Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES
A method to deal with the conditions of incomplete digestion of geological samples, and the complexity of the analysis for present technologies, along with the routine methods of wet digestion on constant temperature electric heating plate with mixed acids and Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment method and t...
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| description | A method to deal with the conditions of incomplete digestion of geological samples, and the complexity of the analysis for present technologies, along with the routine methods of wet digestion on constant temperature electric heating plate with mixed acids and Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment method and to ease the hydrolysis of Nb and Ta are describe in this paper. Both Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) were applied to establish two sets of analysis methods which can be used to detect the contents of Nb and Ta in geochemical exploration samples and rare earth ores. Wet digestion on constant temperature electric heating plate is suitable for low content and easy decomposition of samples with nitric acid-hydrofluoric acid-sulfuric acid by ICP-MS. Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment method is suitable for high content and insoluble samples by using ICP-AES. Through the analysis of a series of national certified reference samples of soil, stream sediments, rocks and rare earth ores, the results show that mixed acid pre-treatment coupled with ICP-MS had a linear range of 0-200 ng/mL and detection limits of Nb and Ta were 0.01 μg/g and 0.05 μg/g, respectively. The relative error was less than 10%, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 6%. The Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment coupled with ICP-AES had a linear range of 0-30 μg/mL, detection limits of Nb and Ta were 0.2 μg/g and 2.5 μg/g, respectively. The relative error was less than 10%, and the precision (RSD) was less than 7%. The two sets of analysis method satisfy the demand of analysis of Nb and Ta in samples with a complex matrix, a large range of content and large quantities of samples. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-44862a30aa0449419015d21ea9cd5c172023-02-09T07:01:16ZengScience Press, PR ChinaYankuang ceshi0254-53572014-05-01333312320ykcs-33-3-312Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AESGAO Hui-yan0China Railway Resources Central Laboratory, Langfang 065000, ChinaA method to deal with the conditions of incomplete digestion of geological samples, and the complexity of the analysis for present technologies, along with the routine methods of wet digestion on constant temperature electric heating plate with mixed acids and Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment method and to ease the hydrolysis of Nb and Ta are describe in this paper. Both Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) and Inductively Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectrometry (ICP-AES) were applied to establish two sets of analysis methods which can be used to detect the contents of Nb and Ta in geochemical exploration samples and rare earth ores. Wet digestion on constant temperature electric heating plate is suitable for low content and easy decomposition of samples with nitric acid-hydrofluoric acid-sulfuric acid by ICP-MS. Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment method is suitable for high content and insoluble samples by using ICP-AES. Through the analysis of a series of national certified reference samples of soil, stream sediments, rocks and rare earth ores, the results show that mixed acid pre-treatment coupled with ICP-MS had a linear range of 0-200 ng/mL and detection limits of Nb and Ta were 0.01 μg/g and 0.05 μg/g, respectively. The relative error was less than 10%, and the relative standard deviation (RSD) was less than 6%. The Na2O2 fusion pre-treatment coupled with ICP-AES had a linear range of 0-30 μg/mL, detection limits of Nb and Ta were 0.2 μg/g and 2.5 μg/g, respectively. The relative error was less than 10%, and the precision (RSD) was less than 7%. The two sets of analysis method satisfy the demand of analysis of Nb and Ta in samples with a complex matrix, a large range of content and large quantities of samples.http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/cn/article/id/ba9800ad-b710-4e6e-889a-ca64ab436357geochemical exploration samplesrare earth oresnbtaconstant temperature-electric heating plate digestionna2o2 fusioninductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometryinductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry |
| spellingShingle | GAO Hui-yan Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES Yankuang ceshi geochemical exploration samples rare earth ores nb ta constant temperature-electric heating plate digestion na2o2 fusion inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry |
| title | Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES |
| title_full | Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES |
| title_fullStr | Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES |
| title_short | Determination Systems of Nb and Ta in Geochemical Samples and Rare Earth ores by ICP-MS and ICP-AES |
| title_sort | determination systems of nb and ta in geochemical samples and rare earth ores by icp ms and icp aes |
| topic | geochemical exploration samples rare earth ores nb ta constant temperature-electric heating plate digestion na2o2 fusion inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry |
| url | http://www.ykcs.ac.cn/cn/article/id/ba9800ad-b710-4e6e-889a-ca64ab436357 |
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