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Reducing Interferences in Cyanide Analysis
William LippsMarket Specialist – Water Analyzer Products
OI Analytical
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This talk presents problems and solutions in cyanide analysis
1. What we measure2. Problems
HCN
CN-
3. Solutions
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Cyanide methods measure the various cyanide “species”
Total CN
Strong Metal Complexes
Fe, Co, Pt, Au
Available CN
Weak to Moderately Strong Metal ComplexesAg, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Zn
Free CN
HCN
CN-
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If all we had was CN- in dilute NaOH it would be easy
Correlation of CATC and Direct Colorimetry on Standards
y = 0.8874x + 0.0085
R2 = 0.9921
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CATC mg/L CN
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Direct colorimetry does not correlate with distillation results
Correlation of CATC with Direct Colorimetry on Real Samples
y = 0.503x + 0.0109
R2 = 0.1127
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Direct ISE does not correlate with distilled real sample results
Comparison of CATC with Direct ISE
y = 1.2501x - 0.0303
R2 = 0.2528
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CATC mg/L CN
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Cyanide methods require separation of CN from matrix
• Separated from interferences, cyanide measurement is no different than running standards.
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Distillation most common technique to remove interference
Macro Distillation MIDI Distillations
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Distillation actually creates CN interferences
• Boiling acid
• Automated UV-Distillation– Boiling acid
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Interferences with distillation are in almost every sample
• Thiocyanate
• Sulfur
• Thiosulfate/Sulfite
• Oxidizers
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Thiocyanate + Nitrate results in positive bias
• The addition of Sulfamic acid does not sufficiently reduce this interference.– A real POTW sample with 0.1 mg/L SCN-
and 63.5 mg/L NO3- detected total CN- at
0.10 mg/L even after the addition of Sulfamic Acid
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Sulfur compounds react rapidly with CN
• Elemental Sulfur– 8CN- + S8 SCN-
• Metal Sulfides – Cu2S, FeS, PbS, CuFeS2, CdS,
ZnS, etc.– S reacts with CN- to form SCN-
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Thiosulfate reacts with cyanide during distillation
• 0.200 mg/L CN- + 200 mg/L S2O3-2
– Cyanide Found = 0.160 mg/L– Recovery = 80%*
– * Double Chloramine T added, or recovery would be lower.
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Sulfite reacts rapidly with CN in basic solutions
• 0.200 mg/L CN- + 200 mg/L SO3-2
– Cyanide Found = 0.000 mg/L– Recovery = 0%
• This reaction occurs in absorber solution, or in preserved sample
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There is no way to “know” if sulfur compounds are present
• No “spot” tests that adequately detect the sulfur compounds
• Sodium sulfite and sodium thiosulfate are both added to samples for dechlorination.
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Oxidizers destroy cyanide before or during distillation
• Hypochlorite
• Peroxide
• Caro’s Acid
• Chloramines
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Footnote 6 (MUR 2007) allows other methods to be used
• More accurate?– Spikes?
• “challenge matrix” distilled
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Matrix spikes cannot be used to demonstrate accuracy
MethodAmount
Detected (ppb)Recovery
335.4 32 98 %
335.3 16 98 %
Both methods detected CN- in a synthetic sample with no CN-.
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Verify Accuracy Using Interference Free Methods
• Use methods demonstrated by literature and multiple users to be interference free– OIA 1677 or ASTM D6888-04– ASTM D 7284-08– OIA 1678 (ASTM D7511-09)
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The old versus the new
HCN
CN-
Purging and boiling in acid
Diffusion at room
temperature
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Electrochemistry techniques integrate matrix removal
• Very sensitive with large dynamic range.
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Unlike colorimetry, GD amperometry is easy to visualize
• CN- + H+ HCN
• HCN + OH- CN- + H2O
• Ag + 2CN- Ag(CN)2- + e-
measure
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This flow diagram illustrates the simplicity of GD-amperometry
Acid
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A series of GD-amperometry CN methods to meet needs
• Free cyanide
• Available cyanide
• Total distilled cyanide
• Total non-distilled cyanide
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The only fully automated free cyanide method
Method Description Measurement
ASTM D 7237 FIAGas Diffusion-Amperometry
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Direct colorimetry is not measuring free cyanide
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The free cyanide method by GD-amperometry
Buffer
ASTM D7237-06
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Real Data Comparison – Free CN
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GD-amperometry methods for available cyanide – no CATC!
