Automated Karl Fischer water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor
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Automated Karl Fischer water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor
Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automated Karl Fischer water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Of interest to: General analytical laboratories; Pharmaceutical industry; Petrochemistry; Plastics, photographic industry; Food analysis F 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 Summary Instruments and accessories In principle the 774 Oven Sample Processor can be used with all samples that release their water when heat is applied. However, the KF oven method is essential whenever direct volumetric or coulometric Karl Fischer titration is impossible because the sample contains interfering components or, due to its consistency, is difficult to place in the titration vessel. The combination of the 774 Oven Sample Processor with coulometric Karl Fischer titration (756 or 831 KFCoulometer) is ideal for samples with a low water content. Foodstuff, pharmaceutical products, plastics or mineral oil products can be analyzed fully automaed and extremely accurately. On the other hand, a volumetric Karl Fischer titration using a KF Titrino is to be preferred for sample with a very high water content (>50%). In accordance with the gas extraction principle the water is driven out of the heated sample by a stream of dry carrier gas and transferred to the titration vessel, where the water is determined by a KF titration. For temperature-sensitive samples, e.g. foodstuff, the water can be released gently at lower temperatures by simultaneous extraction with methanol. In this way it is possible to prevent any water released by decomposition. This Application Bulletin uses examples from the food, pharmaceutical, plastics and petrochemical industries to describe automatic Karl Fischer water determination using the 774 Oven Sample Processor and a KF Coulometer. Information applying to the combination of the Oven Sample Processor with a volumetric KF titrator is given in brackets. 774/Coulometer System 2.774.0010 Oven Sample Processor 6.2419.000 Sample vessels for 774 6.1448.050 Septum with sealing 6.1808.040 Adapter for needle 6.1808.090 Adapter for needle 2.756.0110 KF Coulometer with diaphragm-less generator cell or 2.831.0110 KF Coulometer with diaphragm-less generator cell 2.728.0010 Magnetic Stirrer 6.2125.110 Cable 774–PC 6.2134.040 Cable 756–PC 6.2141.020 Remote cable 774–756 6.6012.140 Metrodata TiNet 2.4 6.6008.200 Metrodata VESUV 3.0 6.5618.000 Test tool for oven temperature 2.767.0010 Calibrated Reference 774/Titrino System 2.774.0010 Oven Sample Processor 6.2419.000 Sample vessels for 774 6.1448.050 Septum with sealing 6.1808.040 Adapter for needle 6.1808.090 Adapter for needle 2.758.0010 KFD Titrino or 2.758.0020 KFD Titrino or 2.784.0010 KFP Titrino or 2.795.0010 KFT Titrino 2.728.0010 Magnetic Stirrer 6.3014.213 10 mL Exchange Unit 6.2125.110 Cable 774–PC 6.2134.040 Cable 758/784–PC 6.2141.020 Remote cable 774–758/784 6.6012.140 Metrodata TiNet 2.4 6.6008.200 Metrodata VESUV 3.0 6.5618.000 Test tool for oven temperature 2.767.0010 Calibrated Reference Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 2/11 • HYDRANAL Coulomat AG Oven, Riedel-de Haën no. 34739 (for coulometric KF titration) • HYDRANAL Methanol Dry, Riedel-de Haën no. 34741 (as additional extraction agent or for volumetric KF titration) • HYDRANAL Composite 5, Riedel-de Haën no. 34805 (for volumetric KF titration) • HYDRANAL Standard Sodium tartrate dihydrate, Riedel-de Haën no. 34803 • HYDRANAL Water Standard KF Oven (potassium citrate monohydrate), Riedel-de Haën no. 34748 or • Apura CombiCoulomat fritless, Merck no. 1.09257 (for coulometric KF titration) instruments themselves and, if necessary, modified to suit the samples to be analyzed. The flow rate of the carrier gas (air or N2) should lie between 40...60 mL/min. For solid samples 40 mL/min is normally used, for liquid samples 60 mL/min is set. The gas flow must be large enough to transfer the released moisture as quickly as possible to the titration vessel, and small enough to guarantee the complete absorption of the water in the titration solution. The vessels for conditioning, system preparation, determination of the blank value (see under «Titration sequence») and the sample vessels are placed on the rack of the 774 Oven Sample Processor. For coulometric KF titration the titration vessel is filled with 150 mL HYDRANAL Coulomat AG Oven (for volumetric KF titration with approx. 30 ... 40 mL HYDRANAL Methanol Dry) and then conditioned. • Apura CombiTitrant 5, Merck no. 1.88005 (for volumetric KF titration) Temperature ramps • Apura CombiSolvent, Merck no. 1.88008 • Apura Sodium tartrate dihydrate, Merck no. 1.06664 • Molecular sieve, pore size 0.3 nm, Metrohm no. 6.2811.000 • Carrier gas (air or N2) Reagents For samples whose temperature behavior is unknown a so-called temperature ramp is run (available temperature range 50 ... 