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J- ment Exhibit will be held October 21 t o 23 a t t h e McGregor Memorial Conference Center, W a y n e State Univer sity, Detroit, Michigan. T h e sessions will include papers on t h e significance of spec troscopic methods to clinical a n d biological research, thermal methods of analysis, microanalysis, polarography, organic functional group analysis, clinical a n d biochemistry, chroma t o g r a p h y , spectrophotometry, automation in analytical chem istry, t h e industrial application of optical methods of analysis, and general analytical chemistry. T h e sessions on t h e signifi cance of spectroscopic methods t o clinical and biological r e search a n d the industrial application of optical methods of analysis were arranged b y t h e Optical Society of America, Detroit Section. T h e Anachem Conference Address will be given b y D r . A n t h o n y Turkevich, Professor of Chemistry, T h e Enrico Fermi I n s t i t u t e for Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago, on T h u r s d a y evening, October 22. T h e subject will be, "Alpha Particle Analysis of Surfaces: Plans for L u n a r Missions." D r . Lawrence T . H a l l e t t , E d i t o r of ANALYTICAL C H E M I S T R Y ,
will receive the Anachem Award for 1964. D r . Hallett's a d dress will be, " T h e Challenge of Analytical C h e m i s t r y . " Β. Ε . Nagel, General M o t o r s Research Laboratories, 30000 M o u n d Road, W a r r e n , Michigan, 48090, is P r o g r a m Chair man .
PROGRAM W e d n e s d a y M o r n i n g , O c t o b e r 21 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS TO CLINICAL A N D BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 8:45 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.—Auditorium Ralph G . Smith, Wayne State College of Medicine, Presiding
University,
8:45 Introduction. Ralph G. Smith, Wayne State University, College of Medicine, Detroit, Mich. 8:50 Interpretation of Analytical Data in Clinical and Biological Research. H. Mitchell Perry, Jr., Washington University Medical Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, St. Louis, Mo. 9:15 Standardization Problems in the Analysis of Biological Samples for Trace Elements. C. L. Grant, Univer sity of New Hampshire, Durham, Ν . Η. 9:40 Spectrographic Determination of Beryllium in Air, Biological Materials, and Ores Using the Sustaining A. C. Arc. Robert G. Keenan and John L. Holtz. U. S. Department of Health, Ed ucation and Welfare, Public Health Service, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Transformations by D T A and Dilatometry. Saul Gordon, Fairleigh Dick inson University, Madison, N . J. 10:00 Improved Resolution of Differ ential Thermal Analyses Through Use of Pressure Effects. Paul D . G a m , The Lhiiversity of Akron, Akron, Ohio. 11:00 A Thermoanalytical Study of Pyrotechnic Colored Smoke Composi tions. Clement Campbell, Garry Weingarten, and David Anderson, Picatinny Arsenal, Dover, N . J. 11:25 Thermoparticulate Analysis. F. W. Van Luik, Jr., and C. B. Murphy, General Electric Company, Schenec tady, Ν. Υ. 11:50 Thermal Analysis in Phase Puri fications of Polymorphic Solids. Agustus R. Glasgow, Jr., National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D . C. 12:15 Product Control by Differential Scanning Calorimetry. J. L. Justin and N. Brenner, The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Nonvalk, Conn. Wednesday Afternoon, October 21 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SPECTROSCOPIC METHODS TO CLINICAL A N D BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.—Auditorium Ε. Η. Boettner, University of Michigan De partment of Industrial Health, Presiding
2:00 The Analytical Problems in Bi ology and Medicine. W. B. Mason, Universitv of Rochester, Rochester, Ν. Υ. 2:35 Chemical Enrichment Methods in Spectrographic Analysis. Edward E . Pickett, University of Missouri, Colum bia. Mo.
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W . K. Lesnick, Ford Motor Company, Presid ing
10:35 T h e Place of Atomic Absorption in Tissue Analysis. Cyrus Feldman, Oak Ridge National Laboratories, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 11:20 Lasers in Emission for Clinical Research. Frederick Brech, Jarrell-Ash Company, Waltham, Mass. 11:45 Light-Induced Absorption Changes in Photosynthetic Bacterial Preparations. Howard E . Bales, C. F . Kettering Research Laboratory, Yellow Springs, Ohio.
