Candoluminescence-a new flame technique for trace analysis-I Development of a method for determination of bismuth.
Early work on candoluminescence is reviewed and the phenomenon is investigated experimentally for the elements Bi, Mn, Sb and the lanthanides. It is demonstrated that it is feasible to determine bismuth (5-1000mug) by measuring its candoluminescent intensity at 399 nm, using a calcium hydroxide-calcium sulphate matrix and a hydrogen-helium-air flame.
Belcher
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Chemistry Department, Birmingham University, P.O. Box 363, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
Bogdanski
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Townshend
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