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Determination of cobalt(II)-EDTA, cobalt(III)-EDTA, and cobalt(II) in an aqueous solution

Journal Article · · Journal of Environmental Quality
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  1. Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
The determination of Co-EDTA species is critical to the understanding of radionuclide migration in the environment, as well as determining efficiencies of various complexed-Co treatment technologies. A new, simple column-oxidation separation methodology was devised to determine the fraction of uncomplexed Co(II), Co(II)-EDTA, and Co(III)-EDTA in an aqueous mixture. A Dowex 50W (H{sup +}) ion-exchange resin, and the oxidative conversion of residual Co(II)-EDTA to Co(III)-EDTA using H{sub 2}O{sub 2}, allowed the separation of species fractions. Only atomic absorption spectrophotometric measurements were required after separation of the fractions. Analysis of individual Co species separated from mixtures ranging in concentration from 3 {times} 10{sup {minus}5} to 3 {times} 10{sup {minus}3} M total Co resulted in average recoveries of 97 {plus_minus} 4%. 15 refs., 2 tabs.
OSTI ID:
430955
Journal Information:
Journal of Environmental Quality, Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Quality Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 25; ISSN JEVQAA; ISSN 0047-2425
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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