Ion chromatography (IC) as developed by Small et. al. in 1975 has become an efficient and reliable analytical technique for simultaneous analysis of multiple ions in solution. The principle requirement prior to use the IC for an analysis is sample preparation; these include sample decomposition, solvent extraction, and trapping in case the target element is in the gas phase, etc. Solvent extractions for fluoride, chloride, sodium, ammonium, and potassium ions which are soluble in soils are described. Sample decompositions include silicate rocks using hydrofluoric acid for the determination of phosphorus; organic pesticides using lithium fusion technique for the determination of halide and cyanide ions are also described. After these sample preparation techniques, the aqueous solutions obtained were analyzed on the ion chromatograph for the analyses of the anions and cations mentioned above. Recovery and reproducibility of each technique is in general quite good and the comparison between the results obtained from the IC method and other instrumentation are given.

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Ion chromatography coupled with a conductivity detector was used to investigate the analysis of Cr(III) and Cr(VI) in aqueous samples. An IC methodology for Cr(III) was developed using a cation column and an eluent containing tartaric acid, ethylenediamine, and acetonitrile at pH 2.9. The detection limit of this method can reach 0.1 ppm level with good precision. Several operational parameters were evaluated during the regular use of the method. Comparison of the IC method with AA method showed good agreement between the two methods. The anion exchange column was used for Cr(VI) determination. The best results were obtained with an eluent containing sodium gluconate, borate buffer, glycerin, and acetonitrile. The retention time for the Cr207 2 - sample was 11 min. and the calibration curve was linear between 1.0 and 100 ppm.

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The large scale nitric acid oxidation of common sugars into their corresponding aldaric acids is being investigated as an important source of potentially useful components for industrial applications such as polymers. This thesis details the development of an Ion Chromatography (IC) method for the analysis of these oxidation mixtures and related samples from the work-up and purification processes. The method was developed for use with a Dionex ICS2000 IC system equipped with an AS11-HC column and utilising suppressed conductivity detection. IC proved to be a useful, versatile and straightforward method of studying the reactions and their products. The detected ions include but are not restricted to the anionic salt forms of: D-Glucaric acid, Xylaric acid, Mannaric acid, D-gluconic acid and both keto forms of the same, D-xylonic acid, D-mannonic acid, glycolic acid, oxalic acid, tartaric acid and tartronic acid. Nitrate from the nitric acid used in the oxidation is often observed. The results compare favorably to GC-MS and HPLC analysis of similar samples. An overview of the theory and operation of the instrument along with the method development and results from application to the oxidation mixtures and related samples are presented. As part of the investigation into the range of utility of IC for studying these reactions, a study was made of the retention behaviour of a large number of simple and low molecular weight (LMW) carboxylic acids eluted by the ion chromatography system in use. The results of this study are included with an explanation of the major factors affecting anion retention on the column

Accurate quantification of phosphorus (P) fractions in manures and agricultural runoff is vital to understanding P dynamics in the environment. Phytate is an organic form of P, with 6 phosphate groups, which is found in manures, but is difficult to quantify due to its affinity for complex formation with aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe). The objective of the first study was to measure if high concentrations of aluminum (Al) and iron (Fe) hinder accurate quantification of phytate in dairy manure and broiler litter when measured by high performance ion chromatography (HPIC). In this study dairy manure and broiler litter samples were spiked with Al, Fe, and phytate. Samples were alkaline extracted, acidified,cleaned up and filtered, and then phytate was analyzed with HPIC. High concentrations of Fe did not hinder phytate recovery in manure or litter samples. While phytate recovery was close to 100% at typical manure and litter Al concentrations, high concentrations of Al inhibited phytate recovery in litter samples and in some manure samples. Overall, alkaline extraction of dairy manure and broiler litter and analysis with HPIC proved to be a relatively accurate, fast and cheap within normal Al and Fe ranges, compared to the commonly used NMR method. The developed method was then used to measure the concentration of phytate P (Pp) rather than the entire phytate molecule (6 moles Pp per mole phytate) in runoff waters and in an adsorption study. Phytate P has not been previously measured in runoff, due to the low concentrations of Pp found in runoff and the complexity Pp extraction from runoff. Runoff treatments were dairy manure with and without added Pp (DM, DM+Pp), broiler litter with and without added Pp (BL, BL+Pp), and control, with and without two levels of Pp (control, control Pp low, control Pp high). Runoff was collected under simulated rainfall and analyzed for total and dissolved reactive P (DRP). Runoff was also separated into sediment (>0.45"m) and liquid (<0.45"m and lyophilized) fractions for Pp analysis by high performance ion chromatography (HPIC). The new method for Pp analysis recovered 70% of Pp spiked into runoff samples. Phytate P was found only on the sediment fraction of runoff and was not detected in the liquid fraction, even when it was lyophilized and extracted. This agreed with the adsorption study, which showed strong adsorption of Pp. Phytate P loss from control Pp high was significantly greater than Pp loss from control. �When control Pp high was removed from analysis, Pp loss from BL, BL+Pp, DM, and DM+Pp was significantly greater than from control. Phytate P in the manures appeared to behave differently than pure Pp salts, likely to do the formation of protein-phytate and cation-phytate complexes in the manures. Phytate P had no effect on DRP in runoff for any treatment, indicating no significant release of inorganic P through competitive binding. The majority of P lost in runoff was in fractions other than DRP and Pp in the sediment fraction. Efforts to control the erosive loss of soil during rainfall events appear to be the best way to reduce total P loss, irrespective of the presence of Pp. / Master of Science

