Development of a Tellurium Speciation Study Using IC-ICP-MS on Soil Samples Taken from an Area Associated with the Storage, Processing, and Recovery of Electrowaste
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Optimization of Tellurium Speciation
2.1.1. Elution Optimization
2.1.2. The Influence of the Complexing Reagents on Tellurium Species Separation
2.1.3. Optimization of the Chromatographic Separation
2.1.4. Preparation of Standards
2.1.5. Optimization of Soil Extraction for the IC-ICP-MS Analysis
2.1.6. Sequential Chemical Extraction
2.1.7. The Matrix Interferences
2.1.8. Quality Control of the Speciation Analysis
2.2. Total Tellurium Concentration
2.3. Tellurium Speciation
3. Material and Methods
3.1. Sampling Area and Soil Preparation
3.2. Apparatus
3.3. Reagents
3.4. Sequential Chemical Extraction of Soil
3.5. Determination of the Total Tellurium and Tellurium Species Content
3.5.1. Quality Control of Total Tellurium Concentration
3.5.2. Soil Extraction for IC-ICP-MS Analysis
4. Conclusion
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Parameter | Value |
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Tellurium | |
Separation column | Hamilton PRP-X100 4.6 mm × 150 mm, 5 µm |
Temperature | 30 |
Mobile phase | 10 mM Na2EDTA, 6 mM KHP pH = 4.29–4.32 |
Elution program | 4 min |
Retention time of Te species [min] | Te(VI)-1.46 Te(IV)-3.18 |
Flow rate during analysis [mL/min] | 1.2 |
Flow rate during the rinsing [mL/min] | 1.2 |
Volume of sample [μL] | 200 |
Sample | Total Tellurium Concentration after Digestion [mg/kg] | Total Tellurium Concentration after Extraction [mg/kg] | Extraction Efficiency [%] | Te(VI) Concentration [mg/kg] | Te(IV) Concentration [mg/kg] | Sum Te(IV) and Te(VI) | pH Value in H2O | pH Value in KCl | Eh [mV] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRM | 0.42 | 0.043 | 10 | 0.004 | 0.036 | 0.040 | 3.46 | 3.12 | 362.2 |
52 Edel | 0.021 | 0.010 | 47 | 0.005 | 0.009 | 0.013 | 3.54 | 3.22 | 387.8 |
56 Edel | 0.095 | 0.022 | 24 | 0.010 | 0.006 | 0.016 | 3.82 | 3.54 | 395.2 |
58 Edel | 0.083 | 0.025 | 30 | 0.013 | 0.009 | 0.022 | 3.83 | 3.49 | 349.3 |
61 Edel | 0.083 | 0.028 | 33 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.022 | 3.46 | 3.12 | 412.8 |
65 Edel | 0.108 | 0.029 | 27 | 0.020 | 0.007 | 0.027 | 3.85 | 3.59 | 384.5 |
70 Edel | 0.129 | 0.016 | 12 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.013 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 425.5 |
80 Edel | 0.143 | 0.016 | 11 | 0.003 | 0.005 | 0.008 | 3.92 | 3.62 | 384.7 |
82 Edel | 0.092 | 0.014 | 16 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.017 | 4.09 | 3.58 | 365.8 |
97 Edel | 0.105 | 0.022 | 21 | 0.017 | 0.005 | 0.022 | 4.33 | 3.68 | 376.2 |
105 Edel | 0.166 | 0.017 | 10 | 0.004 | 0.013 | 0.017 | 3.62 | 3.46 | 375.8 |
107 Edel | 0.114 | 0.013 | 11 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.007 | 3.45 | 3.15 | 382.4 |
110 Edel | 0.124 | 0.011 | 9 | 0.005 | 0.011 | 0.015 | 3.35 | 3.11 | 398.5 |
112 Edel | 0.114 | 0.014 | 12 | 0.002 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 3.69 | 3.39 | 396.5 |
116 Edel | 0.090 | 0.019 | 21 | < LOD | 0.017 | 0.017 | 3.42 | 3.14 | 411.1 |
Sample No. | N Latitude | E Longitude |
---|---|---|
52 Edel | 50,204670 | 19,042550 |
56 Edel | 50,207130 | 19,046020 |
58 Edel | 50,206900 | 19,040510 |
61 Edel | 50,206040 | 19,037950 |
65 Edel | 50,205070 | 19,032090 |
70 Edel | 50,210880 | 19,041430 |
80 Edel | 50,209070 | 19,045770 |
82 Edel | 50,202090 | 19,046790 |
97 Edel | 50,210190 | 19,030230 |
105 Edel | 50,208170 | 19,035690 |
107 Edel | 50,208350 | 19,038310 |
110 Edel | 50,201210 | 19,029580 |
112 Edel | 50,203690 | 19,035750 |
116 Edel | 50,208510 | 19,054950 |
Extraction Rate | Form | Extracting Reagent |
---|---|---|
0 | Dissolved in pore water | distilled water |
F1 | Ion exchange and carbonate | 20 mL 0.11 M CH3COOH 16 h, continuous mixing |
F2 | Oxide | 20 mL 0.1 M NH2OH.HCl (pH 2, supplied HNO3) 16 h, continuous mixing |
F3 | Organic | (A) 10 mL H2O2 30% pH 2 2 h water bath 85 ± 2 °C 10 mL H2O2 8.8 M pH = 2 2 h water bath 85 ± 2 °C (B) 25 mL 1 M NH4OAc pH 2 16 h continuous mixing (pH 2, supplied HNO3) |
R | Residual | 6 mL HCl, 2 mL HNO3, 3 mL HF microwave digestion Anton Paar Microwave 3000, power 1400 W, time 45 min. |
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
ICP-MS | |
RF power [W] | 1125 |
Plasma gas flow [L/min] | 15 |
Nebulizer gas flow [L/min] | 0.76–0.82 |
Auxiliary gas flow [L/min] | 1.15–1.16 |
Nebulizer type | Cross flow |
Plasma torch | Quartz |
Scanning mode | Peak hopping |
Dwell time [ms] | 100 |
Sweeps/reading | 20 |
Number of replicates | 3 |
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Grygoyć, K.; Jabłońska-Czapla, M. Development of a Tellurium Speciation Study Using IC-ICP-MS on Soil Samples Taken from an Area Associated with the Storage, Processing, and Recovery of Electrowaste. Molecules 2021, 26, 2651. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092651
Grygoyć K, Jabłońska-Czapla M. Development of a Tellurium Speciation Study Using IC-ICP-MS on Soil Samples Taken from an Area Associated with the Storage, Processing, and Recovery of Electrowaste. Molecules. 2021; 26(9):2651. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092651
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrygoyć, Katarzyna, and Magdalena Jabłońska-Czapla. 2021. "Development of a Tellurium Speciation Study Using IC-ICP-MS on Soil Samples Taken from an Area Associated with the Storage, Processing, and Recovery of Electrowaste" Molecules 26, no. 9: 2651. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092651