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Title: Determination of rare earth elements, thorium, and chromium with 2-((2-arsenophenyl)azo)-1,8-dihydroxy-7-((2,4,6-tribromophenyl)azo)naphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid by reversed-phase ion-pair liquid chromatography

Journal Article · · Anal. Chem.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/ac00168a008· OSTI ID:7013782

The separation and determination of rare-earth elements (RE), thorium, and chromium by reversed-phase ion pair liquid chromatography have been demonstrated. A precolumn chelating-formation method was used. 2-((2-Arsenophenyl)-azo)-1,8-dihydroxy-7-((2,4,6-tribromophenyl)azo)-naphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid was used as the chelating reagent. The stationary phase of the column was packed with 9-11 ..mu..m YWG-C18 ODS (250 x 4.0 mm i.d.) and the mobile phase consisted of a CH/sub 3/CH-H/sub 2/O-ion pair (tetrabutylammonium, TBA/sup +/) solution. A gradient eluent program was used to change the concentration of CH/sub 3/CN, and the detection wavelength was 635 nm. The linear scale for the metals ions was (0.02-5.0) x 10/sup -6/ M (RE/sub x/O/sub y/), (0.01 - 3.5) x 10/sup -6/ M (Th), and (0.02 - 4.0) x 10/sup -5/ (Cr), respectively. A detection limit of 0.1 ng (20 ..mu..L injected) was achieved for each metal with a relative standard deviation of less than 6.0%.

Research Organization:
Wuhan Univ. (China)
OSTI ID:
7013782
Journal Information:
Anal. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 60:18
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English