3:30 X-Ray Methods of Elemental Analysis. Theodore Hall, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England. 4:20 Breath Analysis: Key to the Diagnosis of Vapor Exposure. R. D . Stewart, Dow Chemical Company, Midland. Mich.
W e d n e s d a y M o r n i n g , O c t o b e r 21 SYMPOSIUM O N THERMAL METHODS OF ANALYSIS 8:4'5 a.m. to 12:35 p.m.—Room F P. N. Burkard, Wyandotte Chemicals Corpo ration, Presiding
8:45 New Developments in "Solution Enthalpimetry." Joseph Jordan and P. T-S Pei. The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa., and J. C Wasilewski, The American Instru ment Company, Silver Spring, Md. 9:10 A Critical Evaluation of Experi mental Variables in D T A . J. R. Schempf, F . M. Angeloni, and F . E . Freeberg, T h e Pennsylvania State Uni versity, University Park, Pa. 9:35 Evaluation of Solid State Phase
Wednesday Afternoon, October 21 SYMPOSIUM O N MICROANALYSIS 2:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.—Room F Jack L. Johnson, General Laboratories, Presiding
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2:00 Microchemistry: Implications and Current Trends. T. S. Ma, City College of New York, Brooklyn, Ν . Υ. 2:35 A Rapid Pregl Combustion Car bon-Hydrogen Determination. C. E. Childs and Ε. Ε . Meyer, Parke Davis and Co. Research Laboratory, Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:55 Chemical Analysis of Thin Films. K. L. Cheng, RCA Laboratories, Princeton, N. J. 3:20 T h e Role of the Electron Probe Microanalyzer in Microanalytical Chemistry. Albert C. Ottolini and Thomas P . Schreiber, General Motors Research Laboratories, Warren, Mich. VOL. 36, NO. 10, SEPTEMBER 1964 ·
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NEWS ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY—GENERAL 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.—Room F Sigurd O . Rue, Ethyl Corporation Research Laboratory, Presiding
4:00 Determination of Trace Amounts of Vanadium in Steels and Cast Irons by Amperometric Titration. Frederick P. Valcnte and George H . Carey, U. S. Army Materials Research Agency, Watertown, Mass. 4:20 Cumulative Coulographic Titrimetry. I. Principles. II. Some New Light on Mercury Catalysis in the Halogenation of Unsaturated Com pounds. Titrations with Electrogenerated Bromine Monochloride. Stan ley T . Hirozawa, Wyandotte Chemicals Corp., Wyandotte, Mich. 4:45 Reactions in Concentrated Lithium Chloride Solutions: Deter mination of Free Acid and Hydrolyzable Metal. Hisashi Kubota, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 5:05 Radio-Release Methods for the Evaluation of Atmospheric Pollution. H. H. Ross, Oak Ridge National Labo ratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
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8:45 Recent Developments in Strip ping Analysis. Irving Shain, Univer sity of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. 9:20 The Application of Derivative Techniques to Anodic Stripping Voltametry. S. P. Perone and J. R. Birk, Purdue University, Lafayette, Ind. 9:40 Stripping and Voltammetric D e termination of Manganese via Man ganese Dioxide. Calvin Huber, Uni versity of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis. 10:00 Second Derivative DC-Polarography as a Technique in Quantitative Polarographic Measurements. W. L. Belew, J. D . Fisher, and M . T . Kelley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tenn. 10:20 Pulse Polarography. E . P . Parry, R. A. Osteryoung, and H . Schlein, North American Aviation Science Cen ter, Thousand Oaks, Calif. 11:10 Recent Developments in Lanthanide Ion Polarography. Andrew Timnick, R. F . Large, and R. O'Donnell, Michigan State University, East Lan sing, Mich. 11:30 Polarographic Reduction of Pyridinium Ion in Pyridine. Application to the Determination of Bronsted and Lewis Acids. Michael S. Spritzer, Jose M. Coste, and Philip J. Elving, Univer sity of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 11:50 Electrooxidation of Tetraphenylborate Ion at the Pyrolytic Graphite Electrode. W. Richard Turner and Philip J. Elving, University of Michi gan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 12:10 The Polarographic Behavior of Molybdenum(VI) Acidic Chloride Media. G. A. Rechnitz and J. Wittick, University of Pennsylvania, Philadel phia, Pa.
