Lanthanides Series Determination by Various Analytical Methods

Lanthanides Series Determination by Various Analytical Methods describes the different spectroscopic and electrochemical methods used for the determination and measurement of lanthanides. Numerous examples of determination methods used in real sample analysis are gathered and explained, and the importance of lanthanides as applied in chemical industry, agriculture, clinical and pharmaceutical industry, and biology is discussed, with many applications and recent advantages given.

Written by world-leading experts in research on lanthanide determinationDiscusses determination methods that range from very advanced and expensive techniques to simple and inexpensive methodsA single source of information for a broad collection of lanthanide detection techniques and applicationsIncludes a complete list of reports and patents on lanthanide determinationDiscusses both advantages and disadvantages of each determination method, giving a well-balanced overview

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Lanthanide Series (From Lanthanum to Lutetium)
  • Abstract
  • Chemical properties of lanthanides
  • Lanthanum
  • Cerium
  • Praseodymium
  • Neodymium
  • Promethium
  • Samarium
  • Europium
  • Gadolinium
  • Terbium
  • Dysprosium
  • Holmium
  • Erbium
  • Thulium
  • Ytterbium
  • Lutetium
• Chapter 2: Applications of the Lanthanide Series in Human Life
  • Abstract
  • Industrial applications
  • Agricultural applications of lanthanides
  • Biological applications of lanthanides
  • Clinical and pharmaceutical applications of lanthanides
• Chapter 3: Importance of Measuring Lanthanides
  • Abstract
  • Why measure lanthanides?
  • Lanthanides as soil and water pollutants
  • Effects of lanthanides on plants
  • Toxicological and metabolic effects of lanthanides
  • Effects of lanthanides on the internal organs
  • Examples of toxicological or metabolism effect of lanthanide members
• Chapter 4: Overview of Lanthanides Series Determination
  • Abstract
• Chapter 5: Electrochemical Determination of Lanthanides Series
  • Abstract
  • Potentiometric determination methods
  • Selectophores for lanthanides
  • Potentiometric sensors for Lanthanide series
  • Dysprosium ISEs
  • Holmium ISEs
  • Potentiostatic determination methods
• Chapter 6: Spectrometric Determination of Lanthanides Series
  • Abstract
  • Atomic absorption spectrometry
  • Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES)
  • Inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS)
  • UV-vis spectrophotometry
  • Luminescence of lanthanide series
• Chapter 7: Other Techniques
  • Abstract
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Neutron activation analysis
  • X-ray fluorescence spectrometry
  • Chromatographic methods
• Subject Index