And multicomponent samples

C. D. Tran and R. J. Furlan, Spectrofluorometer Based on Acoustic-Optic Tunable Filters for rapid scanning and multicomponent sample Analyses, Anal. Chem. 65, 1675-1681 (1993). 

Based on the DTA/TGA results, Si02 and Ti02 samples were pre-annealed at 300 °C, whereas all the other (mono- and multicomponent) samples were thermally treated at 450 °C. 

Derivative methods are particularly well suited for locating end points in multi-protic and multicomponent systems, in which the use of separate visual indicators for each end point is impractical. The precision with which the end point may be located also makes derivative methods attractive for the analysis of samples with poorly defined normal titration curves. 

Actual water treatment challenges are multicomponent. For example, contamination of groundwater by creosote [8021-39-4], a wood (qv) preservative, is a recurring problem in the vicinity of wood-preserving faciUties. Creosote is a complex mixture of 85 wt % polycycHc aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 10 wt % phenohc compounds, including methylated phenols and the remaining 5 wt % N—, S—, and O— heterocycHcs (38). Aqueous solutions of creosote are therefore, in many ways, typical of the multicomponent samples found in polluted aquifers. 

Gaseous and particulate pollutants are withdrawn isoldnetically from an emission source and collected in a multicomponent sampling train. Principal components of the train include a high-efficiency glass- or quartz-fiber filter and a packed bed of porous polymeric adsorbent resin (typically XAD-2 or polyurethane foam for PCBs). The filter is used to collect organic-laden particulate materials and the porous polymeric resin to adsorb semivolatile organic species (com-... 

Certain disadvantages of this method of analysis should be enumerated. The preparation of standards becomes a major task if a large variation in concentrations of multicomponent samples is expected. The cost of preparing standards for expensive elements is a major consideration however, recovery and purification are possible. 

Bioluminescence can be used for spedfic detection of separated bioactive compounds on layers (BioTLC) [46]. After development and drying the mobile phase by evaporation, the layer is coated with microorganisms by immersion of the plate. Single bioactive substances in multicomponent samples are located as zones of differing luminescence. The choice of the luminescent cells determines the specificity of detection. A specific example is the use of the marine bacterium Vibrio fischeri with the BioTLC format. The bioluminescence of the bacteria cells on the layer is reduced by toxic substances, which are detected as dark zones on a fluorescent background. BioTLC kits are available from ChromaDex, Inc. (Santa Ana, CA). 

D. L. Massart, C. Janssens, L. Kaufman and R. Smits, Application of the theory of graphs to the optimalisation of chromatographic separation schemes for multicomponent samples. Anal. Chem., 44 (1972) 2390-2399. 

The most common method of isolation and sample cleanup involves contacting a filtered aqueous solution with an appropriate immiscible organic solvent in a. aboratory separatory funnel of appropriate size. Some specific examples are discussed later. With multicomponent samples a single solvent or solvent mixture is unlikely to extract all components equally causing discrimination. Ihis discrimination may be useful if the solvent discriminates against the extraction of solutes that are not of interest in the analysis. 

The EEM profiles of fractions obtained by the isolation procedure of the DOM by the XAD resins showed that a fractionation was effective and the XAD-8 eluate is highly representative of the original DOM. Emission scan spectra of DOM and its fractions are featureless, whereas synchronous scan spectra show that the isolation procedure is efficient in separating the original DOM into fractions with different fluorescence properties. The synchronous scan spectra obtained with a wavelength offset of 20 nm present multicomponent samples such as the DOM fractions from landfill leachate. 

Mass spectrometers have been used at some level in all of these types of investigations because of their unsurpassed sensitivity and specificity, their multicomponent analytical capability and, in some cases, their ability to provide precise and accurate isotope ratios. Traditional methods of analysis typically involve the collection of water and sediment samples, or biological specimens, during field expeditions and cmises on research vessels (R/Vs), and subsequent delivery of samples to a shore-based laboratory for mass spectrometric analyses. The recent development of field-portable mass spectrometers, however, has greatly facilitated prompt shipboard analyses. Further adaptation of portable mass spectrometer technology has also led to construction of submersible instruments that can be deployed at depth for in situ measurements. 

The atomic absorption characteristics of technetium have been investigated with a technetium hollow-cathode lamp as a spectral line source. The sensitivity for technetium in aqueous solution is 3.0 /ig/ml in a fuel-rich acetylene-air flame for the unresolved 2614.23-2615.87 A doublet under the optimum operating conditions. Only calcium, strontium, and barium cause severe technetium absorption suppression. Cationic interferences are eliminated by adding aluminum to the test solutions. The atomic absorption spectroscopy can be applied to the determination of technetium in uranium and its alloys and also successfully to the analysis of multicomponent samples. 

Fletcher AJ, Benham MJ, Thomas KM et al (2002) Multicomponent vapor sorption on active carbon by combined microgravimetry and dynamic sampling mass spectrometry. J Phys Chem B 106 7474-7482... 

GSAM is a combination of the standard addition method and multicomponent analysis. The general calibration model in GSAM is Rq = K Cq, where Ro is a vector of responses, obtained for the sample at NW sensors, K is the matrix of NW calibration factors of NA analytes, C is the vector of the concentrations of NA analytes, in the sample. The calibration of the system and the determination of the concentrations of the analytes are carried out in two stejK. 

In principle, EXAFS information may be obtained for most or all of the elements in a catalyst. Thus, for multicomponent samples, the characterization of local surroundings for all (or almost all) the elements may be obtained. However, we stress that the radial distribution function cannot be transformed into a unique three-dimensional structure. Therefore, the EXAFS technique is not ideal for providing such information and the data representing materials consisting of several different phases may often be too difficult to analyze meaningfully. 

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