Electrochemical hydride generation is an alternative technique to the chemical hydride generation by NaBH4 which is widely used for atomic spectrometric determination of volatile elements such as As, Bi, Ge, Pb, Sb, Se, Sn and Te. The aim of this research has been to develop an analytical technique at the level of ng/L for determination of antimony by using a simple and inexpensive AA spectrometer and the other parts that can be built in any laboratory. Carbon rod and platinum foil were used as cathode and anode materials, respectively, for the generation of antimony hydride. Argon was used as the carrier gas. Zr coated W-coil was used for on-line preconcentration of generated hydrides. A new apparatus independent from quartz T-tube atomizer was constructed and used to contain the atom trap. Zr coated W-trap was heated to the collection temperature for trapping the analyte species generated electrochemically. For the revolatilization of the trapped species, the trap was further heated to the revolatilization temperature. Revolatilized species were transported to a flame-heated quartz tube atomizer where the analytical signal was recorded. Duringcollection and revolatilization steps hydrogen gas was introduced into the system to prevent the oxidation of atom trap. The experimental operation conditions for electrochemical hydride generation and atom trapping were optimized. 3&amp / #963 / limit of detections were found to be 0.012 ng/mL and 0.41 ng/mL with and without using trap, respectively. The trap has provided 34 fold sensitivity improvement as compared with the electrochemical hydride generation alone. The interferences of some hydride forming elements and some transition metals on electrochemical hydride generation with and without employing the trap were investigated. Analysis of standard reference material was performed to check the accuracy of the proposed method.

Polypyrroles containing polyether pseudocages (PI, PII, PIII) have been synthesized via chemical oxidation of 1,5-bis(1,1-pyrrole)-3-oxabutane (MI), 1,8- bis(1,1-pyrrole)-3,6-dioxahexane (MII), and 1,11-bis(1,1-pyrrole)- 3,6,9-trioxaundecane (MIII) using anhydrous FeCl3 in CHCl3. Because as obtained polymer resins did not give any response toward any cations, they were reduced (undoped) using chemical reducing agents. Tetrabutylammonium hydroxide (TBAOH) was found to be more effective in undoping to obtain more reproducible and reusable polymer resins. It was investigated whether the undoped polymer resins were used for the extraction of rare earth metal ions from the aqueous medium. Among them, only PIII resin can extract La(III), Eu(III) and Yb(III) from their aqueous solutions and can be employed for the preconcentration of these metal ions. For batch extraction of La(III), Eu(III) and Yb(III) at neutral pH values, percent recoveries of 98.0, 90.7 and 87.3, respectively, has been obtained by using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) technique. The sorption capacity is found as 1.3 mg of La(III) per gram of PIII resin. The PIII resin could be reused at least five times without significant change in its sorption capacity. PIII has also been synthesized via electrochemical method to be used in the preparation of Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) active substrate. PIII has been polymerized on Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) glass by using constant potential electrolysis. In an electrolyte solution containing 0.05M tetrabutylammonium perchlorate (TBAP), 1.2 V vs. Ag wire (oxidation potential of MIII) was applied for coating and then silver particles were deposited on the surface of PIII coated ITO electrode by reducing Ag(I) in monomer free electrolyte solution electrochemically. As an alternative, another SERS substrate was prepared electrochemically by depositing silver particles directly on ITO glass. The performances of prepared ITO-PIII-Ag and ITO-Ag SERS substrates were evaluated with dilute solutions of brilliant cresyl blue (BCB), crystal violet (CV), para amino benzoic acid (PABA), nicotine and nicotinic acid.

