Spectrophotometric Determination of Uranium with Di-2-pyridyl Ketone Benzoylhydrazone

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Journal Title, Volume, Page: 
An-Najah University Journal for Research - Natural Sciences - Volume 8, Issue 1
Year of Publication: 
1994
Authors: 
Nidal A. Zatar
Chemistry Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Current Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Maher Abu-Eid
Chemistry Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Mohammad A. Al-Nuri
Chemistry Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Mohammad Hannoun
Chemistry Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Shukri Khalaf
Chemistry Department, An-Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Mustafa Khamis
College of Science and Technology, Abu-Dis, Palestine
Preferred Abstract (Original): 

A method for the spectrophotometric determination of uranium (VI) by complexation with Di-2-pyridyl ketone benzoylhydrazone (DPKBH) in 50% (v/v) ethanolic solution is described. Uranium (VI) forms a 1:2 complex with DPKBH. The complex has a maximum absorbance at 377 um. Beer's law is obeyed over the range 0, 2 - 12 ug.m1' 1. The effect of pH, excess reagent, percentage of ethanol (v/v), stability of the complex and the tolerance limit of many metal ions and common anions have been reported. The method has been applied to the determination of uranium in Egyptian monazite sand.

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