250 °C). The heating rate should be selected so that it can be guaranteed that the temperature can actually be achieved inside the sample. Figure 1 shows a temperature ramp in which the sample is heated from 50 °C to 250 °C in 100 min, i.e. the heating rate is 2 °C/min. Sample preparation The sample is thoroughly mixed under conditions which are as dry as possible. The sample weight depends on the water content. Sample weights that are too low have a negative effect on the measuring accuracy (weighing error); the maximum sample weight is limited by the reagent capacity (1000 mg H2O per 100 mL reagent for HYDRANAL Coulomat AG Oven). The absolute amount of water transferred to the titration vessel for analysis should be in the range 300 ... 1000 µg. We also recommend that the KF reagent is changed once per week under «normal» operation, more often if necessary. The appropriate amount of sample are weighed into the sample vessels, which should previously have been conditioned for at least 24 h in the surrounding air. The vessels are then sealed with PTFE-coated septa which have also been conditioned. When working gloves should be worn to avoid contamination of the samples and prevent contact with skin moisture. Table 2, page 6 makes the relationship between the amount of sample used in the analysis and its water content clear. Instrument preparation On the 774 Oven Sample Processor the lift positions for the conditioning vessel (rinsing position) and the sample vessels (working position in the oven) as well as the maximum lift path are configured. The previously programmed methods for the Oven Sample Processor and the KF Coulometer (or the KF Titrino) are called up by the TiNet software or directly on the Fig. 1: Diagram showing a possible temperature ramp. While a temperature ramp is being recorded it is possible to record both the amount of water released and the drift as a function of time (see Fig. 5 and 6 in the annex). By using the heating rate and the elapsed time it is possible to calculate the associated temperature curve (see Fig. 2). This allows statements about the kinetics of the water release as a function of the temperature. In addition, with thermally unstable samples any decomposition reactions in which water is released can be recognized. Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 3/11 2500 2000 15000 1500 10000 1000 5000 500 0 50 100 Drift [ug/min] Wasser [ug] 20000 T [°C] Wasser [ug] Analytical procedure Each analysis consists of the following steps: • • • • • 0 200 150 tract all the water it contains. Any transfer of the water of decomposition formed in the titration vessel at higher temperatures (from approx. 180 °C) must be avoided. Drift [ug/min] Conditioning the titration vessel Extracting the water from the sample Transporting the water to the titration vessel Karl Fischer titration Calculation of the result Conditioning Fig. 2: Temperature curve of sodium tartrate dihydrate: amount of released water and the associated drift as a function of the temperature. 10000 600 Water extraction 8000 500 Carrier gas dried by molecular sieve is passed through or over the heated sample and drives out the water it contains (see Fig. 4). The temperature of the oven can be varied according to the thermal stability of the sample. 400 6000 300 4000 200 2000 Drift [ug/min] Wasser [ug] In the temperature curve of the tartrate sample (see Fig. 2) it can be seen that it releases its surface water uniformly up to a temperature of approx. 110 °C. In parallel the drift sinks from approx. 500 µg/min to 100 µg/min. Between 110 °C and 125 °C the water of crystallization contained in the sodium tartrate dihydrate is released; this can also be very clearly recognized by the occurrence of a «drift peak». When all the water has been driven out of the sample the drift sinks to its basic value of approx. 10 µg/min. The temperature curve is used to determine the optimum oven temperature for driving out the water of the sample. This temperature should be high enough for the water to be extracted completely without any decomposition of the sample occurring; the reaction time should also be kept as short as possible. For sodium tartrate dihydrate 160 °C are recommended as analysis temperature. The analytical procedure when recording a temperature ramp is the same as for a determination at a given, fixed temperature (see below). Figure 3 shows the temperature curve of a sample of food which, after releasing all its water, starts to decompose at approx. 