Determination of Cd and Li in U3O8Powder by AAS With Carbon Cup Atomization

Abstract
The flameless atomic absorption spectrometric technique has been applied for determination of Cd and Li in U3O8 by direct atomization of the powder samples in the carbon cups. Results obtained indicate that Cd and Li can be estimated in the ranges 0.05–2 ppm and 1–25 ppm respectively using 1 mg sample, Precision of the method for the two elements varies between 7–9%. Trace concentrations of transition elements do not affect their estimation.