- P-ISSN 1225-0163
- E-ISSN 2288-8985
Analytical method to determine rare earth elements which were extracted to organic phase by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry(ICP-MS) was investigated. Organic phase which had extracted rare earth elements was directly aspirated into ICP-MS by ultrasonic nebulizer(USN) in order to reduce solvent load to the plasma. Then, the count rate increased when MIBK(methyl isobutyl ketone) was added to EtOH(ethanol) but decreased when 0.03 M HEH(2-ethylhexyl-2-ethylhexyl phosphonic acid, <TEX>$P_{507}$</TEX>, PC88A) was added to solvent which mixed MIBK with EtOH. The optimal temperatures of desolvation system were -10 <TEX>$^{\circ}C$</TEX> for the condenser and 150 <TEX>$^{\circ}C$</TEX> for the heating tube. The optimal nebulizer flow rate which gave maximum count rate and minimum reflect power was 0.7 L/min. The optimal pH and extraction time were 4.3 and 10 min for MIBK-0.03 M HEH system. Detection limits which were obtained through calibration curves at the range of 0.2 <TEX>${\sim}$</TEX> 20 ng/mL were 0.02 <TEX>${\sim}$</TEX> 0.05 ng/mL under the optimal experimental conditions.