Journal
JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY
Volume 44, Issue 2, Pages 193-202Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jms.1485
Keywords
speciation; aluminum; ESI-MS; hydrolysis; anion
Funding
- Foundation of River and Watershed Environment Management (FOREM), Japan [20-1211-009]
- Steel Industry Foundation for the Advancement of Environmental Promotion Technology
- Iwatani Naoji Foundation
- Salt Science Research Foundation [0606]
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [17550074]
- Graduate School of Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17550074] Funding Source: KAKEN
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The application of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) for aluminum speciation in the positive and negative ion modes was discussed. Aluminum nitrate, perchlorate and sulfate solutions were measured by ESI-MS. In the positive ion mode, aluminum species containing anions (AI-L; L = NO3, ClO4 and SO4) were identified, while [Al(OH)(2)(H2O)(n)](+) (n = 2-4) were the main species. The affinity of the anions with Al3+ estimated by ESI-MS was consistent with the hardness of the anions (hard and soft acids and bases principle) and the results from Al-27 nuclear magnetic resonance studies. This indicates that the results observed from the positive ion mode preserved the chemical state of aluminum in the solution. In the negative ion mode, [Al(OH)(4-n)L-n](-) (n = 0-2, L = NO3, ClO4) were the main species, which were considered to be converted from positive aluminum species, [Al(OH)(H2O)(n)](+) (n = 2-4), by the successive addition of anions. Anions did not only attach to one aluminum ion but also bridged two aluminum ions. In Al-2(SO4)(3) solution, the behavior of SO42- in the negative ion mode differed from that of NO3- and ClO4-. This may reflect the affinity of SO42- with Al3+ in the solution or in the mass spectrometer or in both. Finally, detection mechanisms for the aluminum species in the solution are proposed for both the positive and negative ion modes. It is shown that ESI-MS can be used to observe the interaction between Al3+ and anions. We show the importance of the interpretation of the results by ESI-MS for obtaining new information of the metal species in the solution. Copyright (C) 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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