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Use of catalytic currents of hydrogen evolution for the extractionvoltametric determination of rhodium and ruthenium in sulfide ores

Journal Article · · Ind. Lab. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5498155

The authors selected 8-mercaptoquinoline or Thioxine (tx) and its alkyl-substituted derivatives as reactants for the determination of ruthenium and rhodium in sulfide ores; they form complexes with the metal ions which can be extracted with naphthalene at elevated temperature. The model system used in the development of the procedure for the determination of ruthenium and rhodium consisted of a mixture of naphthalene with synthesized platinum thiooxinate and dimethylformamide (DMFA) dissolved in the melt. The supporting electrolyte show diffusion waves for the reduction of complexes of Rh(III), Ru(III), Ir(III), Os(III), Pd(II), and Pt(II) at potentials close to those obtained in the reduction in pure DMFA. The proposed method can be used to analyze sulfide ores containing ruthenium and rhodium without separation of the base in the presence of many platinum and noble metals.

Research Organization:
V.I. Ul'yanov-Lenin Kazan' State Univ
OSTI ID:
5498155
Journal Information:
Ind. Lab. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Ind. Lab. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 51:8; ISSN INDLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English