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Issue 10 of Chemical Technology now published
29 September 2008
Drawing together the best content from all RSC publications to highlight the latest applications and technological aspects of research.
2008 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry Theme Issue
02 October 2008
Issue 9, 2008 of JAAS features selected articles presented at the 2008 Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry, Temecula, US.
Contents list for Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, issue 10, 2008
Front cover
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1317
DOI: 10.1039/b815856h
Contents and Chemical Technology
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1319
DOI: 10.1039/b815857f
Editorial
Conference overview—Winterplasmagraz 2009
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1327
DOI: 10.1039/b814034k
Kevin Francesconi discusses the 2009 European Winter Conference on Plasma Spectrochemistry to be held in Graz from February 15–20.
Critical Review
Analytical techniques and methods used for antimony speciation analysis in biological matrices
Helle Rüsz Hansen and Spiros A. Pergantis,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1328
DOI: 10.1039/b807599a
Trace antimony speciation analysis is an extreme challenge, especially when interested in the nature of the ligands of SbV and SbIII complexes. The analytical methods and techniques applied in antimony speciation studies are reviewed, with emphasis on identifying their main limitations, as well as highlighting recent breakthroughs.
Papers
Study of aerosols generated by 213 nm laser ablation of cobalt-cemented hard metals
Markéta Holá, Veronika Kone
ná, Pavel Miku
ka, Jozef Kaiser, Kate
ina Páleníková, Stanislav Pr
a, Renáta Hanzlíková and Viktor Kanický,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1341
DOI: 10.1039/b802906g
The laser ablation process with Nd:YAG 213 nm of real ceramic (Co-cemented carbide) samples with variable content of main constituents was studied. The results aid understanding of the particle formation process, depending markedly on the sample chemical composition.
Optimisation of the operating conditions of a quadrupole ICP-MS with hexapole collision/reaction cell for the analysis of selenium-79 in spent nuclear fuel using experimental designs
René Brennetot, Laurence Pierry, Teoman Atamyan, Georges Favre and Dominique Vailhen,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1350
DOI: 10.1039/b802820f
This article shows for the first time a study of various collision gases for the resolution of polyatomic interferences in order to measure selenium-79. Different gases are tested with oxygen using experimental designs in order to find the best conditions of sensitivity and resolution of interferences.
Protein labelling with mercury tags: fundamental studies on ovalbumin derivatised with p-hydroxymercuribenzoic acid (pHMB)
Daniel J. Kutscher, M. Estela del Castillo Busto, Nico Zinn, Alfredo Sanz-Medel and Jörg Bettmer,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1359
DOI: 10.1039/b806118a
Fundamental investigations on the labelling of ovalbumin with p-hydroxymercuribenzoic acid are presented by the complementary use of molecular and elemental mass spectrometry.
Microwave assisted mixed-micelle cloud point extraction of Au and Tl from environmental samples without using a chelating agent prior to ICP-MS determination
Noorbasha N. Meeravali and Shiuh-Jen Jiang,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1365
DOI: 10.1039/b804121k
A simple and fast microwave assisted cationic mixed-micelle cloud point extraction procedure is presented for the extraction and pre-concentration of hydrophilic analyte species of Au and Tl, without using a chelating agent.
Room temperature ionic liquids enhanced chemical vapor generation of copper, silver and gold following reduction in acidified aqueous solution with KBH4 for atomic fluorescence spectrometry
Chuan Zhang, Yan Li, Xiao-Yan Cui, Yan Jiang and Xiu-Ping Yan,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1372
DOI: 10.1039/b805039b
Room temperature ionic liquid [N bupy][BF4] is demonstrated not only to improve the CVG efficiency of Cu, Ag and Au, but also to reduce the interferences
In-depth profile analysis of oxide films by radiofrequency glow discharge optical emission spectrometry (rf-GD-OES): possibilities of depth-resolved solid-state speciation
Julien Malherbe, Beatriz Fernández, Hervé Martinez, Patrick Chapon, Peter Panjan and Olivier F. X. Donard,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1378
DOI: 10.1039/b803713b
The potential of rf-glow discharge optical emission spectroscopy (GD-OES) to obtain information on the chemical form of elements is assessed on two thin oxide films: anodic alumina and iron oxide scales.
Technical Notes
Automation and miniaturization of an on-line flow injection Sr/matrix separation method for accurate, high throughput determination of Sr isotope ratios by MC-ICP-MS
Patrick Galler, Andreas Limbeck, Márta Uveges and Thomas Prohaska,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1388
DOI: 10.1039/b803964j
Improved and fully automated on-line FI Sr/matrix separation could help make the 87Sr/86Sr isotope ratio analysis more economic by reduction of reagent consumption and saving of manpower in food authentication.
Precise selenium isotope ratios measurement using a multimode sample introduction system (MSIS) coupled with multicollector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS)
Nagmeddin Elwaer and Holger Hintelmann,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1392
DOI: 10.1039/b808645c
On-line mass bias correction for precise and accurate selenium isotope ratio determinations in environmental samples using a multimode sample introduction system (MSIS) hydride generation method coupled with a MC-ICP-MS.
Speciation of mercury in coal using HPLC-CV-AFS system: Comparison of different extraction methods
Erle Gao, Guibin Jiang, Bin He, Yongguang Yin and Jianbo Shi,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1397
DOI: 10.1039/b801613e
Toxic organic mercury species of methylmercury (MeHg) and ethylmercury (EtHg) in coal are extracted using a microwave assisted system and detected by HPLC-AFS.
Comments
Comment on 
Matrix effect of aluminium, calcium and magnesium in axially viewing inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry
by M. T. Larrea, B. Zaldívar, J. C. Farińas, L. G. Firgaira and M. Pomares, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 145–151
George C.-Y. Chan and Gary M. Hieftje,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1401
DOI: 10.1039/b719988k
Reply to 
Comment on Matrix effect of aluminium, calcium and magnesium in axially viewing inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry
by George C.-Y. Chan and Gary M. Hieftje, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, DOI: 10.1039/b719988k
Mario Pomares and María T. Larrea,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1407
DOI: 10.1039/b801748b
Atomic Spectrometry Update
Atomic spectrometry update. X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
Margaret West, Andrew T. Ellis, Peter Kregsamer, Philip J. Potts, Christina Streli, Christine Vanhoof and Peter Wobrauschek,
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1409
DOI: 10.1039/b813039f
This review covers developments over the period 2007–2008 in XRF instrumentation and detectors, matrix correction and spectrum analysis procedures, X-ray optics and micro-fluorescence, synchrotron XRF, TXRF, portable XRF and on-line applications.
Back matter
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1438
DOI: 10.1039/b815858b
Back cover
J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2008, 23, 1439
DOI: 10.1039/b815859m
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