Determination of rare earths in selected rare earth matrices by spark source mass spectrometry

Three methods of preparing rare earth samples for mass spectrographic analysis are presented. Techniques for adding appropriate internal standards are described and relative sensitivity factors for rare earth impurities in rare earths, lanthanum, yttrium and scandium matrices are presented. Although indium has some value as an internal standard in rare earth samples, best analytical results are obtained when selected rare earths are used as internal standards.     

衬钽管石墨炉中小量氢气的影响及稀土基质激光晶体中铕的测定

通过纯氩中加入小量氢气,研究了保护气体对衬鉏管石墨炉分析性能的影响,结果表明,采用5％H_2-Ar作保护气体,可以显著提离衬鉏管的成品率,明显延长衬鉏管的使用寿命,使衬钽管的测定重现性得到改善,而对测定灵敏度没有明显影响。干扰试验表明,本方法可直接用于稀土基质激光晶体中铕的测定,分析结果与计算值基本一致。     

Simultaneous determination of lanthanum and cerium in mixed rare earths with p-acetylarsenazo by spectrophotometry

A new method has been developed for the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of small amounts of lanthanum and cerium in the presence of large amounts of rare earth elements. Lanthanum (III) and cerium (III) were determined spectrophotometrically with p-acetylarsenazo as the color reagent in the chloroacetic acid medium at pH 3.1 by measuring the absorbances of the complexes at 670 nm. The remained rare earths were masked with ethylenediaminetetracetic acid and ethylenediaminetetracetic acid-zinc during the analysis. The optimum conditions for the simultaneous determination of lanthanum and cerium have been defined. The individual content of lanthanum (III) and cerium (III) were determined by varying the amounts of EDTA and EDTA-Zn used in the analysis and solving the simultaneous absorbance equations based on the Beer's law. The proposed method has been successfully applied to the determination of lanthanum and cerium in Longnan mixed rare earth oxides and other heavy rare earths without preliminary separation with satisfactory results. The relative errors of all analytical results of the method were not more than 2% with good precision. The procedure does not require separation of lanthanum, cerium and the other rare earth elements.     

Ion-exchange chromatography of glycolatocomplexes of rare earths

Summary The ion-exchange behavior of glycolatocomplexes of the rare earths (Sc, Y and lanthanides) with 1-octanesulfonate as the hydrophobic ion has been investigated in aqueous glycolate media. The system is capable of separating adjacent light intra rare earths, La-Ce-Pr-Nd-Y-Sm, and heavy rare earths, Ho-Er-Tm-Yb-Lu-Sc, from each other with good resolution by gradient elution at room temperature. Intermediate rare earths, Dy-Tb-Gd-Eu-Sm, are difficult to separate from each other. The position of Y in the eluate is different from that found with most other eluent systems used for rare earth separations, being between Nd and Sm.     

稀土在烤烟植株中的分布及其对烟叶化学成份影响的研究

作为一种生理活性物质,稀土施用在烟草上平均增产11％,上中等烟比例提高7．53％左右,稀土应用于烤烟大部分限于田间试验,缺深入的机理研究^[2-4]。本试验用低浓度混合硝酸稀土喷施烤烟叶面,研究了稀土在烤烟植株中的含量,分布及土壤中可溶态稀土的变化情况及稀土对烟叶化学成份的影响,旨在为烤烟施用稀土提供科学依据。     

稀土在中国高新材料研制开发中的应用

我国在稀土资源和稀土原料的生产方面都居世界领先地位，近年来稀土高新材料的研制与开发也取得重大进展。本文概述了我国在稀土高新材料开发与研究方面的成果，指出今后应把稀土应用基础研究、中重稀土的应用研究和稀土在能源领域的应用研究作为重点进一步开展工作。     

白云鄂博稀土、铌钽矿物及其成因探讨

白云鄂博矿床赋存于元古代地层中,本文具体描述了矿物在矿床的部位和产状,区别出地层矿物和地层后的矿物,其中的热液交代现象具明显成矿特征,依据大地构造,岩浆活动,矿物共生组合,热液交代,成矿地质时代和持续时间等因素,认为稀土铌钽矿物成因是来自深源的硅酸碳酸岩浆演化分异的成矿热液,伴随着构造运动,侵入交元古代地层,长期多幕而成矿。     

Electrophoretic separation of carrier-free radionuclides

The electrophoretic separation of radioactive rare earths on Cellogel in α-hydroxyisobutyric acid is described. Minute amounts of radioactive daughter nuclides are separated from the neutron-irradiated rare earth target materials, the ratio of the substances being 10⁵∶1 to 10⁷∶1. The suggested method is simple, rapid and suitable for analytical purposes.     

