@article{sengupta2014development,
  title = {Development of an Analytical Method for the Determination of Trace Metallic Constituents in Zro2 Matrix by D.C. Arc AES Technique},
  author = {Arijit Sengupta and V.C. Adya and T.K.Seshagiri and S.K.Thulasidas and S.V.Godbole and V.Natarajan },
  year = 2014,
  url = {https://ibimapublishing.com/articles/SPEC/2014/757111/},
  journal = {Journal of Research in Spectroscopy},
  volume = 2014 (2014),
  pages = 12,
  doi = 10.5171/2014.757111,
  abstract = {Determination of trace metallic constituents in nuclear materials being one of the important steps of chemical quality control is regularly followed to achieve the desired performance of the nuclear materials in the nuclear reactors. Zirconium (Zr) having low nuclear absorption cross section is used not only as cladding materials for encapsulating nuclear fuels but also in advance fuel materials like U-Zr, U-Pu-Zr alloy etc. In the present study, a method for direct determination of trace elements (19 volatile impurity elements) at concentrations as low as a fraction of a part per million in ZrO2 matrix has been developed by Atomic Emission Spectroscopic (AES) technique based on d.c. arc carrier distillation using 5% carrier consisting of a mixture of AgCl and SrF2 (4:1). A direct reading atomic emission spectrometer with computerized data acquisition and processing facility has been used in these studies. The experimental parameters have been optimized for the direct determination of Co, Cr, Mg, B, Be, Cd, Sn, Mn, Cu, Ni, V, Ca, Pb, Fe, Ti, Al, Mo, W and Si and the detection limits and sensitivity of the analytes were determined.. The suitability of the method developed was confirmed by the analysis of synthetic samples of ZrO2. The method appears to be promising for simultaneous and direct determination of the above trace metals in ZrO2 with an overall relative standard deviation of ~15%.},
  keywords = {Zirconia, d.c.arc, carrier distillation, trace elements},
  note = Article ID: 757111
}