Submitted by Biblioteca da Faculdade de Farmácia (bff@ndc.uff.br) on 2017-03-17T19:14:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro, Anézia Lima Chaves [Dissertação, 2011].pdf: 3144917 bytes, checksum: 028a1b168bde80a2bfe9b881b9c28b08 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-17T19:14:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ribeiro, Anézia Lima Chaves [Dissertação, 2011].pdf: 3144917 bytes, checksum: 028a1b168bde80a2bfe9b881b9c28b08 (MD5) / O glifosato é um herbicida organofosforado amplamente utilizado que constitui um poluente potencial do meio ambiente; ácido aminometilfosfônico (AMPA) é o seu principal metabólito. O objetivo deste estudo foi desenvolver um método direto rápido e sensível para a quantificação dos herbicidas, a fim de monitorar seus resíduos na água de diferentes fontes. Além disso, este estudo teve como objetivo elaborar um procedimento para a determinação simultânea de glifosato, AMPA e F-, Cl-, Br-, NO3 -, SO4 2- e PO4 3- na água. Em ambos os casos, foram usados a cromatografia de troca iônica com detecção condutométrica. A determinação de glifosato pode ser realizada em modo isocrático (6,0 mmol L-1 Na2CO3 e 2,0 mmol L-1 NaHCO3), enquanto a separação simultânea de glifosato, AMPA e ânions foi realizada por gradiente com as seguintes fases móveis: A: 15,0 mmol L-1 NaOH + 1,0 mmol L-1 Na2CO3 e B : Na2CO3 - 15,0 mmol L-1. A confirmação de espécies AMPA (m / z = 110) e glifosato (m / z = 168) foi realizada pelo IC-MS. A determinação do isótopo 31P por ICPMS permitiu a determinação indireta destas espécies e um teste de recuperação resultou em cerca de 105%. O método foi validado utilizando matrizes de agua ultrapura, agua superficial, mineral e água subterrânea. Por eluição isocrática, os limites de detecção (LODs) encontrados para o glifosato foram: 10 μgL-1 em água ultrapura , 54 μgL-1 em água subterrânea. Para a determinação simultânea de glifosato e AMPA, os LODs foram: 9,6 μgL-1 , 9,8 μgL-1 (água ultrapura), 9,5 μgL-1 , 60 μgL-1 (água mineral), 12,4 , 29,7 μgL-1 (agua superficial) respectivamente para glifosato e AMPA. A determinação de glifosato por IC/Condutimetria mostrou-se adequada à aplicação em águas naturais, alcançando valores de LD muito abaixo dos permitidos pela legislação vigente (500 μgL-1; Portaria MS 518 de 25/03/2004 e Resolução CONAMA 396 de 03/04/2008) e, também outros órgão internacionais como EPA, sem necessidade de preparação prévia da amostra como extração, pré-concentração e derivatização / Glyphosate is a widely used organophosphorated herbicide, which constitutes a potential pollutant of the environment; aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is its main metabolite. The purpose of this study was to develop a direct, rapid and sensitive method for quantification of the herbicide in order to monitor its residues in water from different sources. Furthermore, this study aimed to draw up a procedure for the simultaneous determination of glyphosate, AMPA and F-, Cl-, Br-, NO3 -, SO4 2- and PO4 3- in water. In both cases, ion-exchange chromatography with conductimetric detection were used. The determination of glyphosate could be performed in isocratic mode (6.0 mmol L-1 Na2CO3 and 2.0 mmol L-1 NaHCO3), while the simultaneous separation of glyphosate, AMPA and anions was performed by gradient elution with the following mobile phases: A - 15.0 mmol L-1 NaOH + 1.0 mmol L-1 Na2CO3 and B - 15.0 mmol L-1 Na2CO3. Confirmation of species AMPA (m/z = 110) and glyphosate (m/z = 168) were carried out by IC-MS. The determination of the isotope 31P by ICPMS allowed the indirect determination of these species and a recovery test resulted in about 105%. The method was validated using ultrapure, river, mineral and groundwater. With isocratic elution, limits of detection (LODs) of 10 μg L-1 in ultrapure water and 54 μg L-1 in groundwater were found for glyphosate. For the simultaneous determination of glyphosate and AMPA, LODs were, respectively, 9.6 μg L-1, 9.8 μg L-1 (ultrapure water), 9.5 μg L-1, 60 μg L-1 (mineral water), 12.4 μg L-1, 29.7 μg L-1 (river water). The determination of glyphosate IC / Conductimetry proved to be suitable for application in natural waters, reaching LD values far below those allowed by legislation (500 μg L-1), MS portaria 518 of 25/03/2004 and CONAMA Resolution 396 of 03 / 04/2008), and also other international bodies such as EPA, without previous sample preparation and extraction, pre-concentration and derivatization

The problem with which this research is concerned is the determination of inorganic anions and cations with single injection ion chromatography. Direct detection of the separated analyte ions occurs after the analyte ions have passed through ion-exchange resins where they are separated according to their affinity for the ion-exchange resin active sites. The techniques involve the use of essentially a non-suppressed ion chromatographic system followed by a suppressed ion chromatographic system. With this system it is possible to accomplish both qualitative and quantitative determinations.

Successful implementation of dietary P management strategies demand improved understanding of P digestion dynamics in ruminants and this is not possible without a reliable and accurate phytate (Pp) quantification method. The objective of the first study was to develop a robust, accurate, and sensitive method to extract and quantify phytate in feeds, ruminant digesta and feces. Clean-up procedures were developed for acid and alkaline extracts of feed, ruminant digesta and feces and clarified extracts were analyzed for Pp using high performance ion chromatography (HPIC). The quantified Pp in acid and alkaline extracts was comparable for feed but alkaline extraction yielded greater estimates of Pp content for digesta and feces than did acid extraction. Extract clean-up procedures successfully removed sample matrix interferences making alkaline extraction compatible with HPIC. The developed method was applied to investigate the disappearance of Pp from the large intestine of dairy heifers. Eight ruminally- and ileally-cannulated crossbred dairy heifers were used and each heifer was infused ileally with 0, 5, 15, or 25 g/d Pp and total fecal collection was conducted. On average 15% of total Pp entering the large intestine was degraded but the amount of infused Pp did not influence the degradability of Pp. Net absorption of P from the large intestine was observed. A feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary Pp supply on ruminal and post-ruminal Pp digestion. Six ruminally-and ileally-cannulated crossbred lactating cows were used and dietary treatments were low (0.10% Pp), medium (0.18% Pp), and high (0.29% Pp) Pp, and a high inorganic P (Pi; 0.11% Pp; same total P content as high Pp). Ruminal Pp digestibility increased linearly with dietary Pp. As in the infusion study, net disappearance of Pp from the large intestine was only 16% of total Pp entering the large intestine and not influenced by dietary Pp. Fecal P excretion increased linearly with increasing dietary Pp but was not affected by form of dietary P. In lactating cows Pp digestibility was not affected by dietary Pp and fecal P excretion was regulated by total dietary P rather than by form of dietary P. / Ph. D.

Gradient surfaces exhibit a variation in functionality along the length of the surface. One method for preparing gradients is controlled-rate infusion (CRI). In Part 1 of this work, CRI was used to prepare gradients for the purpose of separating transition and heavy metals. Initial work on this project was focused on controlling the retention of the metal ions by varying the number of amine groups, aminoalkoxysilane concentration, and the infusion time. The retention factors of four metal ions varied predictably with increasing number of amine groups, increasing aminoalkoxysilane concentration, and increasing infusion time, producing small but useful changes in the retention factors. The continuation of this project involved the preparation of two-dimensional multi-component gradients on TLC plates, which were used to separate six transition and heavy metals. The retention, and thus the separation, was affected by the presence or absence of a gradient and the direction of the gradient. Part 2 of this work focused on understanding the factors that motivated instructors in the early and late stages in the process of change. Instructors who attended the POGIL-PCL (Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning in the Physical Chemistry Laboratory) workshops were asked to complete online surveys. The goals of the first survey were to understand the factors that initially interested instructors in POGIL-PCL, to determine if instructors enter the implementation stage, and to understand the factors that affect how instructors implement POGIL-PCL. Later surveys were designed to explore the development of the POGIL-PCL network and assess whether implementation is sustained over time.