Antimony is a toxic element which is mostly found in two oxidation states (III and V) in environmental, biological and geological samples. Antimony may form various inorganic and organic compounds that exhibit differences in analytical behavior, toxicity and mobility / inorganic compounds of antimony are more toxic than organic forms and toxicity of Sb(III) has been shown to be 10 times higher than that of Sb(V). Therefore selective determination of Sb(III) and Sb(V) is required in environmental and biological samples. Hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry is a sensitive, fast and economical technique for the determination of antimony at trace level. A possible non-chromatographic method for antimony speciation is hydride generation atomic absorption spectrometry that is based on the relatively slow kinetics of hydride formation from Sb(V). In this study, continuous flow hydride generation method for the determination of antimony was developed and hydride generation conditions were optimized. Analyte solution was prepared in 0.050 mol/L HCl and 1.2% (w/v) NaBH4 stabilized in 0.30% (w/v) NaOH was used as a reductant solution. Inorganic antimony speciation conditions were determined by continuous flow HGAAS system. For the pre-reduction of Sb(V) to Sb(III), 8.0% (w/v) potassium iodide (KI) and 0.10% (w/v) ascorbic acid were used. Further speciation study was also carried out using Ir coated W-coil Atom Trap Hydride Generation Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Tungsten coil atom trap was used to enhance the sensitivity. Tungsten coil surface was treated with Ir and totally 250 &amp / #956 / g 1000 mg/L Ir stock solution was used for coating of tungsten coil. LOD and LOQ values were calculated as 152 pg/mL and 508 pg/mL according to 120 seconds trapping. 128 and 37 fold enhancement were obtained for 120 seconds collection with respect to W-coil-ETAAS and ETAAS, respectively.

Les recherches menées au cours de cette thèse constituent une première étape de développement de méthodes expérimentales de concentration de nanoparticules à l'aide de composants micro-nanofluidiques. L'objectif principal est donc d'explorer différentes architectures de systèmes micro-nanofluidiques où l'étape de concentration est effectuée par effet d'exclusion stérique et/ou ionique sous l'application d'un champ de pression et/ou électrique. Une attention toute particulière a été portée sur les méthodes de caractérisation, comprenant notamment les méthodes de particule Tracking Micro-PIV et de microscopie par fluorescence pour mesurer la répartition en nanoparticules et quantifier les facteurs de concentration. Le premier axe concerne la concentration de nanoparticules dans des architectures de type " Bypass ". Dans le cas de la filtration stérique, une modélisation par méthode de différence finie permet de prédire l'apparition d'une zone localisée où la concentration est d'une centaine à un millier de fois plus élevée que la concentration initiale après une heure d'opération. Des composants micro-nano fluidique en silicium ont été réalisés afin de mener une étude paramétrique. En accord avec le modèle proposé, cette étude montre que le nombre de Peclet est le paramètre déterminent dans le choix du design et des conditions d'expérimentations optimums. Concernant la préconcentration par effet électrocinétique, les expérimentations ont essentiellement consisté à explorer le phénomène d'ICP (Ion Concentration Polarisation) et d'appliquer cette technique pour la concentration de nanoparticules. Enfin le type de géométries " Bypass " a été testé sous différentes conditions. Ainsi, le couplage avantageux de phénomènes électro-hydrodynamiques tel que le " streaming potentiel " permet d'ouvrir la voie à des systèmes de préconcentration à actionnements manuels, rapides et très simples d'utilisation. Le deuxième axe d'étude est quant à lui dédié à la conception et l'utilisation de configuration micro-nanofluidique plus originales. Y sont notamment étudiés des systèmes à configuration radial offrant une meilleure stabilité lors des étapes de préconcentration électrocinétiques. Sur la base des performances et limitations des différents systèmes micro-nanofluidiques réalisés, le dernier chapitre est une mise en perspective des champs d'applications potentiels, notamment pour les laboratoires sur puces.

