Research Article

Biosorption of Lanthanides from Aqueous Solutions Using Pretreated Buccinum tenuissimum Shell Biomass

Table 1

Operating conditions of ICP-MS.

RF power1400 W

Plasma gas flow15 

Carrier gas flow1.2

Sampling depth6.5 mm

Sample uptake rate0.5

Measurement point3 points/peak

Integration time1.0 sec/point

Measured Isotope139La, 140Ce, 141Pr, 146Nd,
147Sm, 153Eu, 157Gd, 159Tb,
163Dy, 165Ho, 166Er, 169Tm,
172Yb, 175Lu