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If we look back some forty or fifty years, chemical analysis concentrated on perhaps three main areas qualitative testing, quantitative determinations, particularly by classical techniques such as titrimetry and gravimetry, and structural analysis by procedures requiring laborious and time-consuming calculations. The analytical chemist of today has an armoury of instrumental techniques, automated systems and computers which enable analytical measurements to be made more easily, more quickly and more accurately. 

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An important application of this type of analysis is in the determination of the calculated cetane index. The procedure is as follows the cetane number is measured using the standard CFR engine method for a large number of gas oil samples covering a wide range of chemical compositions. It was shown that this measured number is a linear combination of chemical family concentrations as determined by the D 2425 method. An example of the correlation obtained is given in Figure 3.3. 

The solid readily dissolves chemically in concentrated hydrochloric acid, forming a complex, and in ammonia as the colourless, linear, complex cation [H3N -> Cu <- NHj] (cf AgCl) if air is absent (in the presence of air, this is oxidis to a blue ammino-copper(II) complex). This solution of ammoniacal copper(I) chloride is a good solvent or carbon monoxide, forming an addition compound CuCl. CO. H2O, and as such is used in gas analysis. On passing ethyne through the ammoniacal solution, a red-brown precipitate of hydrated copper(I) dicarbide (explosive when dry) is obtained ... 

Krypton clathrates have been prepared with hydroquinone and phenol. 85Kr has found recent application in chemical analysis. By imbedding the isotope in various solids, kryptonates are formed. The activity of these kryptonates is sensitive to chemical reactions at the surface. Estimates of the concentration of reactants are therefore made possible. Krypton is used in certain photographic flash lamps for high-speed photography. Uses thus far have been limited because of its high cost. Krypton gas presently costs about 30/1. 

The proportionality between the concentration of chromophores and the measured absorbance [Eqs. (6.8) and (6.9)] requires calibration. With copolymers this is accomplished by chemical analysis for an element or functional group that characterizes the chromophore, or, better yet, by the use of isotopically labeled monomers. 

Volatile impurities, eg, F2, HF, CIF, and CI2, in halogen fluoride compounds are most easily deterrnined by gas chromatography (109—111). The use of Ftoroplast adsorbents to determine certain volatile impurities to a detection limit of 0.01% has been described (112—114). Free halogen and haHde concentrations can be deterrnined by wet chemical analysis of hydrolyzed halogen fluoride compounds. 

A detailed review of the methods for deterrnination of low manganese concentration in water and waste is available (179). A review on the speciation of Mn in fresh waters has been reported (180). Reviews for the chemical analysis of Mn in seawater, soil and plants, and air are presented in References 181, 182, and 183, respectively. 

Chemical Properties. Elemental analysis, impurity content, and stoichiometry are determined by chemical or iastmmental analysis. The use of iastmmental analytical methods (qv) is increasing because these ate usually faster, can be automated, and can be used to determine very small concentrations of elements (see Trace AND RESIDUE ANALYSIS). Atomic absorption spectroscopy and x-ray fluorescence methods are the most useful iastmmental techniques ia determining chemical compositions of inorganic pigments. Chemical analysis of principal components is carried out to determine pigment stoichiometry. Analysis of trace elements is important. The presence of undesirable elements, such as heavy metals, even in small amounts, can make the pigment unusable for environmental reasons. 

Chemical Analysis. Chemical impurities commonly analyzed include Na20, Fe202, and Si02. The hydroxide is first dissolved in boiling concentrated HQ. Atomic absorption methods have replaced older colorimetric procedures. 

Chemical analysis methods maybe used for assay of silver alloys containing no interfering base metals. Nitric acid dissolution of the silver and precipitation as AgCl, or the Gay-Lussac-VoUiard titration methods are used iaterchangeably for the higher concentrations of silver. These procedures have been described (4). 

Crystalline boron is very inert. Low purity, higher temperatures, and changes in or lack of crystallinity all increase the chemical reactivity. Hot concentrated H2SO4—HNO at 2 1 ratio can be used to dissolve boron for chemical analysis but boron is not soluble in boiling HE or HCl. Boron is also unreactive toward concentrated NaOH up to 500°C. At room temperature, boron reacts with E2, but only superficially with O2. 

Standards used to constmct a cahbration curve must be prepared such that the matrix of the standard is identical to the sample s matrix because the values of the parameters k and b associated with a linear cahbration curve are matrix dependent. Many areas of chemical analysis are plagued by matrix effects, and it is often difficult to duphcate the sample matrix when preparing external standards. Because it is desirable to eliminate matrix effects, cahbration in the sample matrix itself can be performed. This approach is called the standard addition method (SAM) (14). In this method, the standards are added to the sample matrix and the response of the analyte plus the standard is monitored as a function of the added amount of the standard. The initial response is assumed to be Rq, and the relationship between the response and the concentration of the analyte is... 

In practice of chemical analysis of organic substances, for some classes of compounds measuring of summary concentration in re-count to one of representatives is used. In the case of need of information about the content of each component, the chromatographic methods are applicable. 

Chemical analysis of surfaces within crevices often reveals high concentrations of chloride. Chemical spot tests can indicate acidic pH. 

Oxygen corrosion involves many accelerating factors such as the concentration of aggressive anions beneath deposits, intermittent operation, and variable water chemistry. How each factor contributes to attack is often difficult to assess by visual inspection alone. Chemical analysis of corrosion products and deposits is often beneficial, as is more detailed microscopic examination of corrosion products and wasted regions. 

