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Au-dessus d’une certaine température appelée température de trouble (Tc), les solutions aqueuses de la majorité des tensioactifs non ioniques polyéthoxylés se séparent en deux phases liquides en équilibre : la phase diluée et le coacervat. Grâce à la solubilisation micellaire de composés hydrophobes, amphiphiles ou même ioniques et à leur concentration dans le (faible) volume de coacervat, une extraction à deux phases aqueuses (extraction par point de trouble ou par coacervat)peut être réalisée et appliquée à des opérations de dépollution d'effluents industriels ou à la concentration ou encore à la séparation de substances à haute valeur ajoutée. L’extraction par point de trouble (CPE) est une technique relativement simple et écologique pour l'élimination des matières toxiques de l'environnement, qui s’est avérée efficace dans le traitement de divers contaminants (organiques et inorganiques dissous ou dispersés) de l’eau. Une première partie de cette thèse consiste à rappeler quelques notions sur la pollution industrielle des eaux et quelques généralités sur les tensioactifs (TA) et sur l’extraction liquide-liquide. Elle est suivie d’une description des réactifs, du matériel et des méthodes utilisées au cours de ce travail, comme préliminaire à la mise au point d'un procédé d'extraction par coacervat. Quelques propriétés thermodynamiques superficielles (adsorption) et d’association (micellisation) de deux tensioactifs non ioniques industriels (le Simulsol NW342 et le Tergitol 15-S-7) ont été déterminées. Les courbes de démixtion des systèmes binaires (eau/TA) ainsi que l’effet de divers additifs (sel, composés organiques, tensioactifs ioniques) sur le point de trouble sont étudiés. Le diagramme isotherme du système ternaire (eau/TA/ phénol) est tracé. Une application du modèle de Flory-Huggins-Rupert pour la prédiction des courbes de démixtion des tensioactifs non ioniques a été expérimentée. L’extraction à un seul contact, à partir de solutions modèles, utilise des alcools oxo éthoxylés biodégradables (Simulsol NW342 et Tergitol 15-S-7) pour des polluants organiques dissous (phénol, 1-phényléthanol et alcool benzylique) et un mélange de tensioactifs non ionique (Simulsol NW342) et ionique (SDS ou CTAB) pour des polluants métalliques solubles (plomb(II), molybdène(VI)). On cherche le meilleur compromis entre le pourcentage de soluté extrait (E%),la fraction volumique du coacervat (фv), et les pourcentages de soluté et de tensioactif restants dans la phase diluée (Xs,d et XTA, d), en utilisant un plan d'expériences de type Scheffé et un lissage empirique des courbes. Les résultats sont très prometteurs car les pourcentages d’extraction varient de 60 à 95% pour les solutés organiques et de 40 à 85% pour les solutés métalliques, les meilleures performances étant obtenues pour le phénol et le plomb. D’autre part, il est possible, en jouant sur le pH, d’améliorer les séparations et de recycler le tensioactif après désextraction des solutés. Les cinétiques d’extraction, de séparation et de clarification ont été aussi étudiées pour une meilleure compréhension de ces systèmes. Enfin, l’extraction continue du phénol à partir du mélange eau/4%Simulsol NW342/0,2%phénol (mass.) a été testée sur deux appareillages (extracteur centrifuge et mélangeurdécanteur)thermostatés. Dans un procédé multi-étagé à courants croisés sur un mélangeur-décanteur, on arrive à réduire la concentration du phénol à moins de 0,3ppm (concentration limite selon la législation) après six étages. / Above a certain temperature called cloud point (Tc), aqueous solutions of most nonionic polyethoxylated surfactants separate into two liquid phases in equilibrium: the dilute phase and the coacervate. Thanks to the micellar solubilization of hydrophobic, amphiphilic or even ionic compounds and their concentration in the low volume of coacervate, two-aqueous phase extraction (cloud-point or coacervate extraction) can be performed and applied to the removal of