Abstract:
The present disclosure is directed to a method for determining the zinc concentration in an aqueous medium. More specifically, the method is directed for use to aqueous mediums which contain contaminated and perhaps interfering metal ions, such as the cations of aluminum, iron and copper. According to the method, the sample of the aqueous medium is acidified, treated with a buffered complexing agent to complex any aluminum and iron ions present, treated with an organo-sulfur compound which will complex with any copper ions present and discriminate against any zinc ions present. An indicator compound which will react with the zinc to produce a color has been added to the aqueous medium and the color intensity of the resulting solution is ascertained. The color intensity is then compared with the color intensity of known quantities of zinc and the indicator compound, and the concentration of the zinc is ascertained accordingly.
Abstract:
Method of determining the chromium concentration in an aqueous medium containing either or both trivalent chromium or hexavalent chromium. The method generally entails acidifying the aqueous medium, oxidizing any trivalent chromium present in the aqueous medium to hexavalent chromium, and adding to the medium a composition comprising a water-soluble cobaltous salt and a chelating agent of the acetic acid derivative type. The color intensity of the resulting medium is then measured and compared to the intensity of samples of aqueous medium containing known quantities of chromate in its hexavalent state which have been treated in the same manner. One of the other features of the invention is the composition used in the method.
Abstract:
Method for determining the sulfate ion concentration of an aqueous solution. The mechanism of the method resides in the use of a chelate of a metal which under acidic conditions dissociates to release metal ions which will react with the sulfate ion present to produce a colloidal metal sulfate precipitate. In order to ensure that the free chelant does not precipitate or react to form a precipitate, there is also added to the solution a quantity of a metal compound, the metal of which will replace the original metal of the chelate to form a water soluble second chelate. The turbidity or color density of the aqueous solution is measured and compared to the color density values obtained for solutions containing known quantities of sulfate precipitate of the same metal.
Abstract:
TEST METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PHOSPHATE CONTENT OF LIQUIDS CONTAINING COMPLEX PHOSPHATES OR POLYPHOSPHATE COMPOUNDS, COMPRISING ADDING TO A SMALL SAMPLE OF THE LIQUID TO BE TESTED A FIRST AQUEOUS SOLUTION COMPRISING A WATER SOLUBLE FERRIC SALT, AN ALKALI METAL HALIDE, AN ALKALI METAL SALT OF A LOWER FATTY ACID AND A FIRST LOWER FATTY ACID. THE RESULTING SOLUTION IS THEN ALLOWED TO MIX AND A SECOND SOLUTION COMPRISING A HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID AND A SECOND LOWER FATTY ACID IS ADDED THERETO. THE COLOR INTENSITY OF THE RESULTING SOLUTION IS THEN MEASURED AND COMPARED TO A KNOWN STANDARD.