Published October 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

An accurate procedure for the determination of low levels of platinum group elements in standard materials by neutron activation analysis

  • 1. Pavia Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Chimica Generale
  • 2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Pavia (Italy). Centro di Radiochimica ed Analisi per Attivazione
  • 3. Pavia Univ. (Italy). Dipt. di Scienze della Terra

Description

The paper describes a destructive neutron activation procedure for the determination of all platinum group elements (PGE). The method has been used for the determination of noble metals in a large variety of standard reference materials, mainly of geological and technological origin. The results, given as the average of four independent analyses are reported and discussed. Average precision for the whole procedure is usually below 8% and sensitivities are adequate to meet the analysis requirements of terrestrial PGE- and Au-poor materials. (author) 29 refs.; 9 tabs

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Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
142
Journal Issue
2
Series
J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. ;Articles.
Journal Page Range
489-497
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCD