Chapter Ⅰ：PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF RUTHENIUM AND ITS COMPOUNDS 1
Chapter Ⅱ：DETECTION OF RUTHENIUM 12
Inorganic reagents for ruthenium 12
Organic reagents for ruthenium 16
Spot tests for ruthenium 27
Chemical microscopic detection of ruthenium 30
Detection of ruthenium by the catalytic action of its compounds 35
Detection of ruthenium in a mixture of cations 35
Chapter Ⅲ：CHEMICAL AND INSTRUMENTAL METHODS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF RUTHENIUM 37
Gravimetric methods of determination of ruthenium 37
Volumetric methods of determination of ruthenium 52
Potentiometric titration methods 57
Photometric determinations of ruthenium 60
Fluorescence method of determination of ruthenium by 5-methyl-1，10-phenanthroline 99
Electrochemical methods 100
Polarographic methods 117
Spectroscopic and X-ray methods 127
Radiochemical methods 132
Chapter Ⅳ：SEPARATION OF RUTHENIUM FROM THE ACCOMPANYING ELEMENTS 144
Methods involving isolation of ruthenium tetroxide 144
Separation of osmium and ruthenium tetroxides 163
Separation of ruthenium from platinum metals 166
Separation of ruthenium from alkaline earth metals and magnesium 168
Chromatographic separation of ruthenium from other elements 169
Chapter Ⅴ：DETERMINATION OF RUTHENIUM IN NATURAL MATERIALS AND INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTS 174
The separation of platinum metals from the accompanying elements 175
Assay methods for the separation of platinum metals 176
Chemical methods of separation of platinum metals 181
Determination of ruthenium in concentrates 190
Determination of ruthenium in slurries and slags 192
Determination of ruthenium in osmiridium 194
Determination of ruthenium in the wastes of refining industry 196
Analysis of silver bead 197
Analysis of alloys containing ruthenium 198
Determination of impurities in refined ruthenium 202
Analytical procedures for the determination of ruthenium in various materials 203
APPENDIX 214
Determination of ruthenium in fluorides 214
Methods of preparation of various ruthenium compounds 216
Ruthenium compounds used as indicators 220
BIBLIOGRAPHY 223
SUBJECT INDEX 247