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Multielement Preconcentration of Rare Earth Elements for Their Determination at ppm-Levels in Geological Samples

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 March 2019

Eva Wolf ,
Wolfhard Wegscheider  and
Hans Kolmer
Eva Wolf
Affiliation:
Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Micro- and Radiochemistry, Institute for Engineering Geology and Applied Mineralogy, Technical University Graz, Technikerstraβe 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Wolfhard Wegscheider
Affiliation:
Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Micro- and Radiochemistry, Institute for Engineering Geology and Applied Mineralogy, Technical University Graz, Technikerstraβe 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria
Hans Kolmer
Affiliation:
Institute for Analytical Chemistry, Micro- and Radiochemistry, Institute for Engineering Geology and Applied Mineralogy, Technical University Graz, Technikerstraβe 4, A-8010 Graz, Austria
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Abstract

A preconcentration procedure is reported for rare earth elements suitable for concentration levels generally found in rocks. This method is of geochemical interest because the abundance of rare earth elements gives important clues to the origin of rock formations.

The procedure is based on an anion-exchange separation step followed by a precipitation of rare-earth elements chelates onto a membrane filter. For the investigation of recovery a combined radionuclide tracer and X-ray sensitivity method was used. Detection limits in the sub-μg/g-range are reported.

Type
V. XRF Applications; Fuels and Lubricants, Metals and Alloys, Geological, Heavy Element, Other
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Advances in X-Ray Analysis , Volume 30: Thirty-Fifth Annual Conference on Applications of X-ray Analysis, August 4-8, 1986 , 1986 , pp. 273 - 280
Copyright
Copyright © International Centre for Diffraction Data 1986

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