Determination of palladium, platinum and rhodium in geologic materials by fire assay and emission spectrography
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Abstract
A method is described for the determination of palladium down to 4ppb (parts per billion, 109), platinum down to 10 ppb and rhodium down to 5 ppb in 15 g of sample. Fire-assay techniques are used to preconcentrate the platinum metals into a gold bead, then the bead is dissolved in aqua regia and diluted to volume with 1M hydrochloric acid. The solution is analysed by optical emission spectrography of the residue from 200 μl of it evaporated on a pair of flat-top graphite electrodes. This method requires much less sample handling than most published methods for these elements. Data are presented for G-1, W-1, and six new standard rocks of the U.S. Geological Survey. The values for palladium in W-1 are in reasonable agreement with previously published data.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Determination of palladium, platinum and rhodium in geologic materials by fire assay and emission spectrography |
| Series title | Talanta |
| DOI | 10.1016/0039-9140(68)80014-1 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Year Published | 1968 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 111 |
| Last page | 117 |
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