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Thursday Morning, October 22 SYMPOSIUM O N O R G A N I C FUNCTIONAL GROUP ANALYSIS 8:45 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.—Room F George H. Schenlc, Wayne State Presiding
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8:45 N e w Dimensions in Organic Functional Group Analysis. Sidney Siggia, Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp., New Haven, Conn. 9:20 Recent Advances in Redox Meth ods. K. G. Stone, Michigan State Uni versity, East Lansing, Mich. 9:55 Reagents for Hydroxyl Group Analysis. George H . Schenk, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. 11:00 Potentiometric Determination of Acid Groups in Acrylic Polymers and Fibers. J. R a y Kirby and A. J. Bald win, Chemstrand Research Center, Inc., Durham, N . C. 11:25 Colorimetric Determination of Tertiary Aromatic Amines in Pri mary and Secondary Amines Using Tetracyanoethylene. Peter O. Warner and George H . Schenk, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. 11:45 Determination of 18 to 22 Mole Ethoxymers in Nine Mole Ethylene Oxide Adduct of p-Nonylphenol. Norman E . Skelly and Warren B . Crummett, T h e Dow Chemical Com pany, Midland, Mich.
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2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.—Auditorium J. W . Compton, Wyandotte Chemicals Cor poration, Presiding
2:00 Presentation of the Anachem Award. J. W. Compton, Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation, Chairman, Anachem Award Committee. 2:00 Anachem Address, The Challenge of Analytical Chemistry. Lawrence T . Hallet, Editor, ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY,
Washington, D . C. 4:00 Trends and Problems in the Lit erature of Analytical Chemistry. W. D . Cooke, Cornell University, Ithaca, Ν . Υ. 4:30 The Information Explosion Myth. H . S. Nutting, T h e Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich.
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8:45 Application of Gas Chromatogra phy to the Determination of Carbonate Carbon in Sodium Metal. H. Bradley, J. Ferguson, and S. A. Meacham, Atomic Power Development Associ ates, Inc., Trenton, Mich. 9:05 A Modified High Temperature Combustion Technique for the Deter mination of Carbon in Sodium. E. J. Havlena and H . V. Myers, Jr., The Detroit Edison Company, Detroit, Mich. 9:30 Separation of Methyl and Propyl Esters of p-Hydroxybenzoic Acid by Gas Chromatography and Their De termination by Ultra-Violet Spectros copy. Sam J. Donato, Sherman Labo ratories, Detroit, Mich. 9:55 New Correlations Between Physical Properties and Gas Chro matographic Retention Times for Members of Various Homologous Series of Organic Compounds. Benja min J. Gudzinowicz, Jarrell-Ash Com pany, Waltham. Mass. 10:55 Identification of Polymeric Ma terials Using Two New Instrument Attachments. K. A. Hutchinson, The Detroit Edison Company, Detroit, Mich. 11:15 Rapid Quantitative Determina tion of Long Chain Tertiary Amines by Thin Layer Chromatography. John R. Pelka and Lincoln D. Met calfe, Armour Industrial Chemical Company, McCook, 111.
