Application of H-point standard addition method and partial least squares to the simultaneous kinetic-potentiometric determination of hydrazine and phenylhydrazine.

Simultaneous determination of hydrazine (HZ) and phenylhydrazine (PHZ) by H-point standard addition method (HPSAM) and partial least squares (PLS) regression was carried out based on kinetic data from novel potentiometry methods. The rate of chloride ion production in the reaction of HZ and PHZ with N-chlorosuccinimide (NCS) was monitored by a chloride ion-selective electrode. The experimental data show the good ability of ion-selective electrodes (ISEs) as detectors not only for the direct determination of chloride ion but also for simultaneous kinetic-potentiometric analysis using HPSAM and PLS methods. The methods are based on the differences observed in the production rate of chloride ions. The results show that simultaneous determination of HZ and PHZ can be performed in concentration ranges of 0.5 - 20.0 and 0.8 - 25.0 microg mL(-1), respectively. The total relative standard error for applying the PLS method to 8 synthetic samples in the concentration ranges of 1.0 - 16.0 microg mL(-1) for HZ and 2.0 - 16.0 microg mL(-1) for PHZ was 3.96. In order for the selectivity of the method to be assessed, we evaluated the effects of certain foreign ions upon the reaction rate and assessed the selectivity of the method. Both methods (PLS and HPSAM) were evaluated using a set of synthetic sample mixtures and then applied for simultaneous determination of HZ and PHZ in water samples.