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Determination of Acid-Soluble and Total Rhodium on Alumina-Supported Catalysts

W R Bramstedt, D E Harrington, K M Andrews

Talanta. 1977 Nov;24(11):665-8.

PMID: 18962171

Abstract:

Characterization of alumina-supported catalysts required determination of rhodium by atomic-absorption spectroscopy (AAS). Catalysts were loaded with 0.1-2.0% rhodium chloride and calcined at 400 degrees . Rhodium remaining as the chloride was regarded as the soluble form, while that converted into the oxide or bonded to the alumina was regarded as the bonded form. By selective dissolution procedures, soluble rhodium was leached from the substrate and determined by AAS. Total rhodium was determined after the catalyst had been fused with sodium peroxide. Bonded rhodium can be determined by difference or by analysing leached residue. Optimization of AAS conditions, use of spectroscopic buffer solution and elimination of interelement interferences are discussed.

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