Studies on Pollutants. VIII. Trace Analysis of Vanadium with N-p-Methoxyphenyl-2-furohydroxamic Acid

Abstract
A highly sensitive, selective and rapid method for spectrophotometric determination of trace amounts of vanadium (V) was described. V was extracted from 4-8 M HCl solutions as its violet complex with N-p-methoxyphenyl-2-furohydroxamic acid (MFHA) in chloroform. The extract showed maximum absorbance at 545 nm (E = 7.3 .times. 103 l/mol.cntdot.cm-1) and obeyed Beer''s law over the range 0-12 ppm of V, Sandell''s sensitivity being 0.007 .mu.g/cm2. The method was used for analysis of V in pond water, rock phosphates and steels.