title: Solvent extraction, spectrophotometric and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopic (ICP-AES) determination of lanthanum(III) with crown hydroxamic acid.
abstract: A new crown hydroxamic acid, 5,14-N,N'-hydroxyphenyl-4,15-dioxo-1,5,14,18-tetraaza hexacosane (NHDTAHA) for the extraction and spectrophotometric determination of lanthanum(III) is described. Lanthanum(III) forms a yellow coloured complex with NHDTAHA, which is extracted with chloroform, having molar absorptivity 7.7 x 10(3) 1 mol(-1) per cm at 372 nm. The system obeys Beer's law in the range 1.2-20 ppm of lanthanum. The extract is directly aspirated for ICP-AES measurements, the limits for estimation are 5-140 ppb of lanthanum. Lanthanum has been determined in monazite sand and standard samples.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, School of Sciences, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 380 009, India.
authors.forename: Y K
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shrivastav