pollutants from aqueous industrial effluents or to the concentration or even separation of high added-value chemicals. Cloud point extraction (CPE) is a relatively simple and ecologically-safe technique for the removal of toxic materials from the environment; this process has proved efficient in treating water for various contaminants including dissolved or dispersed organic and inorganic chemicals. The first part of this thesis consists of recalling some notions on industrial wastewater, some generalities about surfactants (TA) and liquid-liquid extraction, followed by a description of all the reagents, materials and methods used in this work as a preliminary study of a coacervate extraction process. Some surface thermodynamic (adsorption) and association (micellization) properties of two industrial nonionic surfactants (Simulsol NW342 and Tergitol 15-S-7) were determined. The cloud point curves of water /TA binary systems are drawn and the effect of various additives (salt, organic compounds, ionic surfactants) on the cloud point is studied. The isothermal diagram of a water/TA/phenol ternary system is drawn. An application of the Flory-Huggins-Rupert model for the prediction of cloud point curves of nonionic surfactants is discussed. Single contact extraction, from model solutions, uses biodegradable polyethoxylated nonionic surfactants (Simulsol NW342 and Tergitol 15-S-7) for dissolved organic pollutants (phenol, 1-phenylethanol and benzyl alcohol) and mixed micelles of nonionic (Simulsol NW342) and ionic (SDS, CTAB) surfactants for soluble electolytes (lead (II), molybdenum (VI)). We search for the best compromise between the percentage of solute extracted (E%), the coacervate volume fraction (фc) and the percentages of solute and surfactant remaining in the dilute phase (Xs,d and XTA,d), These experimental results are subject to an empirical smoothing through a Scheffé-type experimental design, and an empirical curve fitting procedure. The results are very promising, due to the percentage of solute extracted, which varies between 60 and 95% for organic solutes and from 40 to 85% for electrolytes, the best performances being obtained for phenol and lead. On the other hand, it is possible, by adjusting pH, to improve the separation and recycle the surfactant after back-extraction. The kinetics of extraction yield and phase separation and clarification were also investigated for a better understanding of these systems. Finally, the continuous extraction of phenol from a model solution (water/4wt.% Simulsol NW342/0.2wt.% phenol) on two thermostated equipments (a centrifugal extractor and a mixer-settler) was attempted. In a multi-stage process on a cross-current mixer-settler, the concentration of residual phenol in the dilute phase could be reduced to less than 0.3 ppm (concentration allowed by standard European regulations) after six stages.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:01:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AlessandroALA_TESE.pdf: 2166690 bytes, checksum: 87b921d322f56a3c11d668a0ad8d9341 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-11-11 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / The nonionic surfactants when in aqueous solution, have the property of separating into two phases, one called diluted phase, with low concentration of surfactant, and the other one rich in surfactants called coacervate. The application of this kind of surfactant in extraction processes from aqueous solutions has been increasing over time, which implies the need for knowledge of the thermodynamic properties of these surfactants. In this study were determined the cloud point of polyethoxylated surfactants from nonilphenolpolietoxylated family (9,5 , 10 , 11, 12 and 13), the family from octilphenolpolietoxylated (10 e 11) and polyethoxylated lauryl alcohol (6 , 7, 8 and 9) varying the degree of ethoxylation. The method used to determine the cloud point was the observation of the turbidity of the solution heating to a ramp of 0.1 ? C / minute and for the pressure studies was used a cell high-pressure maximum ( 300 bar). Through the experimental data of the studied surfactants were used to the Flory - Huggins models, UNIQUAC and NRTL to describe the curves of cloud point, and it was studied the influence of NaCl concentration and pressure of the systems in the cloud point. This last parameter is important for the processes of oil recovery in which surfactant in solution are used in high pressures. While the effect of NaCl allows obtaining cloud points for temperatures closer to the room temperature, it is possible to use in processes without temperature control. The numerical method used to adjust the parameters was the Levenberg - Marquardt. For the model Flory- Huggins parameter settings were determined as enthalpy of the mixing, mixing entropy and the number of aggregations. For the UNIQUAC and NRTL models were adjusted interaction parameters aij using a quadratic dependence with temperature. The parameters obtained had good adjust to the experimental data RSMD < 0.3 %. The results showed that both, ethoxylation degree and pressure increase the cloudy points, whereas the NaCl decrease / Os tensoativos n?o i?nicos, quando em solu??o aquosa, apresentam a propriedade de separa??o em duas fases, sendo uma denominada de fase dilu?da, baixa concentra??o em tensoativo, e a outra rica em tensoativo denominada de coacervato. A aplica??o deste tipo de tensoativo nos processos de extra??o de solutos de meios aquosos vem aumentando o que implica na necessidade do conhecimento das propriedades termodin?micas desses tensoativos. Neste trabalho foram determinados os pontos de n?voa dos tensoativos polietoxilados, da fam?lia do nonilfenolpolietoxilado variando o grau de etoxila??o (9,5;10;11;12 e 13), da fam?lia do octilfenolpolietoxilado variando o grau de etoxila??o (10 e 11) e do ?lcool laur?lico polietoxilado nos graus de etoxila??o (6;7;8 e 9). O m?todo utilizado para determina??o do ponto de n?voa foi a observa??o do turvamento da solu??o ao aquecer o sistema a uma rampa de 0,1oC/minuto, e no estudo da press?o foi utilizada uma c?lula de alta press?o, m?ximo (300 bar). Atrav?s dos dados experimentais obtidos dos respectivos tensoativos, foram utilizados os modelos de Flory-Huggins, UNIQUAC e NRTL para descrever as curvas do ponto de n?voa dos referidos tensoativos. Foram tamb?m estudados a influ?ncia da concentra??o do NaCl e da press?o no ponto de n?voa. Este ?ltimo par?metro ? importante para os processos de recupera??o avan?ada de petr?leo nos quais os tensoativos em solu??o s?o submetidos a press?es elevadas. Enquanto que o efeito do NaCl permite obter pontos de n?voa a temperaturas mais pr?xima da temperatura ambiente viabilizando sua utiliza??o em processos sem controle de temperatura. O m?todo num?rico utilizado para ajustar os par?metros foi o Levenberg-Marquardt. Para o modelo de Flory-Huggins foram determinados par?metros de ajuste como a entalpia da mistura, entropia da mistura e o n?mero de agrega??o. Para os modelos UNIQUAC e NRTL foram ajustados par?metros de intera??o aij utilizando uma depend?ncia quadr?tica com a temperatura. Os par?metros obtidos tiveram bons ajustes aos dados experimentais com RMSD < 0,3%. Os resultados mostraram que tanto a etoxila??o quanto a press?o aumentam o ponto de n?voa do tensoativo, enquanto que o NaCl diminui

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - kamila Pereira de Amorim - 2015.pdf: 1653482 bytes, checksum: 57f33de27efd496be7b4807548727455 (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Cloud point extraction method (CPE) was used for the determination of estrone (E1) and 17β-estradiol (E2) hormones in human urine. The combination of the electrochemical detection techniques with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC-EC) was used for the detection and quantification of these hormones. A boron doped diamond electrode (BDD) pretreated cathodically was used as electrode material for all electrochemical measurements. The optimized