ABSTRACT Toxicological studies have shown that the degree of toxicity of some elements depends on the chemical form in which the element is present. Chromium (III) is considered as an essential micronutrient for human whereas chromium (VI) is a potentially carcinogenic agent. So the speciation of inorganic chromium in environmental samples is required for accurate assessment of pollution levels. The chromium content in natural water is usually very low, and a preconcentration is often necessary prior to the determination. A sensitive and selective preconcentration and speciation procedure is developed for the determination of trace and ultra trace amounts of chromium species by utilizing chemiluminescence (CL) and flame atomic absorption spectrometric (FAAS) techniques. The performances of amino silica-gel, amino sol-gel, mercapto silica-gel beads and metal oxides for solid phase extraction of chromium are examined either in column or batch type studies. Considering the advantage of concentrating Cr(III) and Cr(VI) ions separately simply by adjusting the pH of the medium, amino silica-gel resin is chosen in this study. The influences of different experimental parameters on the separation and preconcentration of chromium species such as pH, eluent concentration, flow rate, particle size of the resin are investigated. Chemiluminescence detection studies are performed by using the catalytic effect of Cr (III) on the reaction between luminol and hydrogen-peroxide and Cr (VI) is detected after reduction to Cr (III). Luminol and H2O2 concentrations and the pH of the medium are optimized to increase the sensitivity of the system. Chemiluminescence is inherently a very sensitive technique. When a preconcentration step is included in the CL mesurement of very low concentrations of chromium is possible to determine. Indeed, a 25-fold enhancement in sensitivity of chromium ions is achieved after incorporating amino silane&ndash / gel colums in the system and 0.2 &amp / #61549 / g/L of chromium (corresponds to the concentration of chromium in natural waters) was measured. A fully automated FI-CL system is designed that allows all necessary operations to be performed on-line. This system allows the pre-conditioning of micro-columns with different buffer solutions / adsorption of chromium species in micro-columns / washing these columns to remove interfering matrix components / elution of the species with minimum volume / transporting the species and chemiluminescence reagents to the cell / and, finally, cleaning of all pertinent conduits in the FIA-system in order to prevent carry-over between individual samples.

ABSTRACT ELECTROCHEMICAL HYDRIDE GENERATION AND ATOM TRAPPING ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY FOR DETERMINATION OF ANTIMONY Menemenlioglu, ipek M.S., Department of Chemistry Supervisor: Prof. Dr. O. Yavuz Ataman June 2004, 82 pages Electrochemical hydride generation is a suitable alternative to common hydride generation by NaBH4 which is widely used for the detection of volatile elements such as As, Se, Sb, Sn, Bi, Ge, Te and Pb. In this study, a thin-layer flow through electrochemical cell was designed. Lead and platinum foils were employed as cathode and anode materials, respectively, for the generation of antimony hydride. Argon was used as the carrier gas. The inlet arm of the conventional quartz tube atomizer was used for on-line preconcentration of generated hydrides. A portion of the inlet arm was heated externally to the collection temperature for trapping the analyte species which were generated electrochemically. For the revolatilization of the trapped species, the trap was further heated to the revolatilization temperature and hydrogen gas was introduced into the system 10 seconds afterwards. The experimental operation conditions for electrochemical hydride generation which include the acidities and flow rates of catholyte and anolyte solutions, carrier gas flow rate and the applied electric current, were optimized. For trapping, collection and revolatilization temperatures and hydrogen flow rates were optimized. Analyses of standard reference materials were performed to check the accuracy of the proposed method. 3&amp / #963 / limit of detections were found as 1.03 ng ml-1 and 0.053 ng ml-1 with and without employing the trap, respectively. The trap has provided 20 fold sensitivity improvement.

