Proton-induced x-ray emission analysis: a complement to analytical methods used in environmental studies. [2-MeV protons]

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:6417499

Mangelson, N F; Eatough, D J; Eatough, N L; Hansen, L D; Hill, M W; Lee, M L; Phillips, L R; Post, M E; Richter, B E; Ryder, J F

Particle induced x-ray emission (PIXE) analysis is a highly versatile method of element analysis. Thus it is well suited for use as a complement to other methods of analysis in experimental programs requiring both chemical and elemental analyses. This paper reports some results of two projects where PIXE was used in conjunction with titration calorimetry, ion chromatography, atomic absorption spectroscopy, gas chromatography/mass spectrometry, x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy and some other methods. The first is a study of sulfur chemistry in a copper smelter plume. Arsenic was found to be a conservative tracer of the plume and was used for calculation of plume dilution. Calcium was found to be characteristic of the background or ambient aerosol and was used to correct particulate data for the background contribution. The use of both plume and ambient tracers and of data from other analytical methods noted above led to the determination of several aspects of the plume sulfur chemistry. The second project is a study of the effluents from a high-temperature, high-pressure entrained flow gasifier. The scrubber water and particulate matter entrained in the scrubber water and in the product gas were analyzed by PIXE. Of particular interest were the low elemental concentrations in the scrubber water.

• Research Organization: Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-80EV10405
• OSTI ID: 6417499
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/10405-4; CONF-801111-50; ON: DE81029012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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400103* -- Radiometric & Radiochemical Procedures-- (-1987)
AEROSOLS
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ARSENIC
CALCIUM
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COLLOIDS
COPPER
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
ENERGY RANGE
EQUIPMENT
GASEOUS WASTES
GASIFICATION
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LIQUID WASTES
METALS
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MULTI-ELEMENT ANALYSIS
NONDESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PIXE ANALYSIS
PLUMES
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SCRUBBERS
SEMIMETALS
SMELTING
SOLS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TRACE AMOUNTS
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTE WATER
WASTES
WATER
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