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Synthesis and Purification of Iodoaziridines Involving Quantitative Selection of the Optimal Stationary Phase for Chromatography
Published on: May 16, 2014
Molecular iodine selective membrane for iodate determination in salt samples: chemical amplification and
P R Bhagat1, A K Pandey, R Acharya
1Department of Chemistry, University of Pune, Pune, 411 007, India.
Abstract:
A molecular iodine selective membrane has been used for preconcentration of I(2) generated in situ by iodometric reaction of IO(3)(-) with excess I(-) in acidic medium (pH 1-2). This iodometric reaction amplifies the iodine content six times resulting in enhancement of analytical response ranging from three times for molecular methods to six times for elemental methods. The chemical conditions of this iodometric reaction were optimized for quantitative generation and subsequent sorption of I(2) in the membrane samples (96 +/- 3%). The homogeneous transparent membrane was prepared by immobilizing I(2)-complexing polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) in the plasticized cellulose triacetate matrix. Four different analytical methods were examined for quantitative determination of IO(3)(-) in iodized salt samples by preconcentrating it as I(2) in the membrane matrix. These methods were: (1) spectrophotometry of the PVP-I(2) complex formed in the membrane matrix, (2) a radiotracer method using I(-) tagged with (131)I radiotracer, (3) instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), and (4) energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (EDXRF) analysis. The IO(3)(-) contents thus determined in the iodized salt samples by the membrane-based radiotracer method were compared with the total iodine determined in salt samples by epithermal instrumental neutron activation analysis (EINAA). The membrane-based method for iodate determination in salt samples has advantages over conventional analytical methods, for example preconcentration and chemical amplification, and is free from interference from anions.
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