Selective determination of yttrium in geological materials by ion-interaction chromatography

Selective separation and determination of yttrium in rare earth ores have been achieved by high performance ion-interaction chromatography. Ores are decomposed by sulfuric acid and the rare earths are precipitated in a group as oxalates. Yttrium is then separated from the other rare earths on a C-18 bonded phase silica column modified with 1-octanesulfonate by linear concentration gradient elution for 20 min with 0.15 to 0.40M glycolic acid(pH 3.5). Yttrium elutes at about 10 min between samarium and neodymium, being separated selectively from all the rare earths as well as scandium, thorium and uranium. Post-column reaction detection and quantitation with Arsenazo III [2,7-bis(2-arsonophenylazo)-1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-3,6-disulfonic acid] are carried out at 650 nm. Quantitative results are quoted for yttrium in sophisticated, synthetic rare earth mixtures, monazite and xenotime.     

对甲基二溴偶氮胂的合成及其与稀土显色反应的研究

本文报道了对甲基二溴偶氮胂的合成,该显色剂在酸性介质中与稀土元素产生高灵敏度显色反应,大多数常见元素不干扰,所拟分析方法已成功地应用于小麦和铝合金中稀土总量的测定     

一种用于电热蒸发-原子光谱的微型化固相萃取技术

与传统的液 液萃取相比 ,固 液萃取技术具有省时、溶剂用量少、不易乳化和高富集因子等优点[1],它可与各种检测方法联用[2 ],已在痕量无机物或有机物的分离富集与测定中广泛应用 .但是常规的固相萃取中的洗脱过程存在洗脱体积大 ,时间长及要求二次处理等缺点 ,这与电热蒸发 (ＥＴＶ)进样 /电感耦合等离子体原子发射光谱 /质谱 (ＩＣＰ ＡＥＳ/ＭＳ)和电热原子吸收光谱 (ＥＴＡＡＳ)很不匹配 .基于此 ,本文设计了一种填充有Ｐ5 0 7萃淋树脂 ( 1 40目 )的超微柱 ( 0 6μｍ(ｉ.ｄ .)× 1 0ｍｍ) .它既可用作分离富集柱 ,又可作为ＥＴＶ ＩＣＰ…     

Determination of traces of rare earths in high-purity thorium dioxide by neutron activation analysis

The use of thorium dioxide as a nuclear fuel requires the determination of individual rare earth impurities at 0.08–1 mg kg^?1 levels. Neutron activation is sufficiently sensitive but separation from the matrix is essential. In the proposed method, thorium dioxide (5–20 g) is dissolved in concentrated nitric acid with a little hydrofluoric acid; after evaporation, thorium is complexed with ammonium carbonate and the solution is passed through a small column of Chelex-100 resin which retains the rare earths quantitatively without retaining thorium. The rare earth elements are eluted with dilute nitric acid, concentrated, and irradiated with standards; after irradiation the rare earth are collected on a lanthanum carrier and measured by γ-ray spectrometry. The recoveries of rare earths were checked with tracers and by standard addition to thorium dioxide matrices. The reproducibility for La, Eu and Dy was satisfactory at 0.01, 0.003 and 0.002 mg kg^?1, respectively; as was the reproducibility for all rare earths added to thorium dioxide (1–4 μg/5 g). Limits of detection are adequate for certification of nuclear-grade material.     

Analytical evaluation of electrothermal vaporization/low-pressure inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry for trace elemental analysis in microliter samples

A novel method for the determination of trace elements in microliter samples using the tantalum filament electrothermal vaporization/low-pressure inductively coupled plasma (ETV/LP-ICP) atomic emission spectrometry has been developed. An improved tantalum filament ETV was directly coupled with LP-ICP system for efficient vaporization of microliter samples and further quantitative analysis. The experimental parameters including ETV current, rf power and mass flow rate of argon carrier gas were optimized using the copper emission signal produced by 5 μl of standard solution (5 μg/ml). Under the optimized condition, the analytical performances including linearity, precision and detection limit for the developed system were investigated. Absolute detection limits in the range of 22–391 pg for selected eight elements (Fe, Cu, Cr, Mn, Pb, K, Zn and Mg) were obtained with satisfactory precision (<8.9% RSD). The feasibility of the developed system has been demonstrated by analyzing wheat gluten NIST standard sample.     

