Application of analysis by spectrometry of X-fluorescence radiation. Determination of P-W-Zr in phospho tungstate, zirconium tungstate, zirconium phosphate, their mixtures, and their degradation products

By chemical methods it is possible to dose accurately the constituents of solid samples containing essentially P, Zr and T. These methods involve prior separation of the elements, an operation which is relatively lengthy and delicate; they are furthermore ill-adapted for large series. In this case, the use of the X-fluorescence technique has many advantages. The process used is the borax-bead method. The fusion eliminates heterogeneity effects such as those dus to the size, the porosity and the composition of the grains, inter-elements effects, however, are not suppressed. These effects have been studied here and corrected for. (author)