The determination of aluminium by the ammonium benzoate method : An investigation into factors affecting the separation and estimation of aluminium and beryllium

An investigation has been made into the separation of aluminium from beryllium by the ammonium benzoate method. It has been shown (a) that over a wide range of concentrations aluminium can be determined with a maximum error of 2 %, (b) that the beryllium can be estimated after the removal of the aluminium with an error of not more than 2 % if the proportion of alumina, to beryllia is not more than 1 : 1. If the proportion of alumina to beryllia is greater than 1 : 1 considerable inaccuracy in the beryllium determination will result due to the co-precipitation of the beryllium with the aluminium benzoate; (c) that a double precipitation is required to obtain a satisfactory separation of aluminium and beryllium, (d) that although KoLTOFF el al. reported partial precipitation of beryllium with ammonium benzoate, this does not occur if tlie PH is carefully controlled between 3.5–4.0, and (e) it has been confirmed that ammonium benzoate precipitates aluminium quantitatively at PH 3.5ú4.0 wlilst beryllium does not commence to precipitate until about PH 6.5.     

Determination of cobalt, nickel, lead, bismuth and indium in ores, soils and related materials by atomic-absorption spectrometry after separation by xanthate extraction

A method for determining approximately 0.5, mug/g or more of cobalt, nickel and lead and approximately 3 mug/g or more of bismuth and indium in ores, soils and related materials is described. After sample decomposition and dissolution of the salts in dilute hydrochloric-tartaric acid solution, iron(III) is reduced with ascorbic acid and the resultant iron(II) is complexed with ammonium fluoride. Cobalt, nickel, lead, bismuth and indium are subsequently separated from iron, aluminium, zinc and other matrix elements by a triple chloroform extraction of their xanthate complexes at pH 2.00 +/- 0.05. After the removal of chloroform by evaporation and the destruction of the xanthates with nitric and perchloric acids, the solution is evaporated to dryness and the individual elements are ultimately determined in a 20% v/v hydrochloric acid medium containing 1000 mug/ml potassium by atomic-absorption spectrometry with an air-acetylene flame. Co-extraction of arsenic and antimony is avoided by volatilizing them as the bromides during the decomposition step. Small amounts of co-extracted molybdenum, iron and copper do not interfere.     

Application of zone-melting technique to metal chelate systems-X Zone-refining of bis(acetylacetonato)beryllium(II), tris(acetylacetonato)aluminium(III) and bis(di-isovalerylmethanato)copper(II)

Bis(acetylacetonato)beryllium(II), tris(acetylacetonato)aluminium(III) and bis(di-isovaleryl-methanato)copper(II) were zone-refined. Also crude beryllium(II), aluminium(III) and copper(II) salts were purified by zone-melting the above-mentioned chelates, obtained by precipitation from aqueous methanol solutions. Some contaminants were excluded at the stage of chelate formation and the remainder were concentrated at the terminal end of a zone-refining column.     

The determination of beryllium in geological and industrial materials by atomic-absorption spectrometry after cation-exchange separation

A method is described for the determination of beryllium in geological and industrial samples. After dissolution of the sample in mineral acids, beryllium is separated from the matrix elements by chloroform extraction of its acetylacetonate from a solution of pH 7 containing ascorbic acid and EDTA. Beryllium is separated from the organic extract and from co-extracted aluminium by means of a column of the strongly acidic cation-exchanger Dowex 50; beryllium is adsorbed from a medium consisting of 60 % (v/v) tetrahydrofuran, 30 % (v/v) chloroform and 10 % (v/v) methanol containing hydrochloric acid, aluminium is removed with 0.4 M oxalic acid and after elution with 6 M hydrochloric acid, beryllium is determined by atomic-absorption spectrometry with a nitrous oxide-acetylene flame. The method was used to determine p.p.m. and sub-p.p.m. quantities of beryllium in geochemical reference materials, U₃O₃ and yellow cake samples, and manganese nodules.     