Orientador: Gustavo Rocha de Castro / Resumo: O desenvolvimento de materiais adsorventes e posterior utilização em procedimentos de extração em fase sólida (remoção/ pré-concentração) de espécies metálicas é uma área da Química/ Engenharia Química, que sempre se manteve em destaque devido à necessidade, seja de monitorar, realizar a remoção da matriz antes da análise ou de remover o contaminante da amostra. A determinação direta de metais presentes em baixas concentrações em amostras de águas naturais é geralmente dificultada devido à presença de espécies interferentes e à necessidade do uso de técnicas sofisticadas para quantificá-los. Os metais determinados: Cu(II), Cd(II), e Pb(II); são de interesse ambiental em razão de seu uso intensivo, distribuição e por serem não-degradáveis, podendo acumular-se em matrizes ambientais manifestando toxicidade. Desta forma, o projeto teve como objetivo a utilização do PVC como suporte sólido para o ancoramento da molécula 4-amino-3-hidrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazol (AHMT) e aplicação em sistema de pré-concentração e remoção de espécies metálicas em amostras aquosas. O material foi caracterizado por Análise Elementar, a qual determinou a concentração do ligante por meio da porcentagem de nitrogênio, que foi de 3,88%. Espectroscopia de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR) que constou a presença de bandas em 3200 cm-1 e entre 3300 e 3500 cm-1 que podem ser atribuídas ao grupamento amina, presente na molécula do ligante, cujos resultados podem ser indicativos de que a func... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The development of adsorbent materials and subsequent use in the phase extraction processes (preconcentration) of metallic species is an area of Chemistry / Chemical Engineering that has always attracted great attention in virtue of the need to monitor contamination and to perform matrice-analyte separation prior to analysis. The direct determination of metals present at low concentrations in samples of natural waters is difficult due to the presence of interfering species and to the need of sophisticated techniques to quantify them. The metals, Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) have environmental interest because of their intensive use, distribution and because they are non-degradable, thus accumulating in the environment and manifesting toxicity. Thus, the objective of the project was to use PVC as a solid support for the anchoring of the molecule 4-amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AHMT) and its application in a system for the preconcentration and removal of metal species from aqueous samples. The material was characterized by Elemental Analysis, Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, specific surface measurements according to BET method, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Point of Zero Charge (pHpzc) to verify the occurrence of the modification reaction and to enable the construction of a model.The material was applied in adsorption studies to determine the minimum contact time, the optimum adsorption pH and its maximum ad... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Orientador: Gustavo Rocha de Castro / Banca: Cláudio Luiz Carvalho / Banca: Ademir dos Santos / Resumo: Nas ultimas décadas, muitos dos trabalhos científicos estão relacionados à qualidade das águas naturais, como por exemplo, na identificação e quantificação de contaminantes orgânicos e inorgânicos. Dentre as espécies inorgânicas os metais potencialmente tóxicos são os mais estudados e, devido à baixa concentração em que algumas espécies são encontradas no ambiente, torna-se necessário a utilização de equipamentos sofisticados para sua quantificação segura. O uso de materiais como sílicas organofuncionalizadas para aplicação em extração em fase sólida (SPE) possibilita a pré-concentração desses íons e garante uma quantificação com maior segurança mesmo em equipamentos mais simples como espectrômetros de absorção atômica com atomização por chama. Neste contexto, o presente trabalho consistiu na síntese da sílica pelo método sol-gel, sua organofuncionalização com o ligante 4-amino-2-mercaptopirimidina (AMP), caracterização e aplicação do material na extração de íons Cu(II), Cd(II) e Pb(II) em meio aquoso. Os espectros de FTIR evidenciaram o ancoramento do ligante na sílica com a identificação de bandas em 1582 e 1541 cm-1 referente aos grupos NH e 3347 cm-1 referente aos grupos NH2 presentes na molécula do ligante. O ancoramento do ligante resultou no decréscimo das medidas de área superficial de 737 m2 g-1 para 399 m2.g-1, o qual esta relacionado a obstrução dos poros pelo ancoramento das moléculas orgânicas. Os espectros de RMN de 13C e 29Si confirmaram a presença ligações covalentemente entre a superfície da sílica e o grupo orgânico. Com os dados da análise elementar estimou-se uma quantidade de 3,619 10-4 mols do ligante por grama de SG-AMP. O sistema de pré-concentração foi otimizado utilizando o método univariado e os valores para a vazão da amostra e do eluente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In the last decades, many scientific works are related to the quality of natural waters, such as the identification and quantification of organic and inorganic contaminants. Among the inorganic species potentially toxic metals are the most studied and, because of the low concentration of some species are found in the environment, it becomes necessary to use sophisticated equipment to secure its quantification. The use of materials such as silica