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Spectrophotometric, potentiometric, and gravimetric determination of lanthanides with peri-dihydroxynaphthindenone

Journal Article · · Anal. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00239a019· OSTI ID:5582873

Sensitive and reasonably selective methods are described for the spectrophotometric, potentiometric, and gravimetric determination of lanthanides using peri-dihydroxynaphthindenone as a novel chromogenic and precipitating reagent. The reagent forms a stable 1:2 (metal:reagent) type of complex with light lanthanides at pH 2-7 in 1:1 ethanol-water mixture. Low metal concentrations (<10 ..mu..g/mL) develop colored species (lambda/sub max/ 580 to 590 nm, epsilon/sub max/ (4-6) x 10/sup 4/ L mol/sup -1/ cm/sup -1/) which obey Beer's law. Quantitative precipitation of the complexes from metal solutions of concentrations > 100 ..mu..g/mL permits both gravimetric quantitation by igniting the precipitates to the metal oxides and potentiometric titration of the excess reagent. Results with an average recovery of 98% (standard deviation 0.7%) are obtainable for 0.1 ..mu..g to 200 mg of all light lanthanides. Many foreign ions naturally occurring or frequently associated with lanthanides do not interfere or can be tolerated.

Research Organization:
Ain Shams Univ., Cairo, Egypt
OSTI ID:
5582873
Journal Information:
Anal. Chem.; (United States), Journal Name: Anal. Chem.; (United States) Vol. 54:2; ISSN ANCHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English