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Determination of aluminium and silicon in zeolites by PIXE

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Using 1.0 MeV protons on thick targets of zeolite pellets, aluminium and silicon were determined by PIXE. Results were compared with XRF data. The relative root mean square error was 3.7% and the results of the two methods agreed with a correlation factor of 0.991. PIXE analysis can be carried out on very small samples, while sample preparation involves minimal handling.

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  1. National Accelerator Centre, P. O. Box 72, 7131, Faure, (South Africa)

    M. Peisach & C. A. Pineda

  2. Chemistry Department, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, (South Africa)

    A. E. Pillay & T. Themistocleous

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Peisach, M., Pillay, A.E., Pineda, C.A. et al. Determination of aluminium and silicon in zeolites by PIXE. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 159, 71–76 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041018

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