Quantitative separation of beryllium from magnesium,calcium, aluminium,iron and other elements by cation-exchange chromatography in nitric acid-methanol

Beryllium is separated from Mg, Ca, Mn(II), Fe(III), Al, Co(II). Zn. U(VI), La and Gd by elution with 2.0 M nitric acid in 70 % methanol from a column of AG50W-X8 sulphonated polystyrene cation exchanger, while the other elements are retained quantitatively. Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, the other lanthanides, Zr, Hf, Th, Ga, In, Cd and Ni(II) should also be separated according to their distribution coefficients or elution behaviour. Separations are sharp and recoveries quantitative from millimolar amounts down to 10 μg of beryllium. The separation of Ti(IV) and Cu(II) from beryllium is not satisfactory and requires rather large columns. Bi(III), Pb(II), Hg(II) and the alkali metals are eluted together with beryllium, but can be separated by other methods. Typical elution curves and results for the quantitative separation of binary synthetic mixtures are presented.     

A highly selective procedure for the spectrophotometric determination of aluminium with 8-hydroxy-quinoline and its application to the determination of

Aluminium, hydroxyquinolate can be quantitatively extracted by chloroform from an ammoniacal solution containing hydroxyquinoline, complexone and cyanide. Likewise extracted are titanium, vanadium, tantalum, niobium, uranium, zirconium, gallium, antimony, bismuth, indium and traces of beryllium. Aluminium can be separated from the first five elements by an extraction in ammoniacal solution containing hydrogen peroxide.Zirconium, gallium, bismuth and antimony can be eliminated by a cupferron extraction and indium by extraction with diethyldithiocarbamate. Beryllium is eliminated by performing an extraction with hydroxyquinoline at pH 5. The proposed method enables a practically specific photometrical determination of aluminium. Applications are given of the determination of trace and higher amounts of aluminium in steels, non-ferrous alloys and in glass.     

Separation and determination of trace amounts of beryllium(II), aluminium(III) and chromium(III) with chromotrope 2C chelates by RP-HPLC

A reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatographic separation and determination of beryllium(II), aluminium(III) and chromium(III) with chromotrope 2C chelates on a C18-bonded stationary phase is reported. Methanol-water (45:55 v/v) containing 6 x 10(-3)M tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBAB) and 2 x 10(-2)M acetate buffer solution (pH 6.0) as mobile phase and with spectrophotometric detection at 530 nm was applied. The method has high sensitivity, the detection limits being 0.2 ppb for beryllium(I), 1 ppb for aluminium(III) and 2 ppb for chromium(III). Under the optimum conditions, most other metal ions did not interfere, e.g. up to 2 mg of Hg(II), Sn(II, IV), Pb(II), Bi(III), Ag(I), Zn(II), Cd(II), Cu(II), 1.5 mg of Fe(II), Co(II), Ni(II), 1.2 mg of Ca(II), Mg(II), Sr(II), Ba(II), 1 mg of Ga(III), In(III), 0.5 mg of Fe(III), 1 mg of Ga(III), In(III), 0.5 mg of Fe(III), 0.4 mg of Th(IV), Zr(IV). The method can be applied to the simultaneous determination of trace amounts of beryllium(II), aluminium(III) and chromium(III), in water, rice, flour and human hair samples.     

2'-hydroxychalcone as an analytical reagent for beryllium

Several o-hydroxychalcones were examined to develop specific reagents for the precipitation of beryllium in the presence of elements such as aluminium and iron, which occur in its ores. All these reagents showed specificity only in the presence of EDTA. Among them, the readily obtainable 2'-hydroxychalcone is proposed as a new specific reagent for beryllium. The chalcone complex can be dried to constant weight at 105-110 degrees and the conversion factor is 0.01978. A probable structure for the complex has been suggested. Quantitative separation of beryllium from aluminium and iron carried out by this method gave good results. This method was applied for the gravimetric determination of beryllium in beryl and the results were in good agreement with those obtained by the oxide and pyrophosphate methods.     

Extraction of lead(II) and copper(II) from salicylate media by tributylphosphine oxide.

Tributylphosphine oxide (TBPO) is proposed as an extractant for the extraction of lead(II) and copper(II) from salicylate media. The optimum conditions were evaluated by varying the experimental parameters, such as the pH, sodium salicylate concentration, tributylphosphine oxide (TBPO) concentration, shaking period and various diluents. The probable extracted species, deduced from log-log plots were Pb(HSal)2.2TBPO and Cu(HSal)2.2TBPO. The extraction took place through a solvation mechanism. The method permits the binary separation of lead(II) and copper(II) from commonly associated elements as well as the mutual separation of lead(II) and copper(II). The method is applicable to the determination of lead(II) and copper(II) in various alloys as well as environmental and pharmaceutical samples.     