11:35 Column, Paper, and Thin-Layer Chromatographic Characterization Methods for Aromatic Compounds and Their Application to Air Pollution. E. Sawicki, H. Johnson, and T. W. Stanley, Robert Λ. Taft Sanitary En gineering Center, Cincinnati, Ohio. 12:00 Column Chromatographic Sepa ration of Basic Polynuclear Aromatic Compounds from Complex Mixtures. E. Sawicki, J. E. Meeker, and M. Mor gan, Robert A. Taft Sanitary Engineer ing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Friday Morning, October 23 SPECTROPHOTOMETRY 8:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.—Room Ε D. F. Boltz, W a y n e State University, Presiding
8:45 Precision Analysis of High Pur ity Gallium Arsenide by Indirect Spec trophotometry. R. Bastian, R. S. Kelly, and E. W. Lanning, Republic Aviation Corp., Farmingdale, Ν. Υ. 9:05 The Simultaneous Determination of Trace Amounts of Titanium and Zirconium. J. O. Hibbits, A. F . Rosen berg, and R. T. Williams, General Elec tric Company, Cincinnati, Ohio. 9:30 Improved Spectrophotometric Method for the Determination of Organo Aluminum Compounds. S. R. Henderson, T. G. Mungall, and J. H. Mitchen, Ethyl Corporation, Baton Rouge, La. 9:50 Indirect Spectrophotometric De termination of Chlorine Dioxide. J. A. Howell, G. E. Linnington, and D. F. Boltz, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. 10:45 Spectrophotometric Determina tion of Antimony. John C. Guyon and Raymond M. Matulis, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo. 11:05 The Determination of the Oxides of Nitrogen in Effluent of an Inert Gas Generator. David M. Zall, U. S. Navy Marine Engineering Laboratory, An napolis, Md. 11:25 Method for the Sampling and Analysis of Nitrogen in Potassium, H. Kirtchik, General Electric Co., Cin cinnati, Ohio. 12:00 Determination of Fluorine in Or ganic Compounds. M. Brandt and E). G. Cobb, Ethyl Research Labora tories, Detroit, Mich.
Friday Afternoon, October 23 SYMPOSIUM O N A U T O M A T I O N ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY 2:00 p.m. to 5:25
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2:00 Automation in Analytical Bio chemistry. Bernard Klein, Automa tion Research Laboratory, Veterans Administration Hospital, Bronx, Ν . Υ. 2:45 Automated Determination of Proteins. Eugene S. Baginski and Bon nie Zak. Pathology Department, Sinai Hospital, and Wayne State University College of Medicine, Detroit, Mich. 3:05 Automated Determination of Iron. Bennie Zak, Wavne State Uni versity School of Medicine, Detroit, Mich.' 3:25 Kinetic Measurements in the Clinical Laboratory. Donald G. Remp, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit. Mich.
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2:00 Refinement of Spectrochemical Procedures. J . K. Hurwitz, U . S. Steel Corp., Monroeville, Pa. 2:25 Spectrographs Determination of Impurities in Beryllium. E. S. Melick, L. Bunck, and E. Peterson,* T h e Brush Beryllium Co., Elmore, Ohio and *Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich. 2:45 Industrial Applications of Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy. R. E. M a n sell, T h e Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich. J. W . Heimforth, Applied Research Labora tories, Presiding
3:35 Vacuum Ultraviolet Instrumen tation and the Development and Manufacture of a Double Beam Monochromator for the Ultra-Violet Re gion. Paul M . McPherson, McPherson Instrument Corp., Acton, Mass. 3:35 Vacuum Ultraviolet and Soft XRadiation Detection. C. F . Hendee, Bendix Corp., Research Laboratories Division, Southfield, Mich. 4:25 A Precision Recording Absolute Spectrofluorometer. G. K. Turner and R. E. Phillips, G. K. Turner Associates, Palo Alto, Calif. 4:45 Optical Emission Spectrographic Method for the Determination of Chloride Ion in Chromium Plating Baths. W. Edgar and N . B. Parseghian, Ford Motor Co., Detroit, Mich. 5:05 The Spectrochemical Determina tion of Microgram Amounts of Tan talum, Niobium, Titanium, and Haf nium in UsOe. J. E. Scott and E. R. Sinister, Jr., Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., Apollo, Pa.
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9:00 Introductory Remarks. Myron T. Kelley, Director, Analytical Chem istry Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory ( O R N L ) . 9:15 Application of a Potentiostatic Electrodeposition Technique to Ultra Trace Analysis by Neutron Activation Methods. Harry B. Mark, Jr., and Francis J. Berlandi, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich. 9:45 Determination of Trace Elements in Wool. L. C. Bate, ORNL, and W. B. Healy, Soil Bureau, Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. 10:00 Photon Activation Analysis of Cesium. Jacob Spira, The Boston City Hospital, Boston, Mass., and Robert Bastian and Carmine Persiani, Repub lic Aviation Corp., Farmingdale, Ν. Υ. (Based on work performed at Montefiore Hospital, New York, Ν . Υ.) 10:45 Precision of Activation Analysis of Short-Lived Nuclides. F . F . Dyer and J. F . Emery, ORNL. 11:10 Determination of Attogram Quantities of 3 H and 3 He Produced by Photonuclear Reactions. L. A. Currie, U. S. Dept. of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D . C. 11:40 Reactions Observed with 14-m.e.v. Neutrons. W. J. Ross and J. E . Strain, ORNL.
