Filters atomic spectroscopy

The numbers of papers focusing on the determination of inorganic UV filters is very scarce, perhaps due to the fact that only two compounds, Ti02 and ZnO, are currently used as UV filters. Atomic spectroscopy techniques, such as atomic absorption spectromety (AAS) (Mason, 1980), inductive coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) (Salvador et al, 2000) and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRFS) (Kawauchi et al, 1996) have been used for titanium oxide determination, whereas to our knowledge zinc oxide has only been determined by AAS (Salvador et al, 2000). 

X-ray fluorescence is a type of atomic spectroscopy since the energy transitions occur in atoms. However, it is distinguished from other atomic techniques in that it is nondestructive. Samples are not dissolved. They are analyzed as solids or liquids. If the sample is a solid material in the first place, it only needs to be polished well, or pressed into a pellet with a smooth surface. If it is a liquid or a solution, it is often cast on the surface of a solid substrate. If it is a gas, it is drawn through a filter that captures the solid particulates and the filter is then tested. In any case, the solid or liquid material is positioned in the fluorescence spectrometer in such a way that the x-rays impinge on a sample surface and the emissions are measured. The fluorescence occurs on the surface, and emissions originating from this surface are measured. 

Typically, a mixture of alkene (10 mmol), a 37.5 wt% solution of TBHP in toluene (14 mmol) and 500 mg of catalyst was magnetically stirred at 90 °C for 24 h. The catalyst was separated by filtration (PTFE filters pore width 0.45 pm) and employed in the next run without reconditioning. The filtrate was analyzed by GC and atomic spectroscopy. Epoxidation of propylene was carried out in a 80-ml steel autoclave charged with 50 mmol TBHP (34.0 wt% in toluene) and 1 g of catalyst. The solution was saturated with propylene and a pressure of 8 bar was adjusted. The reaction mixture was stirred for 24 h at 90 °C (operating pressure ca. 20 bar). Propylene oxide yields were based on peroxide consumption determined by iodometric titration and GC analyses. 

In principle, 2D NMR structural determination of proteins in solution involves the linking of information derived from a combination of three complementary experiments - TOCSY (Total Correlated Spectroscopy), DQF-COSY (Double-Quantum Filtered Correlated Spectroscopy) and NOESY (Nuclear Overhauser Effect Spectroscopy). The TOCSY (58) spectra are used to identify spin systems of the amino acids in the protein. COSY (59,60) spectra yield complementary information to the TOCSY, which can be used to obtain the direct scalar connectives. The NOESY (61) spectra yield information on the through space relationship of protons in the protein. It should be noted that because of the vast abundance of hydrogen atoms in a protein molecule proton NMR is the preferred technique to determine the solution structure of a protein. 

With flame emission spectroscopy, there is greater likelihood of spectral interferences when the line emission of the element to be determined and those due to interfering substances are of similar wavelength, than with atomic absorption spectroscopy. Obviously some of such interferences may be eliminated by improved resolution of the instrument, e.g. by use of a prism rather than a filter, but in certain cases it may be necessary to select other, non-interfering, lines for the determination. In some cases it may even be necessary to separate the element to be determined from interfering elements by a separation process such as ion exchange or solvent extraction (see Chapters 6, 7). 

D. Wienke, T. Vijn and L. Buydens, Quality self-monitoring of intelligent analyzers and sensor based on an extended Kalman filter an application to graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy. Anal. Chem., 66 (1994) 841-849. 

Dendrimer encapsulated Pt nanoparticles (DENs) were prepared via literature methods (1, 11). PtCl42 and dendrimer solutions (20 1 Pt2+ dendrimer molar ratio) were mixed and stirred under N2 at room temperature for 3 days. After reduction with 30 equivalents of BH4 overnight, dialysis of the resulted light brown solution (2 days) yielded Pt2o nanoparticle stock solution. The stock solution was filtered through a fine frit and Pt concentration was determined with Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (11). Details on catalyst characterization and activity measurements have been published previously (11). 

