COMPARISON OF TWO COLORIMETRIC METHODS FOR URANIUM

Technical Report · Wed Mar 25 04:00:00 EST 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4149580· OSTI ID:4149580

McCutchen, R L

In order to establish the feasibility of using two colorimetric met;iods for the determination of uranium interchangeably, according to the interferences encountered in a particular sampte. results were obtained by each of the methods and compared. The dibenzoyl methane method and the ethyl acetate-ammonium thiocyanate procedure were compared on the basis of values secured on the same day. on different days, on an analysis of the variance. and on an analysis of the residual error for the methods on different days. On the basis of the findings of these tests. it is concluded that the two methods can be used interchangeably to determine the uranium content of the ethyl acetate extracts of samples. Since the interferences in the two methods are different. the uranium content of a variety of materials can be determined without additional separations being required. (auth)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• NSA Number: NSA-14-011595
• OSTI ID: 4149580
• Report Number(s): CF-59-3-108
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

ACETATES
AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS
BENZOYL RADICALS
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
COLOR
CYANATES
CYANIDES
ERRORS
ETHYL RADICALS
METHANE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
TESTING
THIOCYANIDES
URANIUM