Investigation of spectral interference effects on determination of uranium concentration in phosphate ore by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy
Author:
Bachari Ayoob H.1, Jalali Fatemeh1, Alahyarizadeh Ghasem2
Affiliation:
1. Engineering Department, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., P.O. Box 1983969411, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2. Engineering Department, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C., P.O. Box 1983969411, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of) , Tel.: +9821 29904226
Abstract
Abstract
Effects of spectral interferences on determination of the uranium concentration in phosphate ore were investigated by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES). Eleven high intensity emission lines including four lines recommended by ICP-OES apparatus were chosen to determine the uranium concentration. The ore samples were collected from phosphate acid producing industry in the south of Iran. Three different acid combinations [(HNO3:HCl:HF-2:6:2), (H3PO4:H2SO4:HF-3:3:3), (HNO3:H2O2:HF-4:2:2)] used in microwave digestion method to explore the spectral interference effects in different solvent environments. The results showed that the trusty uranium concentration, obtained in the 367.007 nm, 386.592 nm, 389.036 nm and 409.014 nm by second acid digestion method which were 0.665 ppm, 0.972 ppm, 0.670 ppm and 0.801 ppm, respectively. Although the line of 409.014 nm was reported as the best line for determining of the uranium concentration in several literatures, the results showed that this line has a significant spectral interference with vanadium in some ores which should be considered in determining of the uranium concentration. Spectral interference effects of some elements which have high concentrations in the phosphate ore including Ca, Fe, Mg, Pb, V, Mn, and Ti on the line intensities were also investigated. Results indicated that the chosen elements affect emission intensities of all of 11 lines. They also indicated that the line of 409.014 nm provides a trusty precision in the determination of the uranium concentration in the ore sample with low vanadium concentration (at least, U/V ratio of 1:5). Results show that the line of 409.014 nm provides acceptable precision with some corrections in comparison with other selected lines. For instance in high concentrations of other elements including Fe and Ti in the ore samples, strong influences on the line intensities of the 367.007 nm (by Fe self-absorption), 386.592 nm (by Ti in high concentration), and 389.036 nm (by Fe self-absorption) were considered.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Subject
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
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