3RecoveryofspikedCIQ+,Cu2+andPb2+fromwatersamples
Pb2十 Cr3+ Cu2十
Sampla sampling
date
Found/
Ugdm-3
Addedソ
ugdm-3 Recovery,a
96 FounW
ugdm-3
AddeCy
lLgdm-3 Recovery,a
916 FOund/
ugdm-3
AddeW
ugdm-3 Recovery,a
% Riverwater
Peh8 Decl7 Fehl2 Seawater Febl9 Decl4 Feb20
0.5 5 7.5
101±10 95.7±3.3 96.0±2.3 101±2.6
100±6.0 103±3.0
0.51 0.41 0.47
0.5 5 10
96.4±4.7 102±6.8 95.0±3.2
DDD NNN
0.5 5 10 0.35
ND 0.44
101±8.9 101±2.1 96.7±1.5 0.47
0.73 N,
0.5 5 10
105±11 96.1±3.3 99.1±4.2
0.95 058 N,
0.5 5 7.5 0.41
ND ND
0.5 5 10
99.0±2.6 100±1.9 99.8±1.1
aTherecoveryistheaverageandSDofthreereplicatedetenninations、ND:Notdetected.
Tnble4Resultsofthedetenninationofchromium,copperand
leadinwaterofatributalyoftheGohtaniRiver additionmethodTheresultsofcopperwereingoodagreement withthetwomethodsThedataofchromiumbythestandard additionmethodgave,however,slightlyhighervaluesand variationsthanthosebythecalibrationcurvemethodLeadwas notdetected,sincethefOundvalueswerenotsignificantly higherthantheblankvalues.
Cr/Ugdm-3Cu/lLgdm-3Pb/ugdm-3 Method
Calibrationcurve method Standardaddition
method
0.72±0.09206a±16 0.98±0.17222a±12
ND
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TheresultsaretheaverageandSDfOrthleereplicatedeterminations.
、):Notdetected -:Notdetennined
a,Thefinalsolutionwasdiluted30timeswithO85moldm-3nitric acidpriortothedetennination.
caniedoutusing200cm3ofdeionizedwaterasasample・The blankvalueswereO3ugdm-3fOrchromium,0.41Lgdm-3fOr copperandO5Ugdm-3fOrlead,whichwerealmostthesameas thedetectionlimitsdiscussedaboveThus,itseemsthatthe proposedmethodisapplicabletotheanalysisofthesewater samplescontainingaboveO、3-0.5トIgdm-3ofchromium(Ⅲ),
copper(Ⅱ)andlead(Ⅱ).
A〃/jca"o〃mrhMae伽"αrjo"sqfc/"D"zj""0,cOPPerα"dノead
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Thepresentmethodwasappliedtoanverwatersamplethat wascollectedfromatributaryoftheGohtaniRiverflowingin KomatsuCity,IshikawaPrefecture,Thereisacoppermine,the OgoyaMine,inthedrainageareaofthetributary.Themine hadbeenworkedfOrsome300yearsandshutdowninl962・
ThissamplewasfilteredthroughAdvantecquantitativefilter paper(No.5C,diameter300mm),andacidifiedtoO12mol dm-3hydrochloricacidPriortocoprecipitation,200cm3ofthe samplewasspikedwith0.5gofhydroxylanmoniumchloride,
andleftstandingfbr3hinordertoreducechromium(VI)to chromium(Ⅲ).Thedeternnnedconcentrationis,therefOre,fOr thesumofchronum(111)andchromum(Ⅵ).
TheresultsaregiveninTable4ThedatafOrchromiumand copperwerecolTectedfOrtheblankvalues・Theconcentrations ofchromiumandcopperinthesamplesolutionwere deternnnedbyacalibrationcurvemethodandastandard