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Sodium alizarin-3-sulphonate as a chromophoric reagent

Part II Colorimetricdetermination of tungsten (VI)

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A method for the colorimetric determination of hexavalent tungsten with Alizarin Red S has been described. The composition of the coloured chelate is MKe2 and the wave length of maximum absorption is 470 nm. The colour reaction is almost instantaneous. The coloured complex conforms to Beer's Law over tungsten concentration of 0.37 to 13.3 ppm. The suitable pH for the measurement is 3.5 to 5.8 and temperature has no effect on the intensity of the colour. The sensitivity is 0.037 μg/cm2 (Sandell) and 0.37 μg/cm2 (practical) based on an absorption of 0.01 unit. The interference of added foreign ions has also been investigated and most of the common ions are found to interfere and should, therefore, be removed before determination of tungsten is made.

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Es wird eine Methode zur colorimetrischen Bestimmung von Wolfram(VI) mit Alizarinrot S beschrieben. Die Zusammensetzung des Farbkomplexes ist MeAliz2, das Absorptionsmaximum liegt bei 470 nm. Die Farbreaktion verläuft fast augenblicklich und gehorcht dem Beer'schen Gesetz im Bereich von 0,37–13,3 ppm Wolfram. Der günstigste pH-Bereich liegt zwischen 3,5 und 5,8. Die Temperatur ist ohne Einfluß auf die Farbintensität. Die Empfindlichkeit beträgt 0,037 μg/cm2 (Sandell) bzw. praktisch 0,37 μg/cm2 (Absorption 0,01 Einheiten). Da die meisten Fremdionen stören, müssen sie vor der Bestimmung abgetrennt werden.

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Part I: Banerji, S. K., and A. K. Dey: Z. analyt. Chem. 179, 30 (1961).

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Sinha, S.N., Dey, A.K. Sodium alizarin-3-sulphonate as a chromophoric reagent. Z. Anal. Chem. 183, 182–187 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00462254

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