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Title: METAL-INDICATOR SYSTEMS IN (ETHYLENE-DINITRILO) TETRAACETIC ACID TITRATIONS

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4293998

Three organic reagents were stadied and applied to titrations with (ethylenediniirilo) tetraacetic acid. The techniques of photometric titrations annd precision spectrophotomctry have been applied to titrations of rare earths as dilute as 10/sup -6/ M. These reagents are 7(1-naphthylazo)-5-sulfo-8- hydroxyquinoline or Naphthyl Azoxine, 2-(2-hydroxy-3,6-disulfo-1- naphthylazo)benzene-arsonic acid or Thorin annd 2-(1,8-dihydroxy3 6-disulfo-2- naphthylazo)-benzenearsonic acid or Arsenazo. Naphthyl Azoxine was used as the indicator for direct EDTA titrations of some transition metals, rare earths and thorium. The interference of urannium was masked by tartrate ion in the titration of the transition metals but not rare earths annd thorium. The copper- Naphthyl Azoxine complex was characterized as a 1:2 complex with a formation constant of l.9 x l0/sup 15/ at pH 6. Thorin was used as the indicator ior indirect titrations of rare earths, several metals and fluoride ion. Lanthanum was used as the titrant of the excess EDTA. Arsenazo was used as the indicator for the direct EDTA photometric titration of thc rare earths. Titrations of as little as 10 mu g of rare earth were performed with an error only 2%. A tenfold excess of uranium was successfully masked in these titrations. The lanthanum-Arscnazo complex was characterized as a 1:1 complex with a formation constant of 2.7 x l0/sup 8/ at pH7. (auth)

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, Iowa
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
NSA Number:
NSA-13-002721
OSTI ID:
4293998
Report Number(s):
ISC-945
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-59
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English