Tuesday A f t e r n o o n , October 6 BURNUP ANALYSIS
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2:00 Technetium-99 as a Burnup Monitor for Fast and Thermal Reac tors. R. J. Meyer, R. D . Oldham, R. J. Popek, and R. P . Larsen, Argonne Na tional Laboratory, Argonne, 111. 2:15 Lanthanum-139 as a Burnup Monitor—A Mass Spectrometric Method. E . R. Ebersole, R. P . Larsen, M. T. Laug, and J. J. McCown, Ar gonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 111. 2:30 Uranium-235 Thermal Fission Yields of Cesium-133 and -137. R. P . Larsen, R. J. Meyer, M . T. Laug, and G. W. Smith, Argonne National Lab oratory, Argonne, 111. 2:45 Determination of Nuclear Fuel B u r n u p : Status of Development P r o gram. James E. Rein, Phillips Petro leum Co., Atomic Energy Div., Idaho Falls, Idaho. 3:20 Proposed Determination of N u clear Fuel Burnup Based on the Ratio of Two Stable Fission Products of the Same Element. William J. Maeck, Phillips Petroleum Co., Atomic En ergy Div., Idaho Falls, Idaho. 3:40 Flame Photometric Determina tion of Lithium Produced by B-10(N,a)Li-7 Reaction to Measure Boron-10 Burnup in Reactors Utiliz ing Chemical Shim Control. B. D . LaMont and W. D. Fletcher, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Atomic Power Div., Pittsburgh, Pa.
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9:00 Introductory Remarks. C. D. Susano, Associate Director, Analytical Chemistry Division, O R N L . 9:10 The Rapid Determination of Low Concentrations of Oxygen and H y drogen in Alkali Metals by a Modified Amalgamation Technique. Gerald Goldberg, O R N L . 9:35 The Precise Determination of Oxygen in Alkali Metals by Neutron Activation Analysis. E. L. Steele, General Atomic Division, General Dy namics Corp., San Diego, Calif. 9:55 The Determination of Oxygen in Metallic Sodium. K. S. Bergstresser, G. R. Waterbury and C. F . Metz, Uni versity of California, Los Alamos Sci entific Laboratory, Los Alamos, Ν . Μ. 10:15 The Determination of Oxygen in Rubidium and Cesium. Sheridan Rogers and Fred Tepper, Mine Safety Appliance Research Corp., Callery, Pa. 10:45 Determination of Total Carbon in Sodium Metal by High Tempera ture Combustion. Harold Bradley and S. A. Meacham, Atomic Power Devel opment Associates, Inc., Detroit, Mich. 11:05 The Determination of Total Car bon in Sodium. D . Dutina, W. W. Sabol, D . E. Rey and J. L. Simpson, General Electric Co., Atomic Products Div., Vallecitos Atomic Laboratory, Pleasanton, Calif. 11:30 Methods of Analyzing Sodium Metal at Culcheth Laboratory, UKAEA. W. T. Edwards, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Reactor Materials Laboratory, Cul cheth, England.
