A new separation procedure for Cu prior to stable isotope analysis by MC-ICP-MS

作者:Larner Fiona*; Rehkaemper Mark; Coles Barry J; Kreissig Katharina; Weiss Dominik J; Sampson Barry; Unsworth Catherine; Strekopytov Stanislav
来源:Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry, 2011, 26(8): 1627-1632.
DOI:10.1039/c1ja10067j

摘要

A novel ion exchange chromatography was developed for the separation of Cu from biological samples prior to stable isotope analyses. In contrast to previous methods, the new technique makes use of the different distribution coefficients of Cu(I) and Cu(II) to anion exchange resin and this helps to significantly improve the purity of the Cu separates obtained from biological samples, whilst maintaining crucial quantitative yields. Careful method validation confirmed that the procedure yields sufficiently pure Cu fractions after a single pass through the anion exchange columns, with a recovery of 100 +/- 2%. Subsequent isotopic analyses of the Cu by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, using admixed Ni for mass bias correction, produced accurate Cu stable isotope data with a reproducibility of +/- 0.04 parts per thousand for pure standard solutions and of +/- 0.15 parts per thousand for samples of biological origin.

  • 出版日期2011