On-line determination of vanadium by adsorptive stripping voltammetry

Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry for Determination of Vanadium: A Review

The main purpose of this review is to present methods of adsorptive stripping voltammetry that can be used to determine trace amounts of VO₂⁽⁺⁾ in various types of samples. The detection limits achieved using different working electrodes are presented. The factors influencing the obtained signal, including the selection of the complexing agent and the selection of the working electrode, are shown. For some methods, in order to increase the range of applied concentrations in which vanadium can be detected, a catalytic effect is introduced to adsorptive stripping voltammetry. The influence of the foreign ions and organic matter contained in natural samples on the vanadium signal is analyzed. This paper presents methods of elimination associated with the presence of surfactants in the samples. The methods of adsorptive stripping voltammetry for the simultaneous determination of vanadium with other metal ions are also characterized below. Finally, the practical use of the developed procedures, mainly for the analysis of food and environmental samples, is summarized in a tabular version.

The Use of a Solid Bismuth Microelectrode for Vanadium Quantification by Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry in Environmental Water Samples

This paper presents for the first time the use of an environmentally friendly solid bismuth microelectrode for the voltammetric quantification of V(V) in natural water samples. These studies were designed to replace the film bismuth electrode that had been introduced to eliminate the conventional sensors based on highly toxic mercury. In the proposed procedure, V(V) is preconcentrated at the solid bismuth microelectrode surface via the formation of electroactive complexes with cupferron from a solution of 0.1-mol L⁻¹ acetate buffer, pH = 4.6 at a potential of −0.4 V. The linearity of the calibration graph is in the V(V) concentration range from 8 × 10⁻¹⁰ to 1 × 10⁻⁷ mol L⁻¹ with a preconcentration time of 1 min. The limit of detection (calculated as 3 σ) is 2.5 × 10⁻¹⁰ mol L⁻¹ for a preconcentration time of 1 min. It was also demonstrated that significant improvement in analytical parameters was achieved as a result of the activation of the solid electrode surface at a potential of −2.5 V for 2 s. The developed procedure is highly selective for the presence of foreign ions and organic compounds in tested samples. The accuracy of the recommended procedure was checked using SPS-WW1 waste water-certified reference materials of a complex composition, in which the concentration of V(V) determined by the proposed method was 95.1 ± 1.6 ng mL⁻¹. Moreover, in keeping with the outlined procedure, river, tap and rain water samples were analyzed without any pretreatment, and recovery values from 96% to 106% were obtained.

A new voltammetric strategy for sensitive and selective determination of gallium using cupferron as a complexing agent

This article describes a differential pulse adsorptive stripping voltammetric method for the trace determination of gallium in environmental water samples. It is based on the adsorptive deposition of the complex Ga(III)-cupferron at the hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) at -0.4 V (versus Ag/AgCl) and its cathodic stripping during the potential scan. The method was optimized as concerns the main electrochemical parameters that affect the voltammetric determination (supporting electrolyte, pH, cupferron concentration, deposition potential and time). The calibration graph is linear from 5 × 10(-10) to 5 × 10(-7) mol L(-1) with a detection limit calculated as 1.3 × 10(-10) mol L(-1) for deposition time of 30 s. The influence of interfering substances such as surfactants and humic substances present in the matrices of natural water samples on the Ga(III) signal was examined and a satisfying minimization of these interferences was proposed. The procedure was applied to direct determination of gallium in environmental water samples.

Trace vanadium analysis by catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry using mercury-coated micro-wire and polystyrene-coated bismuth film electrodes

An electrochemical technique has been developed for ultra-trace (ng L(-1)) vanadium (V) measurement. Catalytic adsorptive stripping voltammetry for V analysis was developed at mercury-coated gold micro-wire electrodes (MWEs, 100 microm) in the presence of gallic acid (GA) and bromate ion. A potential of -0.275 V (vs Ag/AgCl) was used to accumulate the complex in acetate buffer (pH 5.0) at the electrode surface followed by a differential pulse voltammetric scan. Parameters affecting the electrochemical response, including pH, concentration of GA and bromate, deposition potential and time have been optimized. Linear response was obtained in the 0-1000 ng L(-1) range (2 min deposition), with a detection limit of 0.88 ng L(-1). The method was validated by comparison of results for an unknown solution of V by atomic absorption measurement. The protocol was evaluated in a real sample by measuring the amount of V in river water samples. Thick bismuth film electrodes with protective polystyrene films have also been made and evaluated as a mercury free alternative. However, ng L(-1) level detection was only attainable with extended (10 min) deposition times. The proposed use of MWEs for the detection of V is sensitive enough for future use to test V concentration in biological fluids treated by the advanced oxidation process (AOP).

Determination of Trace Amounts of Thallium by Adsorptive Cathodic Stripping Voltammetry with Xylenol Orange

Trace amounts of thallium(I) can be determined using adsorptive cathodic stripping voltammetry in the presence of Xylenol Orange (XO). The reduction current of the thallium(I)-XO complex ion was measured by square-wave cathodic stripping voltammetry. The peak potential was at -0.44 V vs. Ag/AgCl. The effect of various parameters (pH, ligand concentration, accumulation potential and collection time) on the response are discussed. The response was linearly related to the thallium concentration in the range 0.5-110 ng ml(-1) and 110-2000 ng ml(-1). The limit of detection was 0.2 ng ml(-1). The relative standard deviation for the determination of 80 ng ml(-1) thallium was 2.8%. Many common anions and cations did not interfere with the determination of thallium. The interference of lead was reduced by the addition of 0.003 M sodium carbonate. The voltammetric procedure was then successfully applied to the determination of thallium in various complex samples.