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Tuesday Afternoon, October 6 DETERMINATION OF CARBON, HYDROGEN, OXYGEN, A N D NITROGEN IN METALS Presiding:
William R. Laing, ORNL
2:00 Determination of Gases in Plu tonium Nitride and Carbide, and in Plutonium Metal. Mariley W. Mallett, Battelle Memorial Institute, Colum bus, Ohio. 2:25 Manometric Measurement of Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Hydrogen E x tracted from Plutonium Materials by Inert Gas Fusion. Ben D . Holt and Harvey T . Goodspeed, Argonne N a tional Laboratory, Argonne, 111. 2:40 T h e Determination of Oxygen in Pyrolytic-Carbon-Coated Uranium Dicarbide Beads. M . E . Smith, J. M . Hansel, and G. R. Waterbury, Univer sity of California, Los Alamos Scien tific Laboratory, Los Alamos, Ν . Μ . 3:20 Oxygen and Nitrogen Deter mination in Columbium and T a n t a lum by Inert Gas Fusion Employing Chromatographic Detection. W. C. Gannon and F . T . Coyle, Kawecki Chemical Co., Boyertown, P a . 3:45 An Automatic Spectrographs Method for the Determination of Oxy gen in Steel. M . S. W . Webb and R . J . Webb, United Kingdom Atomic E n ergy Authority, Research Group, Woolwich Outstation, Woolwich, Eng land. 4:05 Comparative Studies on the D e termination of Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Hydrogen in R a r e - E a r t h Metals, and of Oxygen in Thorium. Wayne E . Dallmann, Velmer A. Fassel, C. Clifton Hill, and Royce K. Winge, Institute for Atomic Research and Dept. of Chem istry, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. 4:25 Analysis of Zirconium Metal and Alloys for Hydrogen, Carbon, and Oxygen. H . R. Weiler, Jr., T h e Car borundum Company, T h e Carborun dum Metals Company Division, Akron, Ν. Υ.
Tuesday Evening, October 6 6:30 Social Hour 7:30 Dinner, Mountain View Hotel. Master of Ceremonies: Myron T . Kelley, Director Analytical Chemistry Division, O R N L 8:30 Address: Project Plowshare, or H o w I Learned to Love the H-Bomb. Speaker : John W. Landry, O R N L
Wednesday Morning, October 7 SPECTROCHEMICAL A N D X-RAY METHODS OF ANALYSIS Presiding:
Cyrus Feldman, ORNL
9:00 Influence of the Interaction of Plasma Components on Spectroscopic Analysis. Wilhelm H . Tappe, Dept. of Physics, Duke University, Durham, N . C , and Physikalisches Institut der Universitât Minister, Germany. 9:45 T h e S p e c t r o g r a p h s Determination of Chlorine in Refractory M a terials. G. Baudin, Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique, Centre D'Etudes
Nucléaires, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. 10:10 T h e Effect of Electrode Dimensions in the Carrier Distillation P r o cedure for Spectrochemical Analysis. H . R. Mullins and R. L. Graff, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, New Brunswick Laboratory, New Brunswick, N . J. 10:45 T h e Determination of Uranium Isotopes by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. Joseph A. Goleb, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 111. 11:05 T h e Use of Computers in Spectrochemical Analysis. Isabel H . T i p ton, Fred W. Roberts, and J a n e J. Shafer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 11:25 T h e F a r Ultra-Violet Flame Emission Lines of Cobalt. John A. Dean, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn., and J. E . Adkins, Jr., E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Orange, Tex. 11:45 Chemical Isolation and Flame Photometric Determination of Barium. Cyrus Feldman, T . C. Rains, and Marion Ferguson, O R N L .
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9:00 Commentary on t h e S p a r k Source Mass Spectrograph. W. Fletcher, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Capenhurst Works, Capenhurst, England. (Subject t o confirmation by the speaker.) 9:25 Commentary on O R N L , DoubleMagnet Mass Spectrometer. A. E. Cameron, O R N L . 10:05: Determination of Hydrogen in Zirconium Alloys by Isotopic Equilibration. R. W. Ashley and A. S. Denovan, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River Project, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC OF ANALYSIS Presiding:
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10:45 Adaptation of the Chromatograph for t h e Analysis of Corrosive Gases. E. L. Williamson, Union Carbide Corp., Nuclear Division, Paducah, K y . 11:10 T h e Determination of T r a c e I m purities i n Helium. E . G. H . R o m berg, O.E.C.D. High Temperature R e actor Project (Dragon), A.E.E., Winfrith, England.
