Total potentiometric titration

Naphthenic acid is a collective name for organic acids present in some but not all crude oils. In addition to true naphthenic acids (naphthenic carboxylic acids represented by the formula X-COOH in which X is a cycloparaffin radical), the total acidity of a crude may include various amounts of other organic acids and sometimes mineral acids. Thus the total neutralization number of a stock, which is a measure of its total acidity, includes (but does not necessaiily represent) the level of naphthenic acids present. The neutralization number is the number of milligrams of potassium hydroxide required to neutralize one gram of stock as determined by titration using phenolphthalein as an indicator, or as determined by potentiometric titration. It may be as high as 10 mg KOH/gr. for some crudes. The neutralization number does not usually become important as a corrosion factor, however, unless it is at least 0.5 mg KOH/gm. 

Active matter (anionic surfactant) in AOS consists of alkene- and hydroxy-alkanemonosulfonates, as well as small amounts of disulfonates. Active matter (AM) content is usually expressed as milliequivalents per 100 grams, or as weight percent. Three methods are available for the determination of AM in AOS calculation by difference, the two-phase titration such as methylene blue-active substances (MBAS) and by potentiometric titration with cationic. The calculation method has a number of inherent error factors. The two-phase titration methods may not be completely quantitative and can yield values differing by several percent from those obtained from the total sulfur content. These methods employ trichloromethane, the effects from which the analyst must be protected. The best method for routine use is probably the potentiometric titration method but this requires the availability of more expensive equipment. 

Edmond, J. M. (1970). High precision determination of titration alkalinity and total carbon dioxide concentration of sea water by potentiometric titration. Deep-Sea Res. 17, 737-750. 

The sorption data of Cd2+ and Pb2+ by B. subtilis and E. coli were well described by a one-site complexation model (r2 > 0.9) with Cd2+ showing somewhat lower sorption affinities than Pb2+ (Kulczycki et al. 2002). A two-site sorption model yielded an improved fit but only for the E. coli data. The stability constants for the high- and low-affinity sorption sites differed by several orders of magnitude. The total metal sorption capacity of E. coli increased, and moved closer to the value of B. subtilis when the presence of low-affinity sorption sites was allowed. Ngwenya et al. (2003) used potentiometric titrations to assess the different types of sites present... 

It has not yet been possible to obtain samples of amylopectin which do not show some slight evidence of uptake of iodine by linear material in the early stages of an accurate potentiometric titration. Although this effect is presumably due to contaminating amylose, the presence of some long branches in the amylopectin cannot be excluded. Anderson and Greenwood190 have shown that in 0.01 M iodide solution, for concentrations of total free iodine less than 1 X 10-6 M, the amount of iodine bound by... 

For higher accuracy in the low polymer concentration range, two different methods were used. In the case of PAA, potentiometric titrations of solutions of PAA were performed with 0.01 N NaOH using a Brinkman model, Westbury, NY, automated titrator. Blank tests indicated no interfering species. Known amounts of PAA were used to prepare a calibration curve immediately after titration of the samples containing unknown amounts of polymer. The starting point of the titration was pH 4.0, and the end point was reached near pH 8. Total volumes of 75 or 100 cc were used for the titrations, and the ionic strength was controlled at 0.01 M NaCl. 

Elemental composition H 5.04%, F 94.96%. The total acidity of an aqueous HF solution may be measured by titration with a standard solution of base using phenolphthalein or another suitable color indicator. Alternatively, the end point may be determined by potentiometric titration. The fluoride ion may be analyzed using a fluoride ion-selective electrode or by ion chromatography. The HF gas may be analyzed by GC/MS using a GC column having... 

For incorporation of crown ethers and cryptates into the RTV encapsulant system as sodium and potassium ion scavengers, the total ionic contaminants must first precisely be determined. Atomic absorption is used to measure these ions in commercial silicone RTVs and silicone fluids. Values of "10 ppm for sodium and potassium were obtained in the best samples. Chloride level was determined by potentiometric titration of the silicone with AgN03. A quantity of ion trap (either crown ethers or cryptates) was then added to the RTV silicone encapsulant, and its molar concentration was equal to the combined sodium and potassium contaminant levels. 

