Pa. Blackwell et al., DETERMINATION OF CHLORINE AND BROMINE IN ROCKS BY ALKALINE FUSION WITH ION CHROMATOGRAPHY DETECTION, Journal of chromatography, 770(1-2), 1997, pp. 93-98
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical","Biochemical Research Methods
This study describes the use of alkaline fusion by sodium peroxide to
dissolve chlorine and bromine in rocks to produce a solution which, wi
th appropriate pre-treatment, is suitable for analysis by ion chromato
graphy. Results are given for a selection of sedimentary and igneous r
ocks. The accuracy of the fusion method is evaluated by analysis of Ge
ological Survey of Japan reference materials. Additionally, a spike re
covery rest is performed to show that the fusion process is quantitati
ve for chlorine and bromine. The results for chlorine are in the range
58-3860 mg kg(-1) and show good agreement both with results obtained
by pyrohydrolysis with flow injection colorimetric detection and resul
ts obtained by aqueous leaching of the samples with ion chromatography
detection. Results for bromine are in the range <3-4.5 mg kg(-1). Bec
ause of the relatively few data obtained in this study and the relativ
e paucity of published data for reference materials, an assessment of
the accuracy of the fusion method for bromine is more difficult. The l
imits of detection for this method are 36 and 3 mg kg(-1) for chlorine
and bromine, respectively.