chromatographic parameters resulted in a mobile phase composition of KH2PO4 (0.01 mol L-1; pH 5.0) / ACN (72:28 V/V), flow 1.2 ml min-1. An applied potential for electrochemical detection of 1.0 V x Ag/AgCl (3.0 mol L-1) was selected from hydrodynamic voltammograms constructed for each hormone changing the potential between 0.3 V and 1.2 V x Ag/AgCl (3.0 mol L-1). Limits of detection (S/N = 3) of 500 ng mL-1 and limits of quantification of 800 ng mL-1 were obtained for both E1 and E2 hormones without any extraction process. Urine samples at pH 5.0 and 7.0 were investigated aiming the influence of pH on the efficiency of the CPE process, and the optimum results for the most current signal of the hormones was obtained at pH 7.0. Extractor solvent volumes were changed in the 0.5-2.5 mL range, and the optimum results were obtained when using 1.0 mL of Tergitol TMN-6 surfactant (10% aqueous solution). From the equation of the calibration curves obtained with and without the CPE procedure it was possible to determine the pre-concentration factor (FC) and all the other parameters involving the efficiency of CPE method. A comparison of the efficiency of CPE method with direct liquid-liquid extraction with the organic solvent CCl4 was carried out and the results showed that the CPE method was quite superior to liquid-liquid extraction. The validation of the method was carried out from intra-day recovery experiments and inter-day and evaluated the accuracy, precision and repeatability. The proposed method was applied to individual samples of urine of 1 man, 1 pregnant woman, 1 woman in fertile age, and 1woman in lactating stage. The values of the variation coefficients of the recovery percentages were lower than 15%. / Método de extração por ponto nuvem (EPN) foi usado para a determinação dos hormônios estrona (E1) e 17β-estradiol (E2) em urina humana. A combinação entre as técnicas de detecção eletroquímica e cromatografia líquida de alta eficiência (CLAE-EC) foi usada para a detecção e quantificação desses hormônios. Um eletrodo de diamante dopado com boro (DDB) pré-tratado catodicamente foi usado como material de eletrodo para todas as determinações eletroquímicas. Os parâmetros cromatográficos otimizados resultaram em uma composição de fase móvel de KH2PO4 (0,01 mol L-1; pH 5,0) / ACN (72:28 V/V) vazão de 1,2 mL min-1. Um potencial aplicado para a detecção eletroquímica de 1,0 V x Ag/AgCl (3 mol L-1) foi selecionado a partir de voltamogramas hidrodinâmicos construídos para cada hormônio variando-se o potencial entre 0,3 V e 1,2 V x Ag/AgCl (3,0 mol L-1). Limites de detecção (S/R = 3) de 500 ng mL-1 e limites de quantificação de 800 ng mL-1 foram obtidos para ambos os padrões dos hormônios E2 e E1 sem qualquer processo de extração. Amostras de urina em pH 5,0 e 7,0 foram investigadas quanto a influência do pH na eficiência do processo de extração, e o melhor resultado referente ao maior sinal de corrente dos hormônios foi obtido em pH 7,0. Os volumes de solvente extrator foram variados na faixa de 0,5-2,5 mL e o melhor resultado referente ao sinal de corrente dos hormônios foi obtido pelo uso de 1,0 mL de solução aquosa 10% do surfactante Tergitol TMN-6. A partir da equação da reta obtida das curvas analíticas, com e sem o procedimento de EPN, foi possível determinar o fator de pré-concentração (FC) e todos os demais parâmetros envolvendo a eficiência do método de EPN. Uma comparação sobre a eficiência dos métodos de EPN com extração direta líquido-líquido com o solvente orgânico CCl4 foi realizada e os resultados mostraram que método de EPN mostrou-se bastante superior a extração líquido-líquido. A validação do método foi feita a partir de ensaios de recuperação intra-dia e inter-dia, sendo avaliadas a exatidão, precisão e repetitividade. O método proposto foi aplicado em amostras individuais de urina de 1 homem, 1 mulher gestante, 1 mulher em idade fértil e 1 mulher lactante. Os valores dos coeficientes de variação das porcentagens de recuperação foram menores que 15%.

