Determination of EDTA and HEDTA in Hanford defense waste by high-performance liquid chromatography
A High Performance Liquid Chromatographic (HPLC) method to determine ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediaminetriacetic acid (HEDTA) has been developed. The method suffers no significant analytical interferences and has a detection limit of 10/sup -2/M for both EDTA and HEDTA in Hanford Defense Waste (HDW). Actual samples of HDW have been successfully analyzed. The average spike recovery for EDTA and HEDTA was 99% and 100% with relative standard deviations of 4.8% and 2.6%, respectively. Non-routine analytical support is available from the Process Development Group and Research and Engineering. Transfer of this technology to Analytical Laboratories and Quality Assurance (QA) has been initiated.
- Research Organization:
- Rockwell International Corp., Richland, WA (USA). Energy Systems Group
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-77RL01030
- OSTI ID:
- 6508557
- Report Number(s):
- RHO-SA-218; CONF-810308-12
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
CATION-EXCHANGE ELUTION SEQUENCES. I. DIVALENT AND RARE-EARTH CATIONS WITH EDTA, HEDTA AND CITRATE
Gas desulfurization with ferric chelates of EDTA and HEDTA: New model for the oxidative absorption of hydrogen sulfide
Related Subjects
12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400102* -- Chemical & Spectral Procedures
AMINO ACIDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CHELATING AGENTS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
COMPLEXES
EDTA
ELEMENTS
HEDTA
HYDROXY ACIDS
IRON
IRON COMPLEXES
LIQUID COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY
MATERIALS
METALS
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOACTIVE WASTES
SENSITIVITY
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
WASTES