title: Determination of trace amounts of scandium by atomic absorption spectroscopy.
abstract: Optimum instrumental conditions were investigated for the determination of trace quantities of scandium by atomic-absorption spectroscopy. Enhancement effects by organic solvents and by complex extractions were also studied. (46)Sc was used to establish the optimum extraction conditions. A sensitivity of 0.06 ppm of Sc was observed when using extraction into oxine-butanol and atomic absorption was measured with an acetylene-nitrous oxide flame.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong KongHong Kong.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chau