A simple and sensitive flow injection method based on the catalytic activity of CdS quantum dots in an acidic permanganate chemiluminescence system for determination of formaldehyde in water and wastewater

The intensity of emitted light from KMnO₄–HCHO–CdS QDs system is linearly proportional to HCHO concentration.

Determination of trace amount of formaldehyde base on a bromate-Malachite Green system

A novel catalytic kinetic spectrophotometric method for determination of trace amount of formaldehyde (FA) has been established, based on catalytic effect of trace amount of FA on the oxidation of Malachite Green (MG) by potassium bromate in presence of sulfuric acid medium, and was reported for the first time. The method was monitored by measuring the decrease in absorbance of MG at 617 nm and allowed a precise determination of FA in the range of 0.003-0.08 μg mL(-1), with a limit of detection down to 1 ng mL(-1). The relative standard deviation of 10 replicate measurements was 1.63%. The method developed was approved to be sensitive, selective and accurate, and adopted to determinate free FA in samples directly with good accuracy and reproducibility.

Determination of trace formaldehyde by solid substrate-room temperature phosphorescence quenching method based on the rose bengal-potassium bromate-Tween-80 system

A new method for the determination of trace formaldehyde by solid substrate-room temperature phosphorescence quenching method has been proposed. It is based on the facts that rose bengal (R) can emit intense and stable room temperature phosphorescence on the solid substrate of filter paper (SS-RTP). Potassium bromate (KBrO(3)) can oxidize R, which causes the quenching of RTP. In the presence of HCHO, it can react with KBrO(3) to form Br(2) and Br(2) can oxidize R, which causes smart quenching of RTP. The phosphorescence intensity (DeltaI(p)) is directly proportional to the concentration of HCHO. In the presence of Tween-80, the DeltaI(p) will be increased to 9.1 times higher than that without it. The linear range of this method is 0.016-1.6fgspot(-1) (corresponding concentration: 0.040-4.0 pgml(-1), 0.40 microlspot(-1)) with the detection limit of 4.5agspot(-1) (corresponding concentration: 1.1 x 10(-14) gml(-1)). The regression equation for working curve is DeltaI(p)=136.6+28.28m(HCHO)fgspot(-1) (r=0.9935, n=6). This method is sensitive, simple, rapid and has been applied to the determination of trace formaldehyde in real samples with satisfactory results. The mechanism of determination of trace formaldehyde by SS-RTP quenching method based on the rose bengal-KBrO(3)-Tween-80 system is also discussed.

Kinetic spectrophotometric method for rapid determination of trace formaldehyde in foods

A simple and sensitive kinetic-spectrophotometric method was developed for the determination of ultra trace amount of formaldehyde in food samples. The method was based on the oxidation of rhodamine B (RhB) by potassium bromate in sulfuric acid medium (formaldehyde as catalyst). The reaction was monitored by measuring the decrease in absorbance of the dye at 515 nm after 6 min. The developed method allowed the determination of formaldehyde in the range of 10-100 microg L(-1) with good precision, accuracy and the detection limit was down to 2.90 microg L(-1). The relative standard deviations for the determination of 10 and 60 microg L(-1) of formaldehyde were 3.0% and 1.9% (n = 10), respectively. The method was found to be sensitive, selective and was applied to the determination of formaldehyde in foods with satisfactory results.

Spectrofluorimetric study of the interaction of copper(II) and bis-heterocyclictriazene reagent in the presence of β-cyclodextrin

A new reagent, 1,3-bis(2-benzothiazolyl-diazoamino)benzene (BBTAB), was first synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, 1H NMR and IR spectra. The inclusion complex of BBTAB with beta-cyclodextrin (beta-CD) was formed. BBTAB in the inclusion complex or alone reacts with copper(II) to form chelate complex in a slight basic medium, which results in drastic or slight fluorescence enhancement, respectively. The spectrofluorimetric method of trace amount of copper(II) based on the enhancement of inclusion complex by binding with copper(II) was established. The excitation and emission wavelengths of the BBTAB/beta-CD/Cu system are 389 and 480 nm, respectively. Under optimal conditions, a linear response of BBTAB/beta-CD to copper(II) is obtained in the range of 3.0 x 10(-7) to 1.0 x 10(-5) mol L(-1), and the detection limit is determined to be 1.2 x10(-8) mol L(-1). The method is selective, sensitive and simple, and has been used for the determination of trace copper(II) in water samples with satisfactory results. The possible response mechanism of BBTAB/beta-CD or BBTAB to copper(II) and the role of beta-CD in the drastic enhancement of fluorescence of BBTAB/beta-CD/Cu system have been discussed.