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Published on: May 20, 2019
Successive complexometric determination of thorium and uranium in sulphuric acid media
1Defence Laboratory Jodhpur, India.
Abstract:
A selective analytical extraction method for rapid successive complexometric determination of thorium(IV) and uranium(VI) in sulphuric acid media is described. The method is based on the extraction of thorium and uranium from sulphuric acid media with N-butylaniline or N-benzylaniline in chloroform. Both thorium and uranium are selectively and quantitatively extracted in the presence of ascorbic acid and EDTA. Most cations and anions do not interfere. The reduction of uranium(VI) with sodium dithionite at room temperature is rapid and quantitative and superior to that with ascorbic acid, which reduces uranium(VI) in boiling solution. The method is simple, rapid and accurate, and the experimental conditions are not highly critical.
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