Procedimentos analíticos espectrofotométricos foram desenvolvidos empregando etapas de separação e pré-concentração em sistemas de análises em fluxo com multi-impulsão ou lab-in-syringe, com aplicação a amostras de interesse agronômico (ferro em materiais vegetais e alimentos) e ambiental (cianeto dissociável em ácidos, ferro e antimônio em águas). A determinação de cianeto explorou a descoloração do complexo formado entre Cu(I) e ácido 2-2´-biquinolino-4,4´-dicarboxílico (BQA) pela presença de CN-, após a separação de HCN por difusão gasosa. Espectrofotometria com longo caminho óptico foi empregada para aumentar a sensibilidade, com resposta linear entre 5 e 200 g L-1, limite de detecção, coeficiente de variação (n = 10) e frequência de amostragem de 2,0 g L-1, 1,5% e 22 h-1, respectivamente. O procedimento consumiu apenas 48 ng de Cu(II), 5,0 g de ácido ascórbico e 0,9 g de BQA por determinação e gerou 2,6 mL de efluente. Tiocianato, nitrito e sulfito não afetaram a determinação de cianeto e peróxido de hidrogênio evitou a interferência de sulfeto até 200 g L-1. Os resultados para as amostras de águas naturais foram concordantes com o procedimento fluorimétrico em fluxo com 95% de confiança. Novas estratégias foram propostas para a extração em ponto nuvem (EPN) em fluxo: (i) a fase rica em surfactante foi retida diretamente na cela de fluxo, evitando a diluição; (ii) microbombas solenoide foram exploradas para melhorar a mistura e modular a vazão na retenção e remoção da fase rica, evitando a eluição com solvente orgânico e (iii) o calor liberado e os sais fornecidos por uma reação de neutralização em linha foram explorados para indução do ponto nuvem, sem dispositivo externo de aquecimento. Estas inovações foram demonstradas pela determinação espectrofotométrica de ferro baseada no complexo com 1-(2-tiazolilazo)-2-naftol (TAN). Resposta linear foi observada entre 10 e 200 g L-1, com limite de detecção, coeficiente de variação e frequência de amostragem de 5 g L-1, 2,3% (n = 7) e 26 h-1, respectivamente. O fator de enriquecimento foi de 8,9 com consumo apenas de 6 g de TAN e 390 g de Triton X-114 por determinação. Os resultados para amostras de águas foram concordantes com o procedimento de referência e os obtidos para digeridos de materiais de referência de alimentos concordaram com os valores certificados. A determinação espectrofotométrica de antimônio foi realizada explorando pela primeira vez a EPN em sistema lab-in-syringe. O complexo iodeto e antimônio forma um par iônico com H+, que pode ser extraído com Triton X-114. Planejamento fatorial demonstrou que as concentrações de ácido ascórbico, H2SO4 e Triton X-114, bem como as interações de segunda e de terceira ordem foram significativas (95% de confiança). Planejamento Box-Behnken foi aplicado para a identificação dos valores críticos. Robustez com 95% de confiança, resposta linear entre 5 e 50 g L-1, limite de detecção, coeficiente de variação (n = 5) e frequência de amostragem foram estimados em 1,8 g L-1, 1,6% e 16 h-1, respectivamente. Os resultados para amostras de águas naturais e medicamentos anti-leishmaniose foram concordantes com os obtidos por espectrometria de absorção atômica com geração de hidretos (HGFAAS) com 95% de confiança / Spectrophotometric analytical procedures were developed by exploiting separation and preconcentration steps in flow systems based on multi-pumping or lab-in-syringe approaches with application to agronomic (iron in plant materials and food) and environmental samples (acid dissociable cyanide, iron and antimony in waters). Cyanide determination exploited bleaching of the Cu(I)/2,2\'-biquinoline 4,4\'-dicarboxylic acid (BCA) complex by the analyte, after separation of HCN by gas diffusion. Long path length spectrophotometry was successfully exploited to increase sensitivity, thus achieving a linear response from 5 to 200 g L-1, with detection limit, coefficient of variation (n = 10) and sampling rate of 2 g L-1, 1.5% and 22 h-1, respectively. Each determination consumed 48 ng of Cu(II), 5 g of ascorbic acid and 0.9 g of BCA. As high as 100 mg L-1 thiocyanate, nitrite or sulfite did not affect cyanide determination and sample pretreatment with hydrogen peroxide avoided sulfide interference up to 200 g L-1. The procedure is