Analytical Chemistry of Zirconium and Hafnium

Analytical Chemistry of Zirconium and Hafnium
Author: Anil K. Mukherji
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483184307

Analytical Chemistry of Zirconium and Hafnium compiles literature on the characterization and analysis of zirconium and hafnium. Various methods in studying the properties of the featured elements are presented in this book. This book also discusses the aqueous solutions of zirconium and hafnium. It then explains the methods such as dissolution of ores and alloys, detection and identification, and gravimetric determinations. This text further examines the titrimetric, electrometric, and absorptiometric methods, as well as methods of separations using ion-exchange and using solvent extraction, along with separation of hafnium from zirconium. The latter part of this text presents methods such as spectrographic analyses, X-ray analyses, and neutron activation analysis and separation of tracers. This book will come in handy for chemists and chemistry students, as well as for others interested in studying zirconium and hafnium.

New Process for Zirconium and Hafnium Separation

New Process for Zirconium and Hafnium Separation
Author: P. Brun
Publisher:
Total Pages: 8
Release: 1984
Genre: Alloys
ISBN:

The separation of hafnium and zirconium, required for nuclear use of zirconium, is generally performed by liquid-liquid extraction in organic solvents. The paper describes a new process based on extractive distillation of zirconium chloride (ZrCl4) and hafnium chloride (HfCl4) in a solvent made of molten potassium chloride-aluminum chloride (KCl-AlCl3) mixture above 350°C at atmospheric pressure. The corresponding process is now in full-scale industrial production.