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Spectrophotometric determination of Uranium through complex formation with roxarsone

Nashat Mohamed Alanwar Abd alaty

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A new sensitive, accurate, and non-extractive spectrophotometric method was developed for the rapid determination of Uranium in pure form and Uranium ore using roxarsone. The procedure was based on the complex formation between Uranium (VI) and roxarsone. This showed maximum absorption at λmax 395 nm with a linear relationship in the concentration range from (20-100 µg mLˉ¹) with a molar absorptivity 9.57×103(1mol-1 cm-1). Inductively Coupled Plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) was used in the study of the interferences caused by some metallic ions, which were effectively masked by tartaric acid and diethylenetriaminepenta-acetic acid (DTPA). The method holds its accuracy and precision well when applied to the determination of the studied Uranium in its pure form and Uranium ore. 

 


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