The Association of Official Analytical Chemists is utilizing atomic absorption spectroscopy for the determination of several trace elements. McBride 274>27s), has conducted collaborative and ruggedness studies for a number of elements in fertilizers. He dissolves the sample in hydrochloric acid, filters, and dilutes to vo-... 

Zheng et al. [1] postulated that the driving force for placing Zr and B on the same carbon might stem from interactions between the zirconium and oxygen or boron and chlorine atoms. However, an X-ray analysis of 22 revealed that there are no intra- or intermo-lecular interactions between any of these atoms [35]. Compound 22 was also unambiguously characterized by 1H-1H double quantum filtered COSY [36] and 13C-1H heteronuc-lear chemical shift correlation NMR spectroscopy [37,38]. Considerable differences in the chemical shifts of the diastereotopic Cp groups were found in both the XH and 13C NMR spectra. The NMR study unequivocally showed that the methine proton was at-... 

Air-dry soil is mixed with 0.02 M calcium chloride solution (1 2 ratio, for instance, 10-g soil 20 mL 0.02 M CaCl2 solution) and mixed for 1 hour. The pH of the suspension can be measured directly. In addition, the solution can be filtered for the determination of aluminum or magnesium by atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) or inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectroscopy (adapted from Reference 5). 

The electric mass filter is the basis for the electrodynamic trap used for studies of the spectroscopy of atomic ions that earned Paul and Dehmelt the 1989 Nobel Prize in Physics. A wide variety of electrode configurations can be used to trap particles, and a particularly simple design was proposed by Straubel (1956). His dc electrodes were flat plates, and the ac electrode was a simple torus or washer placed at the midplane between the endplates. 

The amount of polymer adsorbed on each sample was measured by pressure filtration through a 0.1 m filter, followed by analysis of the filtrate for residual polymer by gel permeation chromatography with refractive index determination. Particle zeta potentials were measured by taking a small sample of the solids from the centrifuge and re-suspending them in the supernatant prior to analysis in a Malvern Instruments Zetasizer . The concentration of all other types of ions in the supernatant was analysed by ICP atomic emission spectroscopy. 

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The purpose of the present study is to develop and validate a method for sampling and analysing metal fumes. The techniques under examination are several of those presently prescribed by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) they include collection of particles of the substance from the air by filters, the acid digestion of the filters, and measurement of the residue using atomic absorption spectroscopy. The several components of the study are ... 

The distribution of estimated biases for these methods is shown in Figure 3. Except for a bias of zero, the methods tend to be distributed evenly in the -10% to 10% bias region. The high proportion of zero-bias methods may be explained by the number of filter collection methods which have 100% collection efficiency many of these methods use low-biased analysis techniques, particularly atomic absorption spectroscopy. 

Shaw also describes two techniques that now make it possible to analyze particles without removing them from collection filters. To determine the mass of a sample, technicians insert the particle-laden filter between a source that emits beta particles and a detector that counts them. As the mass increases, the number of particles that can penetrate the sample decreases. To determine the atomic elements in a specimen, laboratory workers may also separately carry out x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy. X-rays passed through the sample cause each element to emit charactenstic x-rays. The energy levels of the rays reveal the identity of the elements the intensity of the x-rays (number emitted) reflects the concentrations. 

The total salt concentration was 0.100 (to.010) N, known to three significant figures. At the high end of the isotherm, the starting solution contained only the ingoing cation at the low end, the solution contained both of the exchanging cations. The equilibrations were carried out for a minimum of three days in a New Brunswick Scientific Company AQUATHERM Water Bath Shaker at 5°, 25°, and 50°C, with temperature control to i0.5°C. Prior to analysis of the equilibrium solutions, the solid and solution phases were rapidly separated by filtration through a Millipore filter immediately after removal from the constant temperature bath. Lead and sodium analyses of the filtrate were obtained by atomic absorption spectroscopy. The cadmium analyses of the filtrate were obtained by plasma emission spectroscopy. These analyses showed that two Na+ ions entered the solution for every Cd2+ or Pb2+ that left ( 2%). 

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