180 °C. 100 0 50 100 150 200 0 250 T [°C] Wasser [ug] Fig. 3: Conditioning, i.e. titrating the titration vessel to dryness is carried with the 774 Oven Sample Processor in the so-called conditioning position. This conditioning step must be carried out before every determination. The oven is heated up to the selected analysis temperature. Then the needle moves to the sample position. Only now is the water driven out of the sample by a combination of a dry stream of carrier gas and the increased temperature of the oven and transferred to the KF titration vessel, where the determination by a Karl Fischer titration takes place. This titration may be coulometric (with the 756 or 831 KF Coulometer) or – for samples with a high water content (>50%) – volumetric (with a Karl Fischer Titrino). The latter method should be used if very small sample weights and the associated large measuring inaccuracies are to be avoided. The double hollow needle of the Oven Sample Processor can be lowered almost to the base of the sample vessel and in this way the carrier gas can be passed though the heated sample. With liquid samples this achieves an additional extraction effect. For the analysis of solid samples a shortened needle is normally used [this requires the use of special adapters (Ordering no. 6.1808.040 and 6.1808.090. In this way turbulent mixing of the sample and contamination of the following samples or the conditioning vessel by substances adhering to the needle tip can be avoided. Drift [ug/min] Temperature curve of a food sample that starts to decompose at 180 °C. This temperature curve is used to select an analysis temperature of 120 °C for the sample in order to ex- Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 4/11 dry carrier gas to the titration vessel oven septum double hollow needle sample Fig. 4: Sample vessel with double hollow needle. Thermosensitive samples can be gently analyzed at lower temperatures by using HYDRANAL Methanol Dry as the extraction agent. This is placed in the sample vessel together with the sample. Methanol supports the release of water, particularly during the boiling process in the oven. It is transferred to the titration vessel together with the water but does not interfere with the titration as the KF reagent also contains methanol. It is generally advisable to set an extraction time. This ensures that the driven off water is completely transferred to the titration vessel. We recommend a time of 180 seconds. If methanol is used as an additional extraction agent then it is important that a sufficiently long extraction time is selected in order to prevent a premature termination of the determination. In this case we recommend at least 15 min. Karl Fischer titration For a coulometric Karl Fischer titration a modified KF reagent is used which contains iodide. During the determination the iodide is oxidized anodically (generator electrode) to iodine which then reacts with the water. As this is an absolute method no titer adjustment is necessary. In volumetric Karl Fischer titration the titer of the titrant must first be determined by using a certified water standard. In combination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor this is done by driving the water out of the «KF Oven Standards» sodium tartrate dihydrate at 160 °C or potassium citrate monohydrate at 220 °C. Titration sequence The water content determined by the gas extraction with subsequent KF titration is made up as follows: Water contentabsolute = water contentsample + blank value + drift In conditioning, during which the needle is located in the conditioning vessel, any moisture contained in the system is removed until a constant low drift in the range 10 ... 20 µg/min is achieved. The conditioning step must be carried out before each new analysis, and also before system preparation and the determination of the blank value. In combination with TiNet the start of the sample series takes place via the <COND> button; this starts conditioning both the Oven Sample Processor and also the KF Coulometer or KF Titrino. If the TiNet software is not used the analysis is started with the <START> key of the 774 Oven Sample Processor. At this point the KF Coulometer or the KF Titrino must be in the STOP mode. With automatic drift correction the drift value measured immediately before the determination will be used for determining the water content of the sample (subtracted). System preparation means that the whole system will be adjusted to the selected conditions. An empty sample vessel will be treated in exactly the same way as the following samples, but the value obtained will not be taken into account. We recommend that this step – which at the same time is used for checking that the analysis system is working properly – is carried out before each new sample series. Apart from the water in the sample, the sample vessel also contains atmospheric humidity; this makes a blank value determination necessary. If methanol is used as an additional extraction agent then its water content must also be determined, i.e. included in the blank value. A three-fold determination of the blank value is normally sufficient. The mean value is stored as a Common Variable and taken into account in the calculation of the water content (subtracted). The system preparation and the blank value determinations must be carried out under exactly the same conditions as the analysis of the samples. In order to do this an empty system preparation vessel and three empty (or filled with solvent) blank value vessels are placed on the rack of the 774 Oven Sample Processors and processed before the samples. Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 5/11 Instrument settings Validation of the analysis system Tab. 1: GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) requires among other things, that the correctness and precision of analytical instruments are checked at regular intervals by using SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). We recommend to validate the analytical system as a whole by carrying out a series of determinations with certified standards (see Metrohm Application Bulletins No. 255, 273 and 281). The validation of the 774/Coulometer and 774/Karl Fischer Titrino Systems is carried out by using sodium tartrate dihydrate or potassium citrate monohydrate (methods in Annex). These KF standards are supplied with analysis certificates in which their exact water content is given. A 10-fold determination is carried out with different sample weights. The relative standard deviation should be less than ≤2.0%. In addition to the start-up check routines of the instruments, the use of the built-in diagnosis programs and regular service we also recommend to check the electronic components of the instruments (Coulometer or Karl Fischer titrino) by using the 767 Calibrated Reference. A measuring insert for the heating block with a built-in temperature sensor (6.5618.000) is used in combination with a calibrated temperature measuring instrument as an oven temperature test tool for the 774 Oven Sample Processor. The measuring setup is inserted into the oven block in the same way as a sample vessel and fixed in position. When the set temperature has been reached the inner temperature measured by the test tool is compared with the display of the Oven Sample Processor. If the measured temperature varies greatly from the oven temperature displayed (more than ±4 °C) please contact Metrohm Service. In order to check the gas flow of the Oven Sample Processor a calibrated flowmeter is included in the gas flow of the system and the flow rate measured by the test tool is compared with the set value. The permissible tolerance of the flowmeter (with micro-bridge air flow sensor) built into the 774 Oven Sample Processor is ±20%. The external flowmeter cannot be purchased from Metrohm AG. Control and titration parameters. Parameter Control parameters coulometry: Setting EP at U 50 mV dynamics 70 mV max.rate max. µg/min min.rate 15 µg/min stop crit. rel.drift rel.drift 10 µg/min Titration parameters coulometry: start drift 10 µg/min I(pol) 10 µA Preselections coulometry: generator I 400 mA Control parameters volumetry: EP at U 250 mV dynamics 100 mV max.rate max. mL/min min.volume incr. min. µL stop crit. drift stop drift 20 µL/min Titration parameters volumetry: titr.direction – I(pol) 50 µA Oven settings: initial temp. depending on sample, normally 50 °C Gas flow: flow rate 40...60 mL/min gas type air or N2 gas flow factor 1.0 (for air or N2) Troubleshooting Procedure in case of poor precision (reproducibility): • Optimize the titration and control parameters. • Check whether the sample vials are tightly sealed. • Drift too high: check titration cell, septum and/or seals leaks, molecular sieve used up, poorly conditioned, ensure thorough mixing. • Clean electrodes: indicator electrode mechanically with moist polishing powder (aluminum oxide or toothpaste), rinse and dry; treat with conc. HNO3 or change the electrode; align Pt-pins parallel. Clean generator electrode with conc. HNO3. • KF reagent contaminated/used up: change the solution; use a different batch number if necessary. • Check electrical contacts. • Check oven temperature. • Balance: too inexact, drafts, temperature influences, temperature equilibrium not reached, sample weight not optimal/too low. • Possibly carry out a validation of the analysis system. Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 6/11 Examples of applications Sample The following table provides an overview of samples analyzed by the 774 Oven Sample Processor. In each case the Karl Fischer water determination was carried out in combination with the 756 KF Coulometer using N2 as the carrier gas (flow rate 40 mL/min). As well as the determined water content the sample weights and analysis temperatures are given. Tab. 2: Water content of samples from various branches together with their analysis parameters. Sample Aromas 1 Sample wt. Water content [g] [ppm] Pharmaceutical products: Collagens 160 0.07...0.4 106000...919000 Denture cleaner, Effervescent ta6 bletts 70 0.2...1.5 38000 Drugs 140 0.04 67000 Lyophilizate 150 0.01 50000 Vitamin C 80...90 0.1 30000 T [°C] Sample wt. Water content [g] [ppm] Others: Sodium tartrate dihydrate 160 0.02...0.08 155000 120 0.06 Potassium citrate monohydrate 220 0.03 55500 Methanol 110 0.5 230 220 0.03...0.3 10000...850000 Foodstuff: Lyophilizate T [°C] 14000 100 