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DETERMINATION OF IMPURITIES IN THORIUM AND ITS COMPOUNDS BY THE CHEMICO- SPECTRO-GRAPHIC METHOD (in Russian)

Journal Article · · Zhur. Anal. Khim.
OSTI ID:4006089

Two modifications of the chemico-spectrographic method were worked out for the determination of impurities in thorium and its compounds. According to the first, the concentration of admixtures is carried out by separating thorium as oxalate in a weak nitric acid medium; the enrichment coefficient is 20 to 30. In the second, the concentration of admixtures is carried out by separating thorium from a weak nitric acid solution as peroxide with the enrichment coefficient equal to 2.5 to 5. In both cases the powdery concentrate with beryllium oxide is analysed spectrographically by exciting spectra in a d-c arc and photographing them on a quartz spectrograph with a medium dispersion. By the first method the following 18 elements are determined on a single spectrogram: Mg, Ca, Ba, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Zn, Cd, Sn, Sb; by the second method-15 elements: Mg, Ca, Ba, Al, Cr, Mo, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Ag, Zn, Cd, and Pb. Due to the concentration of impurities the sensitivity of their determination increases correspondingly (up to 10/sup -4/ to 10/sup -5/%). (auth)

Research Organization:
Originating Research Org. not identified
NSA Number:
NSA-15-019346
OSTI ID:
4006089
Journal Information:
Zhur. Anal. Khim., Journal Name: Zhur. Anal. Khim. Vol. Vol: 16
Country of Publication:
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Language:
Russian