Wednesday Afternoon, October 7 SPECIAL METHODS OF SEPARATION A N D DETERMINATION Presiding:
L. J. Brady, ORNL
2:00 A Specific Method for the D e termination of Titanium. J . O. H i b bite, General Electric Co., Nuclear Materials and Propulsion Operation, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Silve Kallmann, William Giustetti, and H a n s K. Oberthin, Ledoux and Co., Teaneck, N . J. 2:20 T h e Microdetermination of Ruthenium in Uranium Compounds. O. A. Vita and C. F . Trivisonno, Goodyear Atomic Corp., Piketon, Ohio.
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NEWS 2:40 An Infrared Method for Deter mining Variations in the Deuterium Content of Natural Water. W. H . Stevens, J. G. Bayly, and W. M . Thurston, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River Project, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada. 3:25 Separation of Americium from Lower Transuranics: Extraction with Quaternary Ammonium Salts. William J. Maeck, Maxine E. Kussy, and James E. Rein, Phillips Petroleum Co., Atomic Energy Div., Idaho Falls, Idaho. 3:40 The Separation of Europium from Fission Product Samples by Re duction with Lithium Amalgam. J. Bubernak, M. Lew, and G. M . Matlack, University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, Ν. Μ. 4:00 Reversed-Phase Partition Chro matographic Separation of the Lanthanides with Paper Impregnated with Bis-(Di-N-Hexylphosphinyl)methane. George J. Kamin, Jerome W. O'Laughlin, and Charles V. Banks, Institute for Atomic Research and Dcpt. of Chemistry, Iowa State Uni versity, Ames, Iowa. 4:15 Analysis of High Purity Ma terials in Nuclear Energy Research— A Short General Survey of Methods. A. A. Smales, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Energy R e search Establishment, Harwell, Eng land.
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Joel A . Carter, ORNL
9:00 The Application of Anion Ex change-Partition Chromatography to the Trace Impurity Analysis of Thorium-TJranium and PlutoniumThorium-TJranium Alloys. Edmund A. Huff, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, 111. 9:20 Determination of Plutonium in Irradiated Uranium Dioxide Fuel Pel lets by X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrom etry. B. D. LaMont, J. D. Johnson, and J. A. McSorley, Westinghouse Electric Corp., Atomic Power Div., Pittsburgh, Pa. 9:45 Applications of the Electron Probe Microanalyzer to the Determi nation of Trace Constituents in Reac tor Materials. E. A. Hakkila, G. R. Waterbury, and C. F. Metz, University of California, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, Ν. Μ.
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Eleventh Ottawa Symposium on Applied Spectroscopy and Analyti cal Chemistry. Ottawa, Canada. Contact: The Chemical Insti tute of Canada, 48 Rideau St., Ottawa 2, Ontario, Canada. Page 62 A, April.
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Symposium on Biological Applications of Gas Chromatography. École Polytechnique, Paris, France. Contact: G. Guiochon, Laboratoire de Chimie, École Polytechnique, 17 rue Descartes, Paris 5e, France. Page 44 A, Aug.
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International Conference on Mass Spectrometry. Paris, France. Sponsors: ASTM committee E-14, G. A. M. S. and the Hydrocarbon Research Group. Contact: Secretariat du G. A. M. S., 1 rue Gaston Boissier, Paris XV, France. Page 67 A, Oct. 1963.
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The Third International Measurement Conference and the Sixth International Instruments and Measurements Conference. Stockholm, Sweden. Contact: I M E K O III and I&M VI, Reso Congress Service, Stockholm 1, Sweden.
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Symposium on Research in Automated Chemical Analytical Procedures. Statler-Hilton Hotel, New York City. Sponsor: Technicon Controls Corp. Contact: E . C. Barton, Technicon R e search Park, Chauncey, Ν . Υ. Page 48 A, Aug.
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15th Meeting of the Comité International de Thermodynamique et de Cinétique Electrochimiques (CITCE). London and Cambridge, England. Contact: Dr. M . Fleischmann, Secretary General of C I T C E , Dept. of Physical Chemistry, University of Newcastle upon Tvne, Newcastle upon Tvne 1, England. Page 101 A, Feb.
