Published April 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Simultaneous detection of Mn, Co, Ni, and Cu using ion chromatography coupled with ICP-MS with a special focus on the determination of 59Ni in corrosion deposits

  • 1. Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania). Department of Physical Chemistry
  • 2. State Research Institute, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • 3. Company LOKMIS, Vilnius (Lithuania)
  • 4. Vilnius University, Vilnius (Lithuania). Department of Analytical and Environmental Chemistry

Description

A simple method for the simultaneous detection of stable and long-lived Mn, Ni, Co and Cu isotopes has been created by coupling an ion chromatographic system (IC) to an ICP-MS. The analytical procedure was tested with two chromatographic columns: a strong cation exchange and an anionic/cationic mixed bed. It was found that the best separation of the metals is typically obtained when mobile phase contains 0.05 mol/L of tartaric acid. Ammonia solution was used for adjustment of the eluent's pH and this avoided contamination of the ICP-MS with eluent metals. The developed method was demonstrated in researching the samples of corrosion deposits from a pipeline of a nuclear power plant. The established 59Ni scaling factor to 60Co being 3.8 × 10-2 and it's correlated to the literary data. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry
Journal Volume
316
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 257-265
ISSN
0236-5731
CODEN
JRNCDM

Optional Information

Notes
23 refs.