organofuncionalized for application in solid phase extraction (SPE) allows preconcentration of these ions and provides quantification more safely even in the simplest equipment as atomic absorption spectrometers in flame module. In this context, this work was the synthesis of silica by sol-gel method, its organofuncionalization with the ligand 4-amine-2- mercaptopyrimidine (AMP), characterization and application of the material in the extraction of Cu (II), Cd (II ) and Pb (II) in aqueous means. The material was analyzed by FTIR showed the anchoring of the ligand on the silica by the identification of bands in 1582 and 1541 cm-1 on the NH groups and 3347 cm-1 on the NH2 groups present in the ligand molecule. The anchoring of the ligand resulted in the decrease of the measures of surface area of 737 m2 g-1 for 399 m2.g-1, which is related to clogged pores by anchoring of organic molecules. The NMR spectra of 13C and 29Si confirmed the presence of covalent bonds between the surface of silica and organic group. The data from elemental analysis to estimate an amount of 3.619 x 10-4 moles of ligand per gram of SG-AMP. The system of pre-concentration was optimized using the univariate method and the values for the flow of sample and eluent were set at 1.0 mL min-1, pH 5 to sample and nitric acid 2 mol L-1 as the eluent. The silica produced had a maximum adsorption of 0.0027, 0.0028 and 0.0018 mmol g-1 Cu (II), Cd (II) and Pb (II), respectively. / Mestre

Orientador: Profa. Dra. Ivanise Gaubeur / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal do ABC. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência e Tecnologia/Química, 2015. / O cromo e utilizado em varias atividades industriais e com o aumento da sua presenca no ambiente se tem uma preocupacao em relacao a contaminacao ambiental e considerando que as duas principais especies do elemento quimico apresentam diferentes efeitos na saude humana e importante a realizacao da especiacao quimica. Este trabalho propoe o desenvolvimento de metodo analitico para especiacao de cromo combinada a microextracao liquido-liquido dispersiva com gota organica flutuante (DLLME-FO) e deteccao por espectrometria de absorcao atomica com chama de fonte continua com alta resolucao (HR-CS F AAS). As variaveis que afetam a complexacao (valor de pH, tipo e concentracao dos complexantes: dietilditiocarbamato de sodio (DDTC) e pirrolidinaditiocarbamato de amonio (APDC), microextracao (volume dos solventes dispersor e extrator e concentracao salina) e deteccao como a composicao da chama foram otimizadas de forma univariada e multivariada. Apos as otimizacoes foram escolhidas como melhores condicoes para complexacao, o complexante APDC (6,0x10-3 mol L-1) e valor de pH 2,0 e 7,0, para Cr(VI) e cromo total, respectivamente. E as condicoes da microextracao foram: 5%(m/v) de NaCl, 50 ¿ÊL de 1-undecanol (solvente extrator) e 300 ¿ÊL e 275 ¿ÊL de etanol (solvente dispersor). As caracteristicas analiticas obtidas foram: faixa linear de 20-100 ¿Êg L-1 para Cr(VI) e cromo total. Para o Cr(VI) foram obtidos limite de deteccao 0,35 ¿Êg L-1, coeficiente de variacao igual a 7% (n=10) e fator de enriquecimento igual a 14. Para o cromo total foram obtidos limite de deteccao 6,7 ¿Êg L-1, coeficiente de variacao igual a 18% (n=10) e fator de enriquecimento igual a 10. A exatidao foi avaliada em material de referencia certificado de agua e as concentracoes determinada e certificada foram concordantes em um nivel de confianca de 95%. O metodo foi aplicado em amostras de agua e as concentracoes de cromo encontradas estao dentro dos limites estabelecidos pelas legislacoes vigentes. / Chromium is used in various industrial activities and increasing its presence in the environment has been a concern in relation to environmental contamination and considering that the two main species of the chemical element have different effects on human health is important the realization of chemical speciation.This work proposes the development of analytical method for chromium speciation combined dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on floating organic drop (DLLME-FO) and detection by high-resolution continuum source flame atomic absorption spectrometric (HR-CS F AAS) . The variables that affect the complexation (pH, type and concentration of complexant: sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) and ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC), microextraction (volume of disperser and extractant solvents and salt concentration) and detection as the composition of the flame were optimized using univariate and multivariate analysis. After the optimizations were chosen as the best conditions for complexing the complexant APDC (6.0x10-3 mol L-1) and pH value 2.0 to 7.0 for Cr (VI) and total chromium, respectively. And the microextraction conditions were: 5% (w/v) NaCl, 50 ìL of 1- undecanol (extractant solvent) and 300 ìL of ethanol and 275 ìL (disperser solvent). The analytical characteristics were obtained: linear range of 20-100 ìg L-1 to Cr (VI) and total chromium. For the Cr (VI) was obtained limit of detection 0.35 ìg L-1, coefficient of variation 7% (n=10) and enrichment factor of 14. For the total chromium was obtained limit of detection 6.7 ìg L-1, coefficient of variation 18% (n=10) and enrichment factor of 10. The accuracy was evaluated in water certificate reference material and determined and certified concentrations were agreed at the 95% confidence level. The method was applied to water samples and chromium concentrations found are within the limits established by current legislation.

