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Talanta
; 44(3): 423-6, 1997 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18966759
ABSTRACT
A luminescence spectrometric method was developed for the determination of ultra trace amounts of europium (down to 1 x 10(-13) M) in high purity lanthanum, praseodymium and dysprosium oxides. This is based on the enhanced luminescence of europium-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA)-dibenzo-18-crown-6 (DBC)-Triton X-100 in the presence of terbium. The fluorescence intensity is linear with europium concentration in the range 1 x 10(-11) - 1 x 10(-6) M under the recommended conditions. The optimized procedure is successfully utilized for the determination of ultratrace amounts of europium in lanthanium, praseodymium and dysprosium oxides.