environmentally friendly and presented one of the lowest detection limits associated to high sampling rate. The results for freshwater samples agreed with those obtained with the flow-based fluorimetric procedure at the 95% confidence level. Novel strategies were proposed for on-line cloud point extraction (CPE): (i) the surfactant-rich phase was retained directly into the flow cell to avoid dilution prior to detection; (ii) solenoid micro-pumps were explored to improve mixing and for flow modulation in the retention and removal of the surfactant-rich phase, thus avoiding the elution step with organic solvents and (iii) the heat released and the salts provided by an on-line neutralization reaction were exploited to induce cloud point without an external heating device. These approaches were demonstrated for the spectrophotometric determination of iron based on complex formation with 1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphtol (TAN). A linear response was observed from 10 to 200 g L-1, with detection limit, coefficient of variation, and sampling rate of 5 g L-1, 2.3% (n = 7) and 26 h-1, respectively. The enrichment factor was 8.9 and the procedure consumed only 6 g of TAN and 390 g of Triton X-114 per determination. The results for freshwater samples agreed with the reference procedure and those obtained for certified reference materials of food agreed with the certified values. Spectrophotometric determination of antimony was performed for the first time exploiting CPE in the lab-in-syringe system. The antimony/iodide complex forms an ion-pair with H+, which can be extracted with Triton X-114. Factorial design showed that the concentrations of ascorbic acid, H2SO4 and Triton X-114, as well as the second and third order interactions were significant (95% confidence). The Box-Behnken design was applied to identify the critical values. The system is robust with 95% confidence and a linear response was observed from 5 to 50 g L-1, with detection limit, coefficient of variation (n = 5) and sampling rate of 1.8 g L-1, 1.6% and 16 h-1, respectively. The results for water samples and antileishmanial drugs agreed with those obtained by hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry at the 95% confidence level

The overall thrust of this dissertation is to gain a comprehensive understanding over the factors that govern the performance and behavior of ultra-thin, cross-linked polymer films. Poly(NIPAAm) was used as a model polymer to study volume phase transition in surface tethered networks. Poly(NIPAAm) undergoes a reversible phase transition at approximately 32°C between a swollen hydrophilic random coil to a collapsed hydrophobic globule state, thought to be caused by increased hydrophobic attractions between the isopropyl groups at elevated temperatures. We present a simple photochemical technique for fabricating structured polymer networks, enabling the construction of responsive surfaces with unique properties. The approach is based on the photo-cross-linking of copolymers synthesized from N-isopropylacrylamide and methacroyloxybenzophenone (MaBP). In order correlate layer swelling to the MaBP content, we have studied the swelling behavior of such layers in contact with aqueous solutions with neutron reflection. The cross-linked networks provide a three-dimensional scaffold to host a variety of functionalities. These networks serve as a platform which can be used to amplify small local perturbations induced by various stimuli like temperature, pH, solvent, ionic strength and peptide modified hydrogels to bring about a macroscopic change. Neutron reflection experiments have shown that the volume-phase transition of a surface-tethered, cross-linked poly(NIPAAm) network coincided with the two-phase region of uncross-linked poly(NIPAAm) in solution. Parallel measurements with ATR-FTIR investigating the effect of temperature, pH and salts suggest that the discontinuous transition is the result of cooperative dehydration of the isopropyl groups, with water remaining confined between amide groups in the collapsed state as weakly hydrogen bonded bridges. Hybrid polymers with specific peptide sequences have shown specific response to external cues such as pH and metal ions exhibiting unique phase behavior.

