title: The use of long-chain alkylamines for preconcentration of traces of molybdenum, tungsten and rhenium in their determination by atomic-absorption spectroscopy-I General studies.
abstract: Long-chain alkylamines are used for the preconcentration of traces of molybdenum, tungsten and rhenium as thiocyanate complexes, in their determination by atomic-absorption spectroscopy. General studies of factors, influencing the extraction show that the thiocyanate complexes can be extracted into chloroform containing a low concentration of Amberlite LA1. Detection limits are 0.02 ppm Mo, 0.75 ppm W and 0.34 ppm Re in the final MIBK solution and are improved by a factor of 5-10 over those obtained by using current extraction methods. Serious interelement effects are eliminated and a range of other cations and anions are shown to have little effect on the absorption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of New South Wales, P.O. Box 1, Kensington, N.S.W., Australia 2035.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Alexander
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Smythe