Ionen-Chromatographie yon Gallium, Indium und Thallium mit Anwendungen in der Erzanalyse

Summary

An optimal separation system is presented for the rarer elements Ga(III), In(III), Tl(III) and the main intergrowth elements such as Fe(III), Cu(II), Pb(II), Zn(II) etc., using the cation-exchange column Nucleosil SA and 0.1 mol/l tartrate −0.12% NaCl, pH 2.25, as mobile phase, by means of which complete separations of these metal ions can be obtained within 15 min. Under these chromatographic conditions, the detection sensitivities of these metal ions were compared by post column derivatisation using the reagents PAR, PAR-Zn-EDTA and 5-Br-PADAP [2(5-Bromo-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol]. The optimum detection system was 1 mmol/l PAR-0.5 mmol/l Zn-EDTA – 2 mol/l NH₃, pH 11, with a 6 m reaction coil heated to 60°C and measured at 495 nm.

In addition, a technique of pre-column washing was also developed to eliminate matrix effects of sample solutions, and, if necessary, to concentrate ultra trace amounts of metal ions. A procedure is presented for the simultaneous determination of the rarer elements Ga(III) and In(III) in complex ores. Tested by analyses of synthetic and natural samples with contents of 0.004% to 0.1%, this new method shows high selectivity, good precision, simplicity and practicability.