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Determination of some noble metals and copper by destructive neutron activation analysis of different matrices

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Neutron activation analysis of palladium, iridium, platinum, gold, silver and copper in different matrices was carried out by using inorganic adsorbers such as molybdenum dibromide, zinc ferrocyanide and cadmium metal for their radiochemical separation. The matrices chosen to show the versatility of the method were: high-purity copper and nickel metals, NBS standard reference material SRM 1571 (Orchard leaves), Pultusk meteorite and the U. S. Geological Survey standard rock W-1. The method elaborated is very simple as it involves only a few steps and it has been shown to be accurate and capable of yielding reliable results.

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  1. Laboratorio di Radiochimica e Centro di Radiochimica e Analisi per Attivazione del C.N.R. dell'Istituto di Chimica Generale ed Inorganica, Università di Pavia, Pavia, (Italy)

    V. Caramella-Crespi, U. Pisani, M. T. Ganzerli-Valentini, S. Meloni & V. Maxia

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Caramella-Crespi, V., Pisani, U., Ganzerli-Valentini, M.T. et al. Determination of some noble metals and copper by destructive neutron activation analysis of different matrices. J. Radioanal. Chem. 23, 23–31 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02514341

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