Apresenta-se a comparação de duas metodologias para pré-concentração e determinação de Cd em amostras de águas estuarinas e água de mar. As metodologias comparadas foram a extração líquido-líquido no ponto nuvem e a extração por retenção dos analitos em fase sólida. Em ambos os métodos houve necessidade de formação de complexos de Cd previamente à extração. Dois agentes complexantes foram testados o O-O dietilditiofosfato (DDTP), e 1-(2- tiazolilazo)-2-naftol (TAN). A extração no ponto nuvem foi realizada utilizando o surfactante não iônico octil fenoxipolietoxietanol (Triton X-114) que à temperatura de \'40 graus\'C forma uma fase micelar viscosa de volume reduzido. Após separação das micelas, estas foram dissolvidas em solução de ácido nítrico facilitando a análise por ICP OES. A pré-concentração em fase sólida por retenção dos íons complexados foi realizada colocando-se uma coluna de Amberlite XAD 4 em sistema em fluxo. Foram ajustadas as vazões de carregamento da coluna e eluição de forma a aumentar os fatores de pré-concentração. Os volumes das soluções finais foram de 2 mL de forma a obter resultados em triplicata na análise por ICP OES. A quantificação foi efetuada pelo método das adições de padrão. Os dois procedimentos foram comparados considerando as eficiências relativas de pré-concentração, a facilidade para efetuar os procedimentos e a percentagem de recuperação das medidas / Two methodologies for determination of Cd in estuarine and seawater samples were studied. The methodologies for pre-concentration of analytes by surfactant-mediated cloud point extraction and solid phase retention in a resin column were compared. In both cases the prior formation of Cd ions complexes with O,O-diethyldithiophosphate (DDTP) and 1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphtol (TAN) was carried out. The Cloud point extraction was attained with the non ionic surfactant ctylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton X-114) at \'40 graus\'C . The reduced volume of surfactant micelles was easily separated and dissolved using the solution containing nitric acid which facilitate the analysis by ICP OES. The solid phase pre-concentration was performed by retention of the complexed ions in the Amberlite XAD 4 resin column in a flow scheme. The flow-rates for sample loading and elution were adjusted to increase the preconcentration factor. The final volumes collected of 2 mL were further analyzed in triplicate by ICP OES. Quantification was performed by the standard addition method. Both pre-concentration procedures were compared considering the relative efficiencies, the complexity of procedures and recovery percent of results

Apresenta-se a comparação de duas metodologias para pré-concentração e determinação de Cd em amostras de águas estuarinas e água de mar. As metodologias comparadas foram a extração líquido-líquido no ponto nuvem e a extração por retenção dos analitos em fase sólida. Em ambos os métodos houve necessidade de formação de complexos de Cd previamente à extração. Dois agentes complexantes foram testados o O-O dietilditiofosfato (DDTP), e 1-(2- tiazolilazo)-2-naftol (TAN). A extração no ponto nuvem foi realizada utilizando o surfactante não iônico octil fenoxipolietoxietanol (Triton X-114) que à temperatura de \'40 graus\'C forma uma fase micelar viscosa de volume reduzido. Após separação das micelas, estas foram dissolvidas em solução de ácido nítrico facilitando a análise por ICP OES. A pré-concentração em fase sólida por retenção dos íons complexados foi realizada colocando-se uma coluna de Amberlite XAD 4 em sistema em fluxo. Foram ajustadas as vazões de carregamento da coluna e eluição de forma a aumentar os fatores de pré-concentração. Os volumes das soluções finais foram de 2 mL de forma a obter resultados em triplicata na análise por ICP OES. A quantificação foi efetuada pelo método das adições de padrão. Os dois procedimentos foram comparados considerando as eficiências relativas de pré-concentração, a facilidade para efetuar os procedimentos e a percentagem de recuperação das medidas / Two methodologies for determination of Cd in estuarine and seawater samples were studied. The methodologies for pre-concentration of analytes by surfactant-mediated cloud point extraction and solid phase retention in a resin column were compared. In both cases the prior formation of Cd ions complexes with O,O-diethyldithiophosphate (DDTP) and 1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphtol (TAN) was carried out. The Cloud point extraction was attained with the non ionic surfactant ctylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (Triton X-114) at \'40 graus\'C . The reduced volume of surfactant micelles was easily separated and dissolved using the solution containing nitric acid which facilitate the analysis by ICP OES. The solid phase pre-concentration was performed by retention of the complexed ions in the Amberlite XAD 4 resin column in a flow scheme. The flow-rates for sample loading and elution were adjusted to increase the preconcentration factor. The final volumes collected of 2 mL were further analyzed in triplicate by ICP OES. Quantification was performed by the standard addition method. Both pre-concentration procedures were compared considering the relative efficiencies, the complexity of procedures and recovery percent of results