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1886: On the Methods of Chemical Fractionation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 June 2011

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When the balance of affinities, of which I spoke above, seems to be established, and the earths appear in the same proportion in the precipitate and the solution, they are thrown down by ammonia, and the precipitated earths are worked up by some other process so as to alter the ratio between them, when the previous operation can be again employed.

fractional precipitation by ammonia is the process generally adopted, for although in some cases it is not so powerful as other processes it is more generally applicable. There are three different methods of operating. According to one plan one-third the equivalent quantity of ammonia is added; then, after the precipitate has quite settled, it is filtered, to the filtrate one-third more ammonia is added, and the precipitate is again filtered off. The remainder of the bases present are then fully precipitated. In this way the earths are divided into three parts, which I will designate − 1, 0, and + 1. Each of these lots is then treated as just described, and the thirds are added to the vessel on each side. This plan is rapid in the actual separations, but I think more time is spent in the extra filterings and washings than is saved in the lessened number of operations.

The second plan was one which was proposed by Prof. Stokes, with whom I have frequently discussed the subject of fractionation.

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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2009
First published in: 1905

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