According to visible spectra (Figure 6) and potentiometric titration, the concentration of bromide ion decreases gradually as toluene oxidation proceeds, but the total amount of bromide ion after treating the solution with alkali remains constant (Figure 7). The bromide ion converted to organic bromides (benzyl bromide) during the oxidation can be hardly... 

Allan S. Hay During the autoxidation of p-xylene catalyzed by cobalt acetate bromide, a potentiometric titration for bromide ion of an aliquot of the reaction mixture at 0°C. shows that only a fraction of the bromide is present in ionic form. If the titration is performed at room temperature, there is a gradual drift of the end point until it finally corresponds to the calculated total amount of bromide. The implication thus is that benzylic bromides are present during the reaction, and at room temperature during the titration they are slowly solvolyzed. 

Tartaric Acid. Quantitative measures of total tartrate are useful in determining the amount of acid reduction required for high acid musts and in predicting the tartrate stability of finished wines. Three procedures may be used. Precipitation as calcium racemate is accurate (85), but the cost and unavailability of L-tartaric acid are prohibitive. Precipitation of tartaric acid as potassium bitartrate is the oldest procedure but is somewhat empirical because of the appreciable solubility of potassium bi-tartrate. Nevertheless, it is still an official AO AC method (3). The colorimetric metavanadate procedure is widely used (4, 6, 86, 87). Tanner and Sandoz (88) reported good correlation between their bitartrate procedure and Rebeleins rapid colorimetric method (87). Potentiometric titration in Me2CO after ion exchange was specific for tartaric acid (89). 

The total capacity C of the double layer has been determined from electrocapillary measurements for mercury-aqueous electrolyte interfaces89, and from potentiometric titration measurements for silver... 

International Standard Organization. 2008. Water quality. Determination of total alkalinity in sea water using high precision potentiometric titration. ISO 22719. International Organization for Standardization, Case Postale 56, CH-1211, Geneva 20 Switzerland. 

Bradshaw A.L. and Brewer P.G. (1988a) High precision measurements of alkalinity and total carbon dioxide in seawater by potentiometric titration - 1. Presence of unknown protolyte(s) Mar. Chem. 23, 69-86. 

Bradshaw A.L., Brewer P.G., Shafer D.K. and Williams R.T. (1981) Measurements of total carbon dioxide and alkalinity by potentiometric titration in the GEOSECS program. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 55, 99-115. 

Table 1 tabulates literature values for acidity constants of seven amine-Ptn complexes with notations on the temperature, ionic strength, total Ptn concentration, method employed, conditions and other remarks, and the reference number. At least six factors enter into comparing determinations of a single complex. First is the purity of the complex under investigation. Because they rely on chemical shifts of an individual species, NMR methods are less dependent on purity than potentiometric titrations, which are interpreted on the basis of equivalents of added base. Rarely is the raw titration data published, but in one case it is evident from a plot of the data that the titration curve reveals up to about 10% impurity [7], Without knowing whether the impurities are acidic, basic, inert, or even forming during... 

The chloride content of the same aliquot used for total acidity was determined by potentiometric titration with 0.1N silver nitrate solution. 

From the slope of the line, the total number of the adsorption sites Ns can be calculated and from the intercept the ApK. An advantage of the method is the possibility of calculation of the above parameters by the interpolation of the potentiometric titration results in the vicinity of pHpzc. The performed calculations suggest, that the difference between ionization constants reaches... 

Hydroxyl-Zr bentonite catalyst for esterification was prepared. Effects of the preparation conditions (calcination temperature, calcination time and ageing time) on interlayer distance, specific surface area and surface total acidity of catalyst have been studied. XRD, BET method and potentiometric titration were respectively used to detennine interlayer distance, specific surface area and surface total acidity of catalyst. Scanning Electron Microscopy was performed to observe the images of samples. 

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