At the end of the 1930s, the only generally available method for determining mean MWs of polymers was by chemical analysis of the concentration of chain end-groups this was not very accurate and not applicable to all polymers. The difficulty of applying well tried physical chemical methods to this problem has been well put in a reminiscence of early days in polymer science by Stockmayer and Zimm (1984). The determination of MWs of a solute in dilute solution depends on the ideal, Raoult s Law term (which diminishes as the reciprocal of the MW), but to eliminate the non-ideal terms which can be substantial for polymers and which are independent of MW, one has to go to ever lower concentrations, and eventually one runs out of measurement accuracy . The methods which were introduced in the 1940s and 1950s are analysed in Chapter 11 of Morawetz s book. 

Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless gas and - without chemical analysis - its presence is undetectable. It is produced by steam reforming or incomplete combustion of carbonaceous fuels typical carbon monoxide concentrations in common gases are given in Table 5.30. 

Chemical Analysis. Standard chemical analyses have been developed for determining the concentration of various ions present in the mud [23]. Test for concentration of chloride, hydroxide and calcium ions are required to fill out the API drilling mud report. The tests are based on filtration, i.e., reaction of a known volume of mud filtrate sample with a standard solution of known volume and concentration. The end of chemical reaction is usually indicated by the change of color. The concentration of the ion being tested then can be determined from a knowledge of the chemical reaction taking place [7]. 

Leidheiser, H. and Kissinger, R., Chemical Analysis of the Liquid Within a Propagating Stress Corrosion Crack in 70 30 Brass Immersed in Concentrated NH4OH , Corrosion, 28, 218... 

Ion chromatography permits the determination of both inorganic and organic ionic species, often in concentrations of 50 g L"1 (ppb) or less. Since analysis time is short (frequently less than 20 minutes) and sample volumes may be less than 1 mL, IC is a fast and economical technique. It has found increasing application in a number of different areas of chemical analysis and particularly for the quantitative determination of anions. The state-of-the-art has been reviewed.26... 

The term titrimetric analysis refers to quantitative chemical analysis carried out by determining the volume of a solution of accurately known concentration which is required to react quantitatively with a measured volume of a solution of the substance to be determined. The solution of accurately known strength is called the standard solution, see Section 10.3. The weight of the substance to be determined is calculated from the volume of the standard solution used and the chemical equation and relative molecular masses of the reacting compounds. 

Minerals generally present difficult problems in chemical analysis, and these problems grow more serious when the elements being determined are as difficult to separate as are those named above. The time and effort that x-ray emission spectrography can save are therefore great, but there are obstacles to be surmounted. Among these are (1) Absorption and enhancement effects are often serious. (2) The element of interest may be present at low concentration in a matrix that is unknown and variable. (3) Satisfactory standards are not always easy to obtain. (4) Simple equipment sometimes does not resolve important analytical lines- completely. (5) Sample preparation and particle size often influence the intensities of analytical lines Class II deviations (7.8) can be particularly serious with minerals. 

A second source of plutonium, dispersed more locally, is liquid effluent from fuel reprocessing facilities. One such is the fuel reprocessing plant at Windscale, Cumbria in the United Kingdom where liquid waste is released to the Irish Sea(6). Chemical analysis of this effluent shows that about one percent or less of the plutonium is in an oxidized form before it contacts the marine water(7). Approximately 95 percent of the plutonium rapidly adsorbs to particulate matter after discharge and deposits on the seabed while 5 percent is removed from the area as a soluble component ). Because this source provided concentrations that were readily detected, pioneering field research into plutonium oxidation states in the marine environment was conducted at this location. 

X-ray scattering studies at a renewed pc-Ag/electrolyte interface366,823 provide evidence for assuming that fast relaxation and diffu-sional processes are probable at a renewed Sn + Pb alloy surface. Investigations by secondary-ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS) of the Pb concentration profile in a thin Sn + Pb alloy surface layer show that the concentration penetration depth in the solid phase is on the order of 0.2 pm, which leads to an estimate of a surface diffusion coefficient for Pb atoms in the Sn + Pb alloy surface layer on the order of 10"13 to lCT12 cm2 s i 820 ( p,emicai analysis by electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis (ESCA) and Auger ofjust-renewed Sn + Pb alloy surfaces in a vacuum confirms that enrichment with Pb of the surface layer is probable.810... 

While these calculations provide information about the ultimate equilibrium conditions, redox reactions are often slow on human time scales, and sometimes even on geological time scales. Furthermore, the reactions in natural systems are complex and may be catalyzed or inhibited by the solids or trace constituents present. There is a dearth of information on the kinetics of redox reactions in such systems, but it is clear that many chemical species commonly found in environmental samples would not be present if equilibrium were attained. Furthermore, the conditions at equilibrium depend on the concentration of other species in the system, many of which are difficult or impossible to determine analytically. Morgan and Stone (1985) reviewed the kinetics of many environmentally important reactions and pointed out that determination of whether an equilibrium model is appropriate in a given situation depends on the relative time constants of the chemical reactions of interest and the physical processes governing the movement of material through the system. This point is discussed in some detail in Section 15.3.8. In the absence of detailed information with which to evaluate these time constants, chemical analysis for metals in each of their oxidation states, rather than equilibrium calculations, must be conducted to evaluate the current state of a system and the biological or geochemical importance of the metals it contains. 

A second unusual EPR spectrum was observed in the oxidized (as-isolated) protein (Fig. 3). This spectrum, which was assigned to an S = z system, was not reminiscent of any Fe-S cluster. Indeed, with g-values of 1.968, 1.953, and 1.903, it looked more like a molybdenum or tungsten spectrum. However, chemical analysis ruled out the possibility that this EPR spectrum arose from Mo or W, and the spectrum was assigned to an Fe-S center instead. The spin concentration, however, was sub stoichiometric and sample-dependent. Furthermore, when the as-isolated protein was oxidized with ferricyanide, it became EPR silent. This, together with the iron determination and the fingerprint of the reduced protein, led Hagen and colleagues to the... 

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