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THE use of chromatographic techniques for the separation of an alloy into its constituent elements or for the direct purification of metallic elements has not, to our knowledge, been reported. In order to test the feasibility of the separation a zinc–cadmium (8.4 per cent zinc) alloy was used. The advantages of this alloy system for this test are: (1) both elements have significant vapour pressures at temperatures which do not pose extremely difficult material problems; (2) they are chemically similar; (3) they are common metals; (4) their reactivity is small enough so that they pose no handling problems (as would the alkali metals).
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DEBOER, F. Purification of Metals by Gas Chromatography. Nature 185, 915 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185915a0
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