Subspeciation of sulfidic nickel in particulates. Determination of Ni3S2, NiS2 and NiS in reference and fly ash samples by carbon paste electrode voltammetry
Jl. Wong et al., Subspeciation of sulfidic nickel in particulates. Determination of Ni3S2, NiS2 and NiS in reference and fly ash samples by carbon paste electrode voltammetry, FRESEN J AN, 363(5-6), 1999, pp. 571-572
Nickel speciation of fly ash by sequential extraction lacks specific identi
fication of the chemical forms in the sulfidic nickel phase. A new voltamme
tric analysis of Ni3S2, NiS, and NISI in a carbon paste electrode is report
ed. Characteristic peaks were observed in acetate (pH 5) as the electrolyte
; the anodic peak for Ni3S2 gave a linear dose response with microgram sens
itivity. Reference compounds included heazlewoodite, millerite, commercial
Ni3S2, NiS2, and NiS, but the latter was shown to be: mainly the subsulfide
. No Ni3S2 was found in two types of laboratory generated ash: an oil ash c
ontaining mainly soluble nickel and a high sulfur petroleum coke ash enrich
ed with nickel.