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Spectrophotometric determination of uranium in natural waters after preconcentration on TBP-plasticized dibenzoylmethane-loaded polyurethane foams

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A method is presented for the spectrophotometric determination of uranium in natural waters after a preconcentration step involving percolation of a suitable aliquot of the water sample whose pH is adjusted to 6.0–6.5 through a TBP-plasticized dibenzoylmethane-loaded polyurethane foam bed. Uranium on the foam is eluted with 0.6M HCl solution and then determined spectrophotometrically using arsenazo III as a chromogenic reagent.

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    M. Aziz, Sh. G. Beheir & K. Shakir

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Aziz, M., Beheir, S.G. & Shakir, K. Spectrophotometric determination of uranium in natural waters after preconcentration on TBP-plasticized dibenzoylmethane-loaded polyurethane foams. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 172, 319–327 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02041852

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