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A Review on the Chemical Analysis of Tellurium and Its Removal from Real and Biological Samples IJRPC 2016, 6(2), 192-206 Hussein M Abdel-Fattah et al. ISSN: 22312781 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PHARMACY AND CHEMISTRY Available online at www.ijrpc.com Review Article A REVIEW ON THE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS OF TELLURIUM AND ITS REMOVAL FROM REAL AND BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Yousry M Issa, Hussein M Abdel-Fattah* and Nahla B Abdel-Moniem Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 12613, Egypt. ABSTRACT Tellurium demonstrates properties similar to those of elements known to be toxic to humans, and has applications in industrial processes that are rapidly growing in importance and scale. It is also considered to be extremely toxic, and clinical manifestations of toxicity are observed at very low concentrations. Therefore, there are several methods interested in determination and removal of tellurium in its environmental and biological samples. In this review, we will focus on the protocols that deal with determination, speciation and removal of tellurium in real and biological samples. This includes volumetric, spectral, chromatographic and potentiometric methods, etc. This review also highlights ongoing research activities and presents the challenges that should be addressed in the future. Keywords: Tellurium, Analysis, Removal, Speciation . 1. INTRODUCTION germanium-antimony-tellurium compound Tellurium (Te) is a metalloid element used for optical storage on digital video discs7. belonging to the VIA group of the periodic There is some interest in the use of radioactive table that shares some chemical properties tellurium to treat thyroid cancer, and Te- with elements such as oxygen, sulfur, and containing antitumor agents have been selenium1. Tellurium was discovered in 1782 developed8. and was so called from the Latin word for Although tellurium is not an essential element earth, tellus. The abundance of tellurium in and is relatively rare in the environment, it is earth’s crust is 0.01 ppm .It occurs mainly as also considered to be extremely toxic, and tellurides with gold, silver, lead, and bismuth2. clinical manifestations of toxicity are observed Tellurium occurs naturally in a number of at very low concentrations2. inorganic forms, including telluride, tellurite Tellurium can be accumulated mainly in the and tellurate. kidneys, heart, liver, spleen, bone, and lung Although tellurium is not widely used, it is and its threshold should not excess 2.5 required in a number of important industrial mg/kg2, if exceed it could induce the applications3. Together with elements, such as degeneracy of the liver and kidneys9. In As, Sb, and Se, it plays a particular role in the humans, tellurium is partly metabolized into manufacturing of semiconductors and other dimethyl telluride, (CH3)2Te gas which is a electronic components. It is a component of characteristic feature of exposure, and gives a special alloys, where it improves hardness and pungent garlic-like odor to breath, excreta, and resistance to corrosion, and also of certain the viscera. The main target sites for Te glasses. Tellurium compounds are used in the toxicity are the kidney, nervous system, skin, rubber industries, the manufacture of batteries, and the fetus (hydrocephalus). The emission and are found in fairly large amounts in the of inorganic tellurium compounds in the human body4,5. Tellurium improves the environment may create serious problems due machinability of copper and stainless steel and to the acute and chronic toxicity of this its addition to lead decreases the corrosive element. The most obvious sign of Te action of sulfuric acid on lead and improves its exposure is the garlic odor and other mild hardness6. New applications include a symptoms include dry mouth, metallic taste, 192 IJRPC 2016, 6(2), 192-206 Hussein M Abdel-Fattah et al. ISSN: 22312781 and somnolence10. Furthermore, tellurium’s special attention to development methods for toxicity, bioavailability and environmental tellurium speciation analysis. Several transport mechanism highly depend on its analytical techniques have been applied for chemical form and oxidation state. For speciation of tellurium in real and biological example, tellurite is 10 times more toxic than samples. The most important are volumetric, tellurate11. The Oxyanions of tellurium, spectral, chromatographic and potentiometric 2- particularly tellurite (TeO3 or Te(IV), are methods, these methods are described below. highly toxic for most microorganisms12. The main reason for metal toxicity is oxidative 2. VOLUMETRIC METHODS damage of proteins, DNA, and lipids. It has Masson24 studied a procedure for titration of been proposed that this toxicity results from an selenite, tellurite and arsenate with silver ability of Te(IV) to act as a strong oxidizing nitrate, and its application in the determination agent13, as Te(IV) directly interacts with and of organic and organometallic compounds. oxidizes cellular