“…[59][60][61][62] Some other modified silica gel with various kinds of complex-forming functional groups have been prepared and studied for their adsorption behavior and application to preconcentration of trace metals.63-65 Seshadri et a1.64 reported that a f3-diketone-immobiliz ed silica gel shows complexing affinity for Cu(II), U(VI; and Fe(III); no significant affinity is observed for Ni Co, Zn, Mg, Ca, La and Th. Furthermore, 2,3 f dihydroxybenzoyl and 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoyl-amid functional groups immobilized silica exhibited signifi cant affinity for Cu, U, Fe, Ce, Ti, V, Mo and Cr.…”