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Os metais determinados: Cu(II), Cd(II), e Pb(II); são de interesse ambiental em razão de seu uso intensivo, distribuição e por serem não-degradáveis, podendo acumular-se em matrizes ambientais manifestando toxicidade. Desta forma, o projeto teve como objetivo a utilização do PVC como suporte sólido para o ancoramento da molécula 4-amino-3-hidrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazol (AHMT) e aplicação em sistema de pré-concentração e remoção de espécies metálicas em amostras aquosas. O material foi caracterizado por Análise Elementar, a qual determinou a concentração do ligante por meio da porcentagem de nitrogênio, que foi de 3,88%. Espectroscopia de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR) que constou a presença de bandas em 3200 cm-1 e entre 3300 e 3500 cm-1 que podem ser atribuídas ao grupamento amina, presente na molécula do ligante, cujos resultados podem ser indicativos de que a funcionalização ocorreu com sucesso. Espectroscopia de Fotoelétrons Excitados por Raios-X que corroborou as análises anteriores indicando a presença de grupos referentes ao ligante. Medidas da área superficial específica pelo método BET a qual caracterizou o material segundo a Isoterma de adsorção/ dessorção do Tipo II, Microscopia Eletrônica de Varredura (MEV) e Determinação de Ponto de Carga Zero (pHpzc), para a verificar a ocorrência da reação de modificação e possibilitar a construção de um modelo. O material foi aplicado em estudos de adsorção para se determinar o tempo mínimo de contato, o pH ótimo de adsorção e a sua Capacidade Máxima de adsorção, no qual constatou 0,46; 0,14 e 0,32 mmol g -1 para Cu(II), Cd(II) e Pb(II), respectivamente. Na sequência, o material foi aplicado em sistema de fluxo contínuo para otimização de parâmetros, tais como: 18 Massa da amostra e vazão de percolação da solução, concentração do eluente e volume do eluato. / The development of adsorbent materials and subsequent use in the phase extraction processes (preconcentration) of metallic species is an area of Chemistry / Chemical Engineering that has always attracted great attention in virtue of the need to monitor contamination and to perform matrice-analyte separation prior to analysis. The direct determination of metals present at low concentrations in samples of natural waters is difficult due to the presence of interfering species and to the need of sophisticated techniques to quantify them. The metals, Cu(II), Cd(II) and Pb(II) have environmental interest because of their intensive use, distribution and because they are non-degradable, thus accumulating in the environment and manifesting toxicity. Thus, the objective of the project was to use PVC as a solid support for the anchoring of the molecule 4-amino-3-hydrazino-5-mercapto-1,2,4-triazole (AHMT) and its application in a system for the preconcentration and removal of metal species from aqueous samples. The material was characterized by Elemental Analysis, Fourier-transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, specific surface measurements according to BET method, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Point of Zero Charge (pHpzc) to verify the occurrence of the modification reaction and to enable the construction of a model.The material was applied in adsorption studies to determine the minimum contact time, the optimum adsorption pH and its maximum adsorption capacity, in which it found 0.46; 0.14 and 0.32 mmol g-1 for Cu (II), Cd (II) and Pb (II), respectively. Then, the material was applied in a continuous flow system, to optimize parameters such as: sample mass, sample percolation flow, eluent concentration and eluate volume; in order to apply, posteriorly, in natural water samples. / 33004064087P8