thiol groups14,15. Te(IV) has Decomposition is carried out either by oxygen- also been implicated in redox reactions flask combustion or by wet digestion with involving the respiratory chain16. Recent sulphuric and nitric acids. Pure silver wire was reports favor an oxidative mode of action; used as an indicator electrode. The analysis is Te(IV) increases the production of reactive completed by argentometric titration, at pH 8- oxygen species (ROS) in vitro as well as in 8.5, of the selenite, tellurite or arsenate vivo, and increases protein carbonylation17. formed. Halogens can often be determined It has long been known that different bacterial simultaneously, and procedures are given for species vary in their tolerance to Te(IV), which dealing with metal-containing compounds. 2- has prompted the inclusion of TeO3 in a Results obtained are within the usual limits for variety of selective bacteriological tests18. microanalysis (+0.3%). However, tellurite-resistant bacteria do exist in A direct cerimetric method for determination nature and they often reduce tellurite to its Te(IV) was developed by Dindi and Reddy25. elemental less toxic form Te0 that is The sample (containing 10 to 100 mg of Te) -1 accumulated as black deposits inside the was mixed with H2SO4 (to give a 1 to 5 mol L 19,20 cell . Resistant cells grow as black colonies when diluted to 50 mL) and with RuCl3 as 2- on relatively high concentrations of TeO3 . catalyst to give a mole ratio of Te(IV) to Ru of Tellurite has been used for 80 years for the ≥ 800:1. The mixture was heated to ~100 ºC isolation of pathogens including and titrated slowly with stirring with a standard Corynebacterium diphtheriae, Staphylococcus solution of Ce(NH4)4(SO4)4. The end-point was aureus, Vibrio cholerae and Shigella spp. 21,22. the appearance of the first persistent pale Also tellurite is used for selection of yellow colour. The method can also be carried -1 verocytotoxigenic Escherichia coli 0157, where out in 1 to 2 mol L HNO3 with + tellurite allow the growth of VT E. coli 0157 Ce(NH4)2(NO3)6. The coefficient of variation (n and Shigella sonnei but partially or completely = 10) obtained with the use of H2SO4 or HNO3 inhibited the growth of other strains of E. coli were 0.21 and 0.15%, respectively. No 23. interference occurred in either media from Thus, Te demonstrates properties similar to Cu(II), AgI and Cl- up to 2.5, 60 and 10 mmol those of elements known to be toxic to L-1, respectively, and Pb(II) does not interfere -1 humans, and has applications in industrial at up to 50 mmol L in HNO3 medium. All processes that are rapidly growing in other ions that can be oxidized with Ce(IV) importance and scale. It is relevant, therefore, interfere. This method has been extended to to consider the Te physiology, toxicity, and the analysis of tellurate-tellurite mixtures by methods for monitoring the element in converting Te(VI) to Te(IV) by heating with biological and environmental specimens. For conc. HCl. these reasons, analytical chemists have paid Table 1: Literature data survey for volumetric determination of tellurium Technique used Form of Te Linear range LOD Titrant pH Type of samples Ref. Argentometric Te(VI) and Organic and organometallic --- --- AgNO 8.0-8.5 [24] titration Te(IV) 3 compounds Ce(NH ) (SO ) Cerimetric titration Te(IV) ---- ---- 4 4 4 Acidic Tellurate-tellurite mixture [25] 4 193 IJRPC 2016, 6(2), 192-206 Hussein M Abdel-Fattah et al. ISSN: 22312781 3. SPECTRAL METHODS absorption spectrophotometry after separation Spectrophotometric method for determination and enrichment with “thiol cotton” and hydride of tellurium as iodotellurite complex was generation has been established29. The studied by Johnson and Kewan26. Iodotellurite sorption behavior of various oxidation states of complex is soluble, highly colored and shows arsenic, antimony, selenium and tellurium, and absorption maxima at 335 and 285 nm. In the conditions of quantitative sorption and mixtures of 0.15 to 0.40 mol L-1 hydrochloric desorption of these species were studied. The acid and 0.25 to 0.40 mol L-1 potassium iodide, procedures for reducing species from higher the absorption of the iodotellurite complex at oxidation states were optimized. Interferences 335 nm follows Beer’s law in the range 0.2 to 2 from other species and their elimination were µg mL-1of tellurium. Errors from the side investigated. The selectivity of the procedure reaction involving iodine formation by air for the determination of species in higher and oxidation of iodide are avoided by using low- lower oxidation states was examined. This actinic glassware and by making readings method was applied in determination of soon after mixing the reagents. Bismuth also arsenic, antimony, selenium and tellurium in forms a colored iodo complex and must be water, in the range from pg mL-1 to ng mL-1. removed. Selenite is reduced to colloidal The recoveries for added spikes were in the selenium by the iodide. Fe(III) and Cu(II) ions range 90-110%, with coefficients of variation in oxidize iodide and thus interfere.
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