Extraction-spectrometric determination of lead in high-purity aluminium salts

Trace amounts of lead were determined in high purity aluminium salts (especially in ammonium aluminium sulfate) using inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) after extractive pre-concentration and matrix separation. Metals were extracted from the aluminium matrix in the form of chelates with ammonium pyrolidine dithoocarbamate into methyl isobutyketone. The organic extract was digested with nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide. The limit of detection for the determination of lead in crystalline ammonium aluminium sulfate was ca. 0.044 mug g(-1). The relative expanded uncertainty of the lead determination was ca. 23% at the level of 0.2 mug g(-1) and ca. 16% at the level of 1.0 mug g(-1). The main uncertainty contribution was associated with repeatability of the whole analytical procedure.     

Chelatbildene Austaoscherharze XI — Abtrennung des Be(II) vom Al(III) am Chelataustauscher auf der Basis von o-(2-Hydroxyphenylazo)benzoesäure

A chelate-exchanger based on o-(2-hydroxyphenylazo)-benzoic acid is used for the rapid and quantitative separation of beryllium from aluminium. Aluminium is eluted with 4M ammonium acetate, and beryllium with 2M hydrochloric acid.     

Radiochemical purification of microgram and sub-microgram amounts of beryllium

A method is presented for the separation and radiochemical purification of microgram and tracer amounts of beryllium from solutions. It is a four-stage ion-exchange procedure consisting of (1) selective adsorption of the beryllium onto NaDAP resin and its elution with ammonium fluoride, (2) adsorption of the fluoroberyllate complex onto an anion-exchange column and elution of the beryllium with hydrochloric acid, (3) adsorption and selective elution of the beryllium on a cation-exchange column and (4) a pass through an anion-exchange column in concentrated hydrochloric acid. The method is quantitative and requires no carrier. Decontamination factors from most radionuclides tested were greater than 10,000. The method can be used to determine beryllium-10 in environmental materials.     

Extraction of bivalent vanadium as its pyridine thiocyanate complex and separation from uranium, titanium, chromium and aluminium

A simple method is described for the extraction of V(II) as its pyridine thiocyanate complex. Vanadate is reduced to V(II) in 1-2N sulphuric acid by zinc amalgam. Thiocyanate and pyridine are added, the solution is adjusted to pH 5.2-5.5 and the complex extracted with chloroform. The vanadium is back-extracted with peroxide solution. Zinc from the reductant accompanies the vanadium but alkali and alkaline earth metal ions, titanium, uranium, chromium and aluminium are separated, besides those ions reduced to the elements by zinc amalgam. The method takes about 20 min and is applicable to microgram as well as milligram amounts of vanadium.     

Selective separation and extraction of copper(II), iron(II,III), and Cerium(III,IV) ions from aqueous solutions by electroflotation method

Possibility of the electroflotation separation and extraction of cerium(II, IV), copper(II), and iron(II, III) from aqueous solutions is demonstrated. The optimal pH value and the concentration ratio of ions of the metals being separated, at which their electroflotation separation and extraction from aqueous solutions is the most efficient, was determined. It was shown that the electroflotation method is promising for selective separation and extraction of metal ions with various hydrate-formation pH values from aqueous solutions.     

Determination of bismuth in ores, concentrates and non-ferrous alloys by atomic-absorption spectrophotometry after separation by diethyldithiocarbamate extraction or iron collection

Two simple, reliable and moderately rapid atomic-absorption methods for determining trace and minor amounts of bismuth in copper, nickel, molybdenum, lead and zinc concentrates and ores, and in non-ferrous alloys, are described. These methods involve the separation of bismuth from matrix elements either by chloroform extraction of its diethyldithiocarbamate (DDTC) complex, at pH 11.5–12.0, from a sodium hydroxide medium containing citric acid, tartaric acid, EDTA and potassium cyanide as complexing agents, or by co-precipitation with hydrous ferric oxide from an ammoniacal medium. Bismuth is ultimately determined, at 223.1 nm after evaporation of the extract to dryness in the presence of nitric and petchloric acids and dissolution of the salts in 20% v/v hydrochloric acid, or by dissolution of the hydrous oxide precipitate with the same acid solution, respectively. Results obtained by both methods are compared with those obtained spectrophotometrically by the iodide method after the separation of bismuth by DDTC and xanthate extractions.     