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International Symposium on Chemical Applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. Sardinia, Italy. Sponsor : The Italian So ciety for the Progress of Science. Contact: Dr. Gaetano Martino, Institute of Human Physiology, University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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15th Testing Conference of the Technical Association of the Pulp & Paper Industry (TAPPI). Statler-Hilton Hotel, Boston, Mass. Program includes sessions on instrumental color specification and precision and sampling. Contact: M . A. Burnston, T A P P I , 360 Lexington Ave., New York, Ν . Υ. 10017.
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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Sym posium Infrared Symposium on Group Fre quency Intensities Chemical Separations Management Viewpoints of Analytical Chemistry On-Stream X-Ray Analyses Symposium Gas Chromatography Symposium on Process Monitoring and Control, Flavors and Aroma, Biomedical In vestigations, and Accuracy of Gen eralized Method Universal Emission Spectrochemical Techniques Original papers are invited. A brief abstract (150 words) is printed in the program. Those interested in submit ting papers should send three copies of an abstract with a letter listing the names of the authors, the laboratory where the work was done, and current addresses of the authors to: Dr. W. G. Fateley, Mellon Institute, 4400 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213. Final date for receipt of abstracts is October 15. In addition to the program of technical papers, there will be an exhibition of new analytical instrumentation.
ACS Metropolitan Regional Meeting The New York and North Jersey Sections of the American Chemical Society will hold their Fourth Annual Metropolitan Regional Meeting Mon day, Feb. 1, 1965, at the Stevens Insti tute of Technology, Hoboken, N. J. Sessions are planned in analytical chemistry as well as in the other major fields of chemistry. Those wishing to contribute papers should submit titles by November 1 and abstracts by De cember 15. For more information, contact: Dr. Arthur Kemper, Man hattan College, Dept. of Chemistry, New York, Ν. Υ. 10471.
Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference The annual Pittsburgh Diffraction Conference will be held November 4 to 6 at Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa. Sessions will be devoted to instrumen tation, metals and alloys, and structures, with special sessions on extinction, low energy electron diffraction, and small angle scattering. Professor W. H. Zachariasen of the University of Chicago will be the guest speaker for the Thursday evening meeting. A place ment service will be available. Further information can be obtained from Dr. W. M. Biagas, Crucible Steel Com pany, P. O. Box 7257, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15213.
Gas Chromatography Symposium The V symposium on gas chroma tography will be held by the subcommission for gas chromatography of the German Academy of Science's chem ical section in Berlin from May 11 to May 14, 1965. The meeting will cover theoretical, methodological, and instrumental problems of gas chroma tography and applications in the chem ical, biochemical, and medical research fields. Commercial equipment and ac cessories will also be displayed at the conference. Those interested in contributing to this meeting are requested to notify the subcommission not later than Oct. 15, 1964. Completed manuscripts are due by Dec. 31, 1964. Further infor mation on this meeting is available from TJnterkommission fur Gas Chro matographic, Leipzig 0 5, Permoserstr. 15, Germany.
Industry Items Fischer & Porter Co. will centralize its receiving and shipping operations in a 33,000-sq. ft. plant addition now in final stages of construction at the company's headquarters in Warminster, Pa. Present receiving and shipping fa cilities will be turned over to the com pany's production department which plans to install additional manufactur ing equipment. Laboratory For Electronics, Inc., has moved its corporate headquarters to its Waltham, Mass., facility located at 1601 Trapelo Road and Route 128. The Waltham plant contains 164,000 square feet of space and houses both the Tracerlab and Kelekets Divisions of the company. Nuclear Consultants Corp. has be gun construction of a new office, re search laboratory, and production plant on a three acre site in Maryland Heights Industrial Court, Warnen Road, Nortrrwest St. Louis County, Missouri. The products prepared by the company are radioactive isotopes, primarily for use in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine. St. Louis Testing Laboratories, Inc., has opened its new building and facilities in Mill Creek Park, new com mercial and industrial area in mid-town St. Louis, Missouri. Wilks Scientific Corp. has opened a new sales office near Philadelphia at 111 West Cooke Ave., Glenolden, Pa. The company makes internal reflection spectroscopy, gas chromatography, and infrared spectroscopy instruments. Circle No. 188 on Readers' Service Card
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