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Multielement neutron activation analysis has been applied to the determination of macro, micro and trace amounts of Al, Br, Ca, Cl, Co, Cr, Cs, Fe, K, La, Mg, Mn, Na, Rb, Sc and V in molasses of Kom Ombo, Edfu, Armant, Naga Hammady and Abu Korkass cane sugar factories. The threshold element concentrations are acceptable and below the safety. Differences in element concentrations may be related to different botanic textures and structures, different compositions of sugar cane plants, corrosion of containers or changes in soil as a result of geochemical differentiation. The method is sensitive down to 0.038 ppm of V. The relative errors due to counting statistics are in the range of 0.2–11%.
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Mohamed, A.E., Awadallah, R.M. & Hassan, A.A. Determination of trace elements in Egyptian molasses by instrumental neutron activation analysis. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 129, 453–457 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02039842
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