Reflectoquant® Chlorine Test, Catalog No. 16896/1
1. Method
Chlorine oxidizes an organic compound forming a
violet dye, the concentration of which is determined
reflectometrically.
2. Measuring Range and Number of Determinations
| Measuring Range1) |
Number of Determinations |
| 0.5 - 10.0mg/l Cl2 |
50 |
1) for measurement of concentrations
> 10.0 mg/l Cl2 see section 6
3. Applications
This test measures only free, active chlorine.
Sample Material:
Drinking water
Wastewater
Disinfectant solutions
Aqueous solutions
4. Influence of Foreign Substances
This was checked - in the case of interfering
ions up to concentrations of 1,000mg/l - in solutions containing 5
mg/l Cl2. The concentrations of foreign substances given
in the table lie below the limit at which the determination is
interfered with:
Concentrations of Foreign Substances in mg/l or %
| Ca2+ |
500 |
Fe2+ |
0.1 |
I2 |
0.1 |
| Cl- |
1,000 |
Fe3+ |
100 |
H2O2 |
0.1 |
| CN- |
0.5 |
Mn2+ |
100 |
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| CO32- |
100 |
NO2- |
0.5 |
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| CrO42- |
100 |
NO3 |
1,000 |
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| Cu2+ |
1,000 |
SO32- |
10 |
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5. Reagents and Auxiliaries
The analytical test strips are stable at
least up to the date stated on the pack when stored in the closed tube
at +2 to +8°C.
Package Contents:
Tube containing 50 analytical test strips
Bar code strip
1 bottle of reagent Cl2–1
1 bottle of reagent Ca–2
1 test vessel
Other Reagents:
EM Quant® Chlorine Test, Cat.
No. 10043, measuring range 4-120mg/l Cl2
pH indicator strips non-bleeding, Universal indicator pH 0-14 Cat. No. 9590
Titristar® Sodium hydroxide solution 1 mol/l Cat. No. SX0607H
Titristar® Hydrochloric acid 1 mol/l, Cat. No. HX0603D
6. Preparation
- Check whether the chlorine content is within the measuring range
Use the EM Quant® Chlorine Test as a
guide. Samples containing more than 10mg/l Cl2 must be
diluted with distilled water.
- The pH must be within the range 5-10.
Check with Universal Indicator Strips. If pH is
lower than 5, add sodium hydroxide solution dropwise; if greater than
10, add hydrochloric acid dropwise.
7. Procedure
- Observe the instructions for the RQflex
Reflectometer.
The following applies to the Chlorine Test:
Measurement procedure A. Stored reaction
time: 15 sec.
- Rinse the test vessel several times with the
pretreated sample solution (15-30°), then fill to the 10-ml
mark.
- Add 5 drops of reagent Cl2–1
and swirl.
- Remove 1 analytical test strip and immediately
reclose the tube.
- Press START button on reflectometer and –
this is imperative – at the same time immerse both reaction
zones of the test strip in the measurement solution for approx. 2
sec.
- Vigorously shake off excess liquid from the
test strip.
- As soon as the beeper sounds (5 sec. before
end of reaction time), insert the test strip all the way into the
strip adapter with the reaction zones facing the display.
- Read off the result from the display in mg/l
Cl2. The result is automatically stored.
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