Extraction and separation studies of tellurium(IV) with tris-(2-ethyl hexyl) phosphate

A method is proposed for the extraction of microgram levels of tellurium(IV) from halide media with tris-(2-ethyl hexyl) phosphate dissolved in toluene as extractant. The optimum conditions have been evaluated from a critical study of acid concentration, extractant concentration, period of equilibra...

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Published inTalanta (Oxford) Vol. 39; no. 4; p. 405
Main Authors Desai, G S, Shinde, V M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands 01.04.1992
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Summary:A method is proposed for the extraction of microgram levels of tellurium(IV) from halide media with tris-(2-ethyl hexyl) phosphate dissolved in toluene as extractant. The optimum conditions have been evaluated from a critical study of acid concentration, extractant concentration, period of equilibration and effect of solvent. Tellurium ion from the organic phase is stripped with water and determined spectrophotometrically with stannous chloride. The method affords binary separation of tellurium from copper, bismuth, gold and selenium and is applicable to the analysis of alloy samples and synthetic mixtures. The method is fast, accurate and precise.
ISSN:0039-9140
DOI:10.1016/0039-9140(92)80155-7