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Preconcentration of trace elements by aluminium hydroxide

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Coprecipitation of traces of cobalt, zinc, chromium, ruthenium and mercury with freshly precipitated aluminium hydroxide has been investigated by a radiotracer method. Investigations were performed over a wide range of pH. The results indicate that traces of cobalt, zinc and chromium could be almost completely coprecipitated between pH 6 and 10. On the other hand coprecipitation yield for ruthenium in this pH range do not exceed 95%, which is believed to be the consequence of the various physicochemical states of ruthenium. The coprecipitation yields for mercury are very low as a consequence of the presence of non-ionized HgCl2.

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Die Mitfällung von Spuren Kobalt, Zink, Chrom, Ruthenium und Quecksilber mit frisch gefälltem Aluminiumhydroxid wurde radiochemisch untersucht. Die dazu nötigen Experimente erstreckten sich über ein weites pH-Gebiet. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, daß Spuren Kobalt, Zink und Chrom zwischen pH 6 und 10 fast vollständig mitgefällt werden konnten. Andrerseits sind die Mitfällungsausbeuten für Ruthenium in diesem pH-Gebiet nicht größer als 95%, was vermutlich die Folge der verschiedenen physikalischchemischen Zustände des Rutheniums ist. Die Mitfällungsausbeuten für Queckilber sind infolge der nur geringen Dissoziation des HgCl2 sehr gering.

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Strohal, P., Molnar, K. & Bačić, I. Preconcentration of trace elements by aluminium hydroxide. Mikrochim Acta 60, 586–590 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01220064

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