Abstract:
A method for determination of thorium i.e 23 trace elements in UF
4 is established. In this work, UF
4 was dissolved by HNO
3 and
φ=30% H
2O
2 with a volume ratio 1∶1, then evaporated to dry repeatedly for the removal of F
-. By using a 15 mm×105 mm CL-TBP column extraction chromatography, Al i.e 22 trace elements were separated with uranium in 3 mol/L HNO
3, the sixth to fifteenth mL eluent were collected for determination by ICP-AES. The recovery of these elements is between 97%-113%, and the relative standard deviation (
sr) is better than 5%(
n=5) unless Al, Ca, Ba and Bi. In 6 mol/L HCl, the uranium was separated by TBP levextred resin chromatography, and the thorium was determined by ICP-MS. The recovery of Th is between 91%-94%, and the
sr is within 5% (
n=5), and the detection limit of this separation method is 0.037 μg/g UF
4.