Publications by authors named "Nikolina Milcheva"

The hydrophobic azo dye 6-hexyl-4-(2-thiazolylazo)resorcinol (HTAR, HL) was studied as part of a system for the centrifuge-less cloud point extraction (CL-CPE) and spectrophotometric determination of traces of cobalt. The extracted 1:2 (Co:HTAR) complex, [Co(HL)(L)], shows an absorption maximum at 553 nm and contains HTAR in two different acid-base forms. Optimum conditions for its formation and CL-CPE were found as follows: 1 × 10 mol L of HTAR, 1.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A new liquid-liquid extraction system for molybdenum(VI) was studied. It contains 4-nitrocatechol (4NC) as a complexing chromogenic reagent and benzalkonium chloride (BZC) as a source of heavy cations (BZ), which are prone to form chloroform-extractable ion-association complexes. The optimum conditions for the determination of trace molybdenum(VI) were found: concentrations of 4NC and BZC (7.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A simple, cheap, and environmentally friendly centrifuge-less cloud point extraction procedure was developed for the preconcentration of traces of Cu(II) before its spectrophotometric determination. It is based on a complexation reaction with the hydrophobic azo reagent 6-hexyl-4-(2-thiazolylazo)resorcinol (HTAR), in which a complex with a stoichiometric ratio of 1:1 and an absorption maximum at 535 nm is formed. The experimental conditions for Cu(II) determination were found: HTAR concentration (8 × 10 mol mL), mass fraction of the surfactant Triton X-114 (2.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

A water-isobutanol extraction-chromogenic system for NiII, based on the azo dye 5-methyl-4-(2-thiazolylazo)resorcinol (MTAR; H2L) and the ionic liquid Aliquat 336 (A336), was studied. Under the optimal conditions (cMTAR = 2.0 × 10-4 mol dm-3, cA336 = 5.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Liquid-liquid extraction-chromogenic systems for vanadium(V) based on xylometazoline hydrochloride (XMZ) and azo derivatives of resorcinol (ADRs) were studied. The following ADRs were used: 4-(2-thiazolylazo)resorcinol (TAR), 5-methyl-4-(2-thiazolylazo)resorcinol (MTAR), and 6-hexyl-4-(2-thiazolylazo)resorcinol (HTAR). Concentration of the reagents, pH of the aqueous medium and shaking time were subjects of optimization experiments.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The quaternary ammonium salt Aliquat 336 (A336; R4N+Cl-) and the azo dye 4-(2-thiazolylazo)orcinol (ТАО) were examined as constituents of a water-isobutanol extraction-chromogenic system for vanadium(V). Under the optimum conditions (cTAO = 1.6´10-3 mol dm-3, cA336 = 1.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF