EM Quant® Fixing Bath Test, Catalog No. 10008
Test strips for assessing the fixing
capacity of fixing baths (pH and silver(I) ion concentration) and for
the detection and semi-quantitative determination of silver
General
The Fixing Bath Test provides a rapid method for
establishing whether a fixing bath is still fresh enough to fix films
and prints properly. It is also eminently suitable for checking
continuous operation fixing equipment in which the silver(I) ion
concentration is set to combine sufficient fixing capacity with a
short fixing time. Performing a simultaneous pH determination provides
an additional benefit in that a change in the pH value also signals
that the bath is stale.
Furthermore, the test can be used to monitor the
recovery of silver from fixing baths. If the recovery system is
functioning properly, silver should no longer be detectable.
Principle of the method
Silver ions react with yellow cadmium sulfide to
form brown-black silver sulfide.
Graduation
0 - 0.5 - 1 - 1.7 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 10 g/l Ag+
4 -5 -6 -7 -8 pH units
Directions
- Immerse the test strip in the sample
solution for 1 second so that the reaction zone is thoroughly
moistened.
- Remove the test strip, gently shake off any
excess liquid, wait 30 seconds and compare the reaction zone with
the color scale.
Notes
As little as 100mg/l of silver can be detected
1-2 minutes after immersion as a dark yellow color appearing on the
light yellow reaction zone.
The sensitivity of the test strip can be
increased (10 to 100 fold) by leaving the strip to stand in the sample
solution for anything between a few minutes and a few hours.
The reaction zone furthest away from the user's
hand gives the silver content; the reaction zone closest to the user's
hand, the pH. When checking strongly colored fixing baths, rinse the
reaction zone briefly with water prior to reading.
Determination in fixing baths
Film fixing baths
Silver Content: below 3g/l for normal fixing
baths (sodium thiosulfate)
below 5 g/l for rapid fixing baths (ammonium
thiosulfate)
5-7g/l for automatic fixing baths depending on
the fixing time
pH: between pH 4 and 6
Paper fixing baths
Silver Content: below 3g/l)
pH: between pH 4 and 6
Recommended values may vary from manufacturer to
manufacturer.
If the pH is found to be too high or too low, a
new stop bath must also be made up.
In many photographic and X-ray laboratories,
fixing baths are rejuvenated with fixing salt once the silver has been
recovered. Frequent repetition of this procedure involves the risk
that the fixing bath will no longer afford adequate fixing despite
having a low silver content.
Interference
The detection is not interfered with by less
than 1000mg/l (ppm) each of:
Al3+, As3+, Bi3+,
Co2+, Cr3+, Mn2+, Ni2+,
Pb2+, Sb3+, Sn2+, Ti4+,
T11+, V5+, W6+, Zn2+,
Zr4+.
Cu2+, Fe2+, Fe3+,
Hg2+ show up as false positives.
Interference through false positives can occur
in stale fixing baths or those contaminated with copper or iron
compounds. This type of contamination can be detected using the EM
Quant® Copper Test or the EM Quant® Iron Test.
Standard (10g/l)
Dissolve 1.74g of silver bromide in 100ml of
fixing bath solution.
Package Size
10008 EM Quant® Box of 100 Test
Strips
Fixing Bath Test
Purchase Fixing Bath (Silver) Test Strips 0.5-10 g/l EM Quant (1 PK of 100)
Gallade Part#: 10008
Mfr Part#: 10008-1
Brand: EMD Chemicals EM Science
Container: 1 PK of 100 Strips
Other products in the category Chemicals for Laboratory / Test Kits/Strips:
Alcohol Test Strips 50/each Reflectoquant 1 EA *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Aluminum Test Strips 10-250 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Aluminum Test Strips 5-50 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Ammonium Test Strips 0.2-7.0 ppm Reflectoquant 50 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Ammonium Test Strips 10-400 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Ammonium Test Strips 20-180 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Ammonium Test Strips 5.0-20.0 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Arsenic Test Strips 0.01-0.5 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Arsenic Test Strips 0.1-3.0 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Ascorbic Acid Test Strips 25-450 ppm Reflectoquant 50 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Ascorbic Acid Test Strips 50-2000 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Blank Test Strips Reflectoquant 50 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Calcium Test Strips 10-100 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 60) HAZMAT fee incl --
Calcium Test Strips 2.5-45 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Carbonate Hardness Test Strips 70-425 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Chloride Test Strips 500-3000 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Chlorine Test Strips 0.5-10 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Chlorine Test Strips 4-120 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Chromate Test Strips 1.0-45.0 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Chromate Test Strips 3-100 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Cobalt Test Strips 10-1000 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
colorpHastŪ pH Test Strips (non-bleeding), PH Variety Pack, 700181 (13 packs of 100) --
Copper Test Strips 10-300 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Copper Test Strips 5-200 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Cyanide Test Strips 1-30 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
EM Quant Blank Test Strips (1 PK of 100) --
Fixing Bath (Silver) Test Strips 0.2-5.0 g/l Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Formaldehyde Test Strips Kit 10-100 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Glucose Test Strips 1-100 ppm Reflectoquant 50 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Iron Test Strips 0.5-20 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Iron Test Strips 20-200 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Iron Test Strips 3-500 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Lactic Acid Test Strips 1-60ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Lead Test Strips 20-500 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Lipase Test Strips 10-400) Reflectoquant 1 EA *Req. RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Maldehyde Test Strips 1-45 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Malic Acid Test Strips 1-60ppm Reflectoquant 50 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Manganese Test Strips 0.5-45 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Manganese Test Strips 200-100 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Molybdenum Test Strips 1-45 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Req RQflex 2 #16950-1 HAZMAT fee incl --
Molybdenum Test Strips 5-250 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) HAZMAT fee incl --
Nickel Test Strips 10-200 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Nickel Test Strips 10-500 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Nitrate Test Strips 10-500 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 25) --
Nitrate Test Strips 10-500 ppm EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Nitrate Test Strips 3-90 ppm Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Nitrate Test Strips 5-225 ppm Reflectoquant 50 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Nitrite Test Strips 0.03-1.0 g/l Reflectoquant 1 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Nitrite Test Strips 0.1-3.0 g/l EM Quant (1 PK of 100) --
Nitrite Test Strips 0.5-25.0 ppm Reflectoquant 50 PK *Requires RQflex 2 EMD# 16950-1 --
Store Home | Chemicals A-Z | Chemicals for Laboratory | Brands | Safety & Industrial Products
Gallade Chemical
Gallade Chemical shopping cart powered by Nexternal
|