The quantitative analysis of glutathione (GSH) is important in different fields like medicine, biology, and biotechnology. Accurate quantitative measurements of this analyte have been hampered by the lack of well characterized reference standards. The proposed procedure is intended to provide an accurate and definitive method for the quantitation of GSH for reference measurements. Measurement o...

We have compared the analytical results obtained by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and by scanning electron microscopy with an energy dispersive X-ray analytical system (SEM-EDX) in order to explore the mechanism of metal ions biosorption by biomass using two independent methods. The marine macroalga Enteromorpha sp. was enriched with Cu(II), Mn(II), Zn(II), ...

The production of nuclear fuel used in the research reactor at Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN/CNEN-SP) requires a series of chemical and metallurgical processes. The quality of the end product depends on the control over all the stages of the manufacturing process and over the quality of raw materials employed. In fact, spectrometric methods are increasingly used as quanti...

The 5-day sodium carbonate-ammonium nitrate extraction assay (5-day method) has been recognized by the American Association of Plant Food Control Officials as a validated test method to identify fertilizers or beneficial substances that provide plant-available silicon (Si). The test method used the molybdenum blue colorimetric assay to quantify percentage Si; however, laboratories may use induc...

A METals In Situ analyzer (METIS) has been used to determine dissolved manganese (II) concentrations in the subhalocline waters of the Gotland Deep (central Baltic Sea). High-resolution in situ measurements of total dissolved Mn were obtained in near real-time by spectrophotometry using 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol (PAN). PAN is a complexing agent of dissolved Mn and forms a wine-red complex wit...

Inorganic compounds in biomass, often referred to as ash, are known to be problematic in the thermochemical conversion of biomass to bio-oil or syngas and, ultimately, hydrocarbon fuels because they negatively influence reaction pathways, contribute to fouling and corrosion, poison catalysts, and impact waste streams. The most common ash-analysis methods, such as inductively coupled plasma-opti...

Atomic hydrogen (H) was introduced into steel (AISI 1018 mild steel) by controlled cathodic pre-charging. The resultant steel sample, comprising about 1 ppmw diffusible H, and a reference uncharged sample, were studied using atomic emission spectroelectrochemistry (AESEC). AESEC involved potentiodynamic polarisation in a flowing non-passivating electrolyte (0.6 M NaCl, pH 1.95) with real time r...

Chandrakanthi Chooranam, a siddha sastric herbomineral formulation comprises of 25 ingredients. Literature review evidenced no standardization work so far. Authors aims to investigate various analytical standardization parameters such as physicochemical standards, preliminary phytochemical analysis, Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) photo documentation, High Performance Thin Layer Chromatography ...

Baixas concentrações dos catorze elementos de ocorrência natural da série lantanídeos foram diretamente determinadas por espectrometria de emissão óptica com plasma indutivamente acoplado (ICP OES). Avaliaram-se interferências espectrais e linhas espectrais mais adequadas foram selecionadas. Os desempenhos da nebulização pneumática e ultra-sônica foram comparados com respeito aos limites de det...

The Vista instrument has a number of distinct advantages over similar ICP-OES systems. Firstly, the VistaChip is the only single Charge Coupled Device (CCD) that allows full coverage of the spectrum from 165-785nm, with a pixel processing speed of 1 MHz and exceptional anti-blooming properties. These features allow both trace level analytes and major analytes to be determined in the same measur...