Consecutive thin-layer chromatographic separation of Zr(IV), Hf(IV) and many other ions on silica gel in nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide media.
The thin-layer chromatographic (TLC) behaviour of 64 ions including Zr(IV) and Hf(IV) has been surveyed on systems composed of silica gel and of nitric acid and nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide media. In the 0.5 mol 1(-1) HNO(3)-3% (w/v) H(2)O(2) solution, only Hf(IV) adsorbed very strongly, whereas Zr(IV) and many other ions showed no or weak adsorption. Stepwise development with diluted nitric acid and subsequently with nitric acid-hydrogen peroxide solution allowed the consecutive separation of three-component mixtures consisting of Zr(IV), Hf(IV) and one of many other accompanying elements, such as Mo(VI), Nb(V), Th(IV), Ti(IV), U(VI) and rare earths(III), to be conducted simply and effectively.
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Laboratory of Chemistry, Nippon Medical School, Kosugi, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 211, Japan.
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