Study on the Spectrophotometric Determination of Rare Earths with a New Chromogenic Reagent Dibromo-p-methyl-chlorosulfonazo(DBMCSA)

IntroductionAbstract:Anewmethodforthedeterminationofceriumsubgrouprareearthswasstudiedandreportedinthispaper.ItwasfoundthaiceriumsubgrouprareearthelementsreactwithDBMCSAin0.6mol/Lhydrochloricacidmediumtol'ormstablebluecomplexes.Theabsorbancesofequalamountsofceriumsubgrouprareearthsareclosetoeachotherattheirmaximumadsorptivewavelength(641"m).Beer'slawisobeyedfor0-20igofrareearthsin25mlofsolution.Themethodhasbeenappliedtothedeterminationofthetotalamountofceriumsubgrouprareearthsinsteelandcas…     

Determination of chromium in river waters by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with preconcentration on a tantalum wire

The preconcentration of chromium on tantalum wire followed by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry with a tungsten tube atomizer is described. The preconcentration is accomplished by adsorbing chromium on a tantalum wire. The optimal immersion time was 3 mm. The best pH for chromium adsorption was 3. Under optimal conditions, the detection limit was 15 pg mU1 (3 x SIN). The effects on the preconcentration of chromium by large amounts of contaminants were evaluated. Even though matrix elements existed in 10(3)-10(4)-fold excess in water, the chromium absorption signal was not affected by the matrix elements. The method with preconcentration on tantalum wire was applied to the determination of chromium in river water.     

Simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of thorium and rare earth metals with m-carboxychlorophosphonazo (CPAmK) and cetylpyridinium chloride

Th and rare earth elements (REE) react with m-carboxychlorophosphonazo (CPAmK) in the absence of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) to form colour complexes. The molar absorptivities for Th and Ce are 1.03 x 10(5) and 1.06 x 10(5) 1.mole(-1).cm(-1) respectively. In the presence of CPC, REE-complexes are not formed because of micellar masking, while Th gives a more sensitive reaction with CPAmK ( = 1.50 x 10(5)). Most of the foreign ions are tolerated in considerable amounts; 360-1000-fold amounts of rare earths do not interfere with the determination of Th. The optimum conditions of the complex-formation reactions and the compositions of Th-CPAmK complexes are described. A simple method is proposed for simultaneous determination of Th and rare earths without previous separation.     

Spectrophotometric determination of cerium subgroup rare earths in nickel-base alloys in the presence of yttrium with p-acetylchlorophosphonazo and mixed surfactants

Rare earth elements react with p-acetylchlorophosphonazo (CPApA) to form colour complexes. In the presence of emulsifier OP and cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC), the yttrium complex is not formed because of micellar masking, while the cerium subgroup rare earths give more sensitive reactions with CPApA(epsilon(Ce) = 1.16 x 10(5) 1 . mol(-1) . cm(-1)) due to micellar sensitization. Most foreign ions can be tolerated in considerable amounts. The optimum conditions of the complex formation reaction and the composition of the Ce-CPApA complex are described. A simple method is proposed for the determination of cerium subgroup rare earths in nickel-base alloys with satisfactory results.     

稀土对肝脏作用的机制

综述了稀土对肝脏作用的机制，稀土不仅能引起肝脏形态学的改变，当稀土进入肝细胞后可与多种蛋白质等分子发生相互作用，并影响多种酶的活性，还能通过信使分子干扰肝脏正常的生理功能。     

Development of the principles of an integrated process for extraction of high-purity graphite,gold, and rare earths from carbonaceous rocks

Graphite-bearing rocks of the Ruzhinskaya area (Primorskii Krai, Russia) were found to contain high concentrations of noble and rare earth metals. Industrial exploration of these reserves is restrained by the lack of concentration technique. The application of hydrometallurgy for the production of useful components was studied for the first time. A prospective plan of integrated extraction of high-purity graphite, gold and rare earths using hydrogen fluoride treatment of flotation concentrates was designed.