ICP-AES法测定焊锡中铜铁铝锌

本文以ICP-AES法测定焊锡中铜、铁、铝、锌。提出了不用分离锡、铅,直接测定前三个元素的可行性;及分离锡、铅后,四元素同时测定的可行性;并对测定条件、测定方法和分离锡铅的步骤进行了研究。方法比较简便,能满足焊锡样品测定的要求。     

Separation of large amounts of iron(III) from cobalt,nickel, and aliminum by combined ion exchange-solvent extraction

A method is described for the cation-exchange separation of large amounts of iron(III) from cobalt, nickel, and aluminium. On the strongly acidic Dowex 50-X8, iron(III) is not adsorbed from an 80% tetrahydrofuran-20% 3 M hydrochloric acid mixture, while cobalt, nickel, and aluminium are retained; a quantitative separation is thus possible. Cobalt and nickel or aluminium are then separated by elution with 90% tetrahydrofuran-10% 6 M hydrochloric acid. In these mixtures combined ion exchange-solvent extraction appears to occur; both ion exchange and liquid-liquid extraction are. effective simultaneously.     

Extraktionsmethode zur Trennung kleiner Tellurmengen von Begleitelementen

Zusammenfassung Zur Trennung von Tellur aus Lösungen mit komplizierter Zusammensetzung wurde eine kombinierte Extraktionsmethode entwickelt. Die Extraktion von Eisen(III), Arsen(V), Antimon(V), Gold(III), Thallium(III), Wismut(III), Zinn(IV) und Selen(IV) erfolgt mit Diisopropyläther aus 8 M Salzsäure, wobei das gesamte Te(IV) in der wäßrigen Phase verbleibt. Diese wird dann mit Methylisobutylketon aus 4 M Salzsäure extrahiert, während in der wäßrigen Phase Kupfer(II), Aluminium(III), Silber(I), Nickel (II), Kobalt(II), Zink(II), Cadmium(II) und Blei(II) verbleiben. Die vollständige Abtrennung der Begleitelemente des Tellurs erfolgt durch zusätzliche Extraktion ihrer Kupferronate mit Methylisobutylketon bei pH 3–5. Das vorgeschlagene Extraktionsverfahren kann mit jeder bekannten Methode zur Bestimmung geringer Tellurmengen kombiniert werden.

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Extraction method for the separation of small quantities of tellurium from accompanying elements

A new combined solvent extraction method is proposed for the separation of tellurium from solutions of complex composition. Iron(III), arsenic(V), antimony(V), gold(III), thallium(III)J bismuth(III), tin(IV) and selenium(IV) are extracted with diisopropyl ether from 8 M hydrochloric acid. Under these conditions tellurium(IV) is quantitatively retained in the aqueous phase. Subsequently tellurium(IV) is extracted from 4 M hydrochloric acid with methylisobutyl ketone, so that copper(II), aluminium(III), silver(I), nickel(II), cobalt(II), zink(II), cadmium(II) and lead(II) remain in. the aqueous phase. The complete separation of the accompanying elements is realized by an additional extraction of their cupferronates with methylisobutyl ketone at pH 3–5. The separation described can be combined with any known method for the determination of small amounts of tellurium(IV).

     

A method for the separation of beryllium from spectral interfering elements in inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopic analysis

A quick, simple and effective chromatographic method for the separation of beryllium from a wide range of elements is described. The elements selected comprise elements which can interfere with the determination of beryllium by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) and elements which commonly occur in environmental and industrial sample matrices. Beryllium is separated from all possible ICP-AES spectral interfering elements using a single extraction chromatographic (EXC) cartridge containing an acidic chelating organophosphorus extractant, Dipex^®, sorbed onto an inert polymeric substrate. The separation method has been evaluated using simulated samples generated using several different digestion methods currently employed in beryllium analyses performed in Department of Energy (DOE) facilities. Incorporating a guard cartridge containing either 2-ethyl-1-hexylphosphonic acid mono 2-ethyl-1-hexyl ester or bis(2,4,4-trimethylpentyl)phosphinic acid to selectively remove U(VI) allows the isolation of beryllium from samples containing over 100 mg of uranium without changing the load, rinse or strip conditions of the method.