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Determination of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) as 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol-citrate ternary complexes in geological materials by ion-interaction reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography
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Vachirapatama, N and Macka, M and Paull, B and Munker, C and Haddad, PR, Determination of niobium(V) and tantalum(V) as 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol-citrate ternary complexes in geological materials by ion-interaction reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A, 850, (1-2) pp. 257-268. ISSN 0021-9673 (1999) [Refereed Article]
DOI: doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(99)00143-0
Abstract
A method for the simultaneous separation and determination of Nb(V) and Ta(V) as ternary complexes formed with 4-(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol (PAR) and citrate was developed using ion-interaction reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a C18 column. Method parameters, such as pre-column complex formation conditions and composition of the complexes were investigated using spectrophotometry and HPLC. Under the optimum conditions, the Nb(V) and Ta(V) complexes were eluted within 12 min with a mobile phase of methanol-water (32:68, v/v) containing 5 mM acetate, 5 mM TBABr and 5 mM citrate buffer at pH 6.5, with detection at 540 nm. A typical separation efficiency was 33 000 and 20 000 theoretical plates per metre for Nb(V) and Ta(V), respectively. The relative standard deviation of retention times for the Nb(V) and Ta(V) complexes were 0.16% and 0.17% and for peak areas were 0.28% and 1.36%, respectively. The detection limits (signal-to-noise ratio=3) for Nb(V) and Ta(V) were 0.4 ppb and 1.4 ppb, respectively. Results obtained for standard reference rock samples agreed well with certified values and results obtained by inductively coupled plasma MS. Copyright (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Research Division: | Chemical Sciences |
| Research Group: | Analytical Chemistry |
| Research Field: | Separation Science |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding Knowledge in the Chemical Sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Vachirapatama, N (Dr Narumol Vachirapatama) |
| UTAS Author: | Macka, M (Professor Mirek Macka) |
| UTAS Author: | Paull, B (Professor Brett Paull) |
| UTAS Author: | Munker, C (Dr Carsten Munker) |
| UTAS Author: | Haddad, PR (Professor Paul Haddad) |
| ID Code: | 16213 |
| Year Published: | 1999 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 17 |
| Deposited By: | Chemistry |
| Deposited On: | 1999-08-01 |
| Last Modified: | 2011-08-04 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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