Preconcentration of uranium, thorium, zirconium, titanium, molybdenum and vanadium with oxine supported on microcrystalline naphthalene and their determinations by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry

P. Naveen Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Vijay Kumar, S. S. Nandakishore, P. N. Bangroo

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Abstract

A sensitive and rapid method for the determination of uranium, thorium, zirconium, titanium, molybdenum and vanadium by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) after solid-liquid extraction with microcrystalline naphthalene is developed. Analytes were quantitatively adsorbed as their oxinate complexes on naphthalene and determined by ICP-AES after stripping with 2 M HC1. The effect of various experimental parameters such as pH, reagent amounts, naphthalene amount and stripping conditions on the determination of these elements was investigated in detail. Under the optimized experimental conditions, the detection limits of this method for U (VI), Th(IV), Zr(IV), Ti(rV), Mo(VI) and V(V) were 20.0 ng mL-1 and the relative standard deviations obtained for three replicate determinations at a concentration of 1.0 ug mL'1 were 1.5-3.0%. The proposed method has been applied in the analysis of SY-2, SY-3 and pre-analysed samples for U, Th, Zr, Ti, Mo and V the analytical results are in good agreement with recommended values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)75-79
Number of pages5
JournalExploration and Research for Atomic Minerals
Volume23
StatePublished - Oct 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • ICP-AES preconcentration
  • Molybdenum
  • Naphthalene
  • Thorium
  • Titanium
  • Uranium
  • Vanadium
  • Zirconium

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