by Kwan Hok-wing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 67-69). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgment --- p.i / Abstract --- p.ii / Chapter 1. --- INTRODUCTION / Chapter 1.1 --- Chemical speciation of cyanide --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Review of analytical techniques for cyanide determination --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- Importance of sediment in the environment --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Characteristics of marine sediment --- p.6 / Chapter 1.5 --- Antropogenic sources of cyanide --- p.7 / Chapter 1.6 --- Research objective --- p.8 / Chapter 1.7 --- Brief description of the project --- p.9 / Chapter 2. --- INSTRUMENTATION AND THEORY / Chapter 2.1 --- Instrumentation for flow injection analysis system --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- Basic principles of flow injection analysis --- p.21 / Chapter 2.3 --- Basic principles of amperometric detection --- p.24 / Chapter 3. --- EXPERIMENTAL / Chapter 3.1 --- Instrumentation --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2 --- Reagents --- p.32 / Chapter 3.3 --- Sample preparation --- p.34 / Chapter 4. --- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION / Chapter 4.1 --- Effect of bismuth on on-line precipitation of sulphide in FIA --- p.37 / Chapter 4.2 --- Calibration --- p.37 / Chapter 4.3 --- Effectiveness of the distillation conditions --- p.41 / Chapter 4.4 --- Comparisons of cyanide extraction methods for sediment analysis --- p.42 / Chapter 4.5 --- Effect of bismuth nitrate on cyanide recoveries --- p.45 / Chapter 4.6 --- Effect of bismuth nitrate on cyanide recoveries in the presence of sulphide --- p.48 / Chapter 4.7 --- Effect of bismuth nitrate on recoveries of total cyanide in the analysis of interlaboratory test samples --- p.55 / Chapter 4.8 --- Recoveries of complexed cyanide in the analysis of SETOC sample with sulphide interference --- p.57 / Chapter 4.9 --- Analysis of marine sediment samples --- p.58 / Chapter 4.10 --- Recovery tests and precision studies --- p.59 / Chapter 4.11 --- Interferences --- p.62 / Chapter 5. --- CONCLUSION --- p.66 / Chapter 6. --- REFERENCES --- p.67
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_322848 |
| Date | January 1999 |
| Contributors | Kwan, Hok-wing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Chemistry. |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English, Chinese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, ii, 69 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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