Descriptive Name
Method Number
Description Measurement
Available Cyanide
OIA 1677Ligand Exchange / Flow Injection Analysis
Gas Diffusion - Amperometry
ASTM D 6888
Ligand Exchange / Flow Injection Analysis
Gas Diffusion - Amperometry
No distillation or pyridine required
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Sulfide does not interfere
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Quantitative recovery compared to other methods such as CATC
OIA1677OIA 1677
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Precise and more accurate than WAD methods
OIA1677
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GD-amperometry available CN has fewer interferences
CATC WAD OIA 1677
N-organicsExcessive
Iron CyanideNone
SCN,NH3,NO2Concentration
Dependent
S2O3, H2O2
Concentration Dependent
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GD-amperometry available CN saves time and labor
CATC WAD OIA 1677
Sample Preparation
2 distillations
2 – 3 hours
1 distillation
2 – 3 hours
No distillation
Analysis1 – 2 minutes
1 – 2 minutes
1 – 2 minutes
Total Time3 – 4 hours 3 – 4 hours 1 – 2
minutes
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Less manipulation means better Available CN data
• No distillation
• 0.5 ppb MDL
• Up to 90 samples per hour
• Ease of Operation
• Very simple chemistry
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Easy to use, understand, and environmentally friendly
Acid Reagent
OIA 1677, ASTM D6888-04 or ASTM D7284-08
No pyridine
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Total cyanide methods using manual distillation
Descriptive Name
Method Number
Description Measurement
Total Cyanide
EPA 335.4Midi Distillation – MgCl2
Automated Colorimetry
ASTM D 7284Midi / Micro Distillation – MgCl2
Gas Diffusion - Amperometry
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Most total cyanide analyses are by EPA 335.4 or similar
• Manual distillation• Prolonged heating (125 °C) , strong
acid (pH <2) • Purging into basic absorber solution• Colorimetry
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ASTM D7284 manual distillation GD-amperometry method
• Distill samples
• Use GD-amperometry
• No pyridine
• Fewer interferences
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Once again, sulfide does not interfere with GD-amperometry
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But wait, I thought distillation was bad?
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Comparison of Measurements with Interferences Present
Sample (Total CN)
EPA 335.4 ASTM D7284
20 ppb 18.7 18.4
20 ppb +SCN + NO3 227 229
200 ppb + SO3 147 159
200 ppb + Ascorbate
152 154
200 ppb + Ascorbate + Ammonia
73 71
200 ppb + Ascorbate + Ammonia + OCL-
47 49
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What exactly do “total” cyanide methods measure?
• Iron Cyanide + Available CN
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Iron cyanide is not toxic.
• Sunlight causes iron cyanide to release HCN
• Sunlight = UV irradiation
[Fe(CN)6]-3 + H+ _ 6 HCN + Fe+3
hv
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Automated total cyanide methods use UV to liberate HCN from Fe
Descriptive Name
Method Number
Description Measurement
Total Cyanide
ASTM D4374 (Kelada 01)
High power UV- Auto distillation
Alkaline pH
Automated colorimetry
EPA 335.3Low power UV- Auto distillation
pH <2
Automated Colorimetry
OIA 1678/ASTM
D7511
Low power UV- pH <2
Gas Diffusion - Amperometry
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Comparison of Kelada and ASTM D7511-09
Kelada 01ASTM D7511
Pump Tubes
15 5
Reagents Pyridine No Pyridine
Distillation Yes No
SCN Interaction
0.25 – 0.5 % 0.01 – 0.03 %
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For total cyanide, simply add UV irradiation to the GD method
No pyridine
OIA1678 / ASTM D7511-09
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Same results with and without flash distillation
Distillation is not necessary
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Same, but more precise results as manual distillation
OIA 1678 UV GD-Amperometry
EPA 335.4 Semi-automated Colorimetry
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ASTM D7511 and D7284 get the same result if no interferences
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Comparison of Total CN methods
335.4ASTM D7284
ASTM D7511
Sample Preparation
2 – 3 hour distillation
1 – 3 hour distillation
No distillation
Analysis1 – 2
minutes1 – 2
minutes1 – 2
minutes
Total Time 3 – 4 hours 2 – 4 hours1 – 2
minutes
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Benefits
Distillation / Colorimetry
GD-Amperometry
In summary, distillation/colorimetry should be replaced