The development and evaluation of a new method for the determination of trace transition and rare-earth elements based on the combination of chelation and ion chromatography are described. The new method, chelation ion chromatography (Chelation IC), uses a chelating column to concentrate and separate transition and rare-earth elements from the common alkali and alkaline-earth metals, as well as other matrix components, prior to analysis by ion chromatography. The sample fraction from the chelating column contains only the concentrated analyte ions, thus eliminating interfering matrix components from complex matrices such as seawater and digested biological, botanical, and geological materials. This combination of chelation and ion chromatography provides a technique that makes possible the determination of trace elements in complex matrices that have proven to be difficult or impossible to analyze by ion chromatography or conventional atomic spectroscopy techniques.
A new method for the simultaneous separation and determination of mercury(II) with other heavy and transition metals by ion chromatography (IC) was developed. This method involves on-column derivatization with 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid (PDCA) and anion-exchange separation, followed by a post-column reaction with 2-[(5-bromo-2-pyridyl)-azo]-5-diethylaminophenol (5-Br-PADAP) to form metal-5-Br-PADAP chelates, which can be sensitively monitored by spectrophotometric detection at 565 nm. PDCA was first combined with Na 2 C 2 O 4 to separate the metals within 16 min. The optimum separation and derivatization conditions were studied in detail. The detection limits of Pb 2+ , Cu 2+ , Ni 2+ , Zn 2+ , Co 2+ , Cd 2+ , Mn 2+ and Hg 2+ were 0.2 mg l −1 (115 l loop), 1.5, 5, 0.5, 5, 5, 3 and 20 g l −1 (676 l loop), respectively. This method was applied to the analysis of standard rice sample, waste cellpacking and municipal solid waste fly ash with satisfying results.
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