Skip to main content
Log in

A Test Method for the Determination of Mercury(I, II) on a Polymer Surface

  • Published:
Journal of Analytical Chemistry Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

It was found that mercury(I, II) reacts with 5-chloro-2-hydroxy-3-[(tetrahydro-2,4-dithioxo-1,3-thiazin-5-yl)azo]benzenesulphonic acid (tyrodine) in weakly acid solutions in the presence of acetates, formates, and some organic solvents (ethanol and acetone) to give an intensely colored insoluble compound (λmax = 600 nm, ε > 3 × 104). The composition of the solution affected the sensitivity of the color reaction between mercury and tyrodine. A test procedure was developed for the determination of mercury(I, II) on the surface of a polycaproamide membrane with a detection limit of <50 ng in the adsorbent zone. The procedure involves the quantitative and selective adsorption of the mercury complex of tyrodine on the support surface from 0.5 M acetate solutions of pH 3–4 in the dynamic mode; the sample volume was 5–25 mL. Mercury was then determined by the change in the support color using a color scale or by the change in diffuse reflectance at 600 nm. The adsorption of the mercury complex was accompanied by an abrupt change in the color of the support surface from pale crimson (reagent) to stable blue-violet. The test procedure was used in the analysis of an industrial sample of complex composition with a mercury concentration of lower than 0.05%. The determination error (relative standard deviation) was 20%.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

REFERENCES

  1. Propistsova, R.F., Savvin, S.B., and Rozovskii, Yu.G., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1971, vol.26, no.12, p.242.

    Google Scholar 

  2. Gur’eva, R.F., Trutneva, L.M., and Savvin, S.B., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1978, vol.33, no.4, p.632.

  3. Gur’eva, R.F. and Savvin, S.B., Usp.Khim., 1998, vol.67, no.3, p.236.

  4. Gur’eva, R.F. and Savvin, S.B., Zh.Anal.Khim., 2001, vol.56, no.10, p.1032.

  5. Savvin, S.B., Roeva, N.N., and Gur’eva, R.F., USSR Inventor’s Certificate no.G 01 N 31/22 1153287, Byull.Izobret., 1985, no.16.

  6. Roeva, N.N., Cand.Sci.(Chem.) Dissertation, Moscow: Vernadsky Inst.Geochem.Anal.Chem., Acad.Sci.USSR, 1985.

    Google Scholar 

  7. Volynets, M.P., Gur'eva, R.F., and Dubrova, T.V., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1991, vol.4, no.8, p.1595.

    Google Scholar 

  8. Savvin, S.B., Trutneva, L.M., Shvoeva, O.P., and Efendieva, K.A., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1991, vol.46, no.4, p.709.

    Google Scholar 

  9. Gur’eva, R.F. and Savvin, S.B., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1997, vol.52, no.3, p.247.

  10. Gur’eva, R.F. and Savvin, S.B., Zh.Anal.Khim., 2000, vol.55, no.3, p.280.

  11. Mikhailova, A.V., Cand.Sci.(Chem.) Dissertation, Moscow: Vernadsky Inst.Geochem.Anal.Chem., Russ.Acad.Sci., 1998.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Savvin, S.B., Gur'eva, R.F., and Trutneva, L.M., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1979, vol.34, no.8, p.1493.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Morosanova, E.I., Zolotov, Yu.A., Kuz'min, N.M., et al., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1987, vol.42, no.3, p.456.

    Google Scholar 

  14. Morosanova, E.I., Kosyreva, O.A., Kuz’min, N.M., etal., Zh.Anal.Khim., 1988, vol.43, no.9, p.1614.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Gur'eva, R.F., Savvin, S.B. A Test Method for the Determination of Mercury(I, II) on a Polymer Surface. Journal of Analytical Chemistry 58, 990–994 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026144104105

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026144104105

Keywords

Navigation