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Polyaniline sorbed with microgram quantity of mercury was prepared and its homogeneity and stability with respect to mercury was evaluated over a period of time. The volatilisation loss of mercury during and after neutron irradiation was studied. It was found that polyaniline was homogeneous and stable with respect to mercury. No loss of mercury from polyaniline was observed during and after neutron irradiation. Thus polyaniline sorbed with mercury can serve as a good standard for neutron activation analysis of mercury.
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Verma, R., Kumar, S. & Parthasarathy, R. Polyaniline as a base material for preparation of a mercury standard for use in neutron activation analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 218, 189–191 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039332
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