0.03...0.08 25000...54000 (Malto-)Dextrin 100 0.03...0.08 47000...88000 Lactose monohydrate 155 0.06 52000 Polyammonium compounds 0.06 44000 Emulsified fat com- 220 pound 0.03...0.08 850000 Whole milk powder 90 0.06 39000 Formamidosulfonic 220 acid 0.2...0.3 <10000 Sweet whey pow2 der 90 0.06 49000 Pigment 100 0.03...0.3 79000 Glucose monohy2 drate 90 0.06 89000 Polyolether 150 0.6...1.3 Dibutene 100...140 0.03 Maltose monohy3 drate 120 0.06 59000 Roast coffee, ground 145 0.06 48200 Garlic powder 110 0.2 35000 Mineral mixtures 110 0.3 60000...70000 Skimmed milk pow- 90 2 der 2 Plastics: Polypropylene Polyethylene 4 170 3.0 1500 250 Inorganic salt 100 0.01...0.03 580 Lithium cobaltite 100 0.45...1.0 64 Surface water 50...60 0.3 6000 Bound water 85...140 0.3 10000 Building rubble 1 With the 774 Oven Sample Processor the dissolution of the sample in KF reagent, which is required in a direct Karl Fischer titration and which frequently cannot be carried out completely, is no longer necessary. 2 With the addition of 4 mL methanol as extraction reagent. Regular checks of the gas flow are necessary as there is a risk that the needle may be blocked. 380 115 3.0 40 Olefins 180 3.0 100 Polyamide 180 0.3 7800 3 Polyoxymethylene (POM) 170 0.3 1400 With the addition of 4 mL 1,5-pentandiol, extraction time 600 s. 4 20 ppm water could be determined as the detection limit. 5 With self-expanding plastics only the surface water can be determined with the 774/756 System. The plastics also contain trapped water. This can only be calculated as the difference between the total water and surface water; the total water is determined by completely dissolving the sample in p-xylene under heating and subsequent volumetric Karl Fischer titration. 6 Above 70 °C the contained carbonate decomposes. 5 120 0.05...0.2 200...500 Transformer oil 150 3.0 80 Mineral oil 120 1...3 10...100 Insulating oil 140 3 5 Crude oil 140 2 500...1200 Additive 120 0.01...0.03 44000 3.0 700 Polystyrene Refinery products: Antimony dialkyldi- 50...130 thiocarbamate in crude oil Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 7/11 Literature • Instructions for use of 758 KFD Titrino. • • Instructions for use of 795 KFP Titrino. • Instructions for use of 767 Calibrated Reference. • Metrohm leaflet 8.110.1663 6.5618.000 measuring set for checking the temperature of the 774 Oven Sample Processor. Metrohm Application Bulletin No. 137 Karl Fischer water determination with the KF coulometer. • Metrohm Application Bulletin No. 255 Validation of Metrohm KF titrators and KF ovens according to GLP/ISO 9001. • • Metrohm Application Bulletin No. 273 Validation of Metrohm KF Coulometers using Standard Operating Procedures. Metrohm leaflet 8.110.1643 Checking the gas flow of the 774 Oven Sample Processor. • • Instructions for use of 774 Oven Sample Processor. HYDRANAL Manual Eugen Scholz reagents for Karl Fischer Titrations, 2006. • Instructions for use of 756/ 831 KF Coulometer. Schematic diagram of the 774 Oven Sample Processor and 756 KF Coulometer analysis system Water TiNet 2.4 756 KF LPT 1 stirrer 728 COM 1 Oven Sample Processor 774 COM 2 6.2134.040 6.2125.060 Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 8/11 Appendix Parameter report for a temperature ramp (created with Metrodata TiNet 2.4) 'pf Date 01.03.2001 Time 15:10:11 Method: temperature gradient Stored 01.03.01 >Start Common variables Name Blankvalue Value 89.4 Comment Method variables Name SmplSize Assign &SmplSize Comment SmplSize >Start sequence, Startsequenz Instrument 774_1 Sample variable reset >Calculations, Shiftrate Formulas Transfer From TiNet to devices To device 774_1 To path &m.ch.sh"15" Comment >Sequence, Sequence Instrument 774_1 Sequence used as ... RMove >Oven settings, OvenSetting Sample temp. 50 °C Oven heat.time OFF min Conditioning ON >Wait Oven temp., WaitOvenTemp Timeout 0 min Error message OFF >Feed sample, Probe zuführen Instrument 774_1 Next sample Feed sample to... Station 1 Sample heating Sample temp. 50 Conditioning ON >Sequence, Sequenz Instrument 774_1 Sequence used as ... RMove >Oven settings, Ofen Einstellung Sample temp. 140 °C Oven heat.time 45 min Conditioning OFF >KFC, KFC Instrument 756_1 Parameters Control parameters EP U 50 mV Dynamics 70 mV Max.rate max. ug/min Min.rate 15 ug/min Titration parameters Extr. time 2700 s I(pol) 10 uA Electrode test ON Temperature 25.0 °C Cell type no diaph. I generator 400 mA Start conditions Pause 0 s Start drift 10 ug/min Time cond.ok 60 s Activate pulse OFF Stop parameters Rel. drift 5 ug/min Max. titr. time OFF s Drift correction Auto drift correction Save data Curve ON Interval for meas. 5 s Save changes only OFF EP ON C4# from Coulometer OFF >Calculations, Berechnungen Formulas RS Content ('KFC.EP1'-'Blankvalue')/'SmplSize';ppm;1;0; Content% ('KFC.EP1''Blankvalue')/10000/'SmplSize';%;4;0; >Report, Report Database Select data Curve ON Result report ON Parameter report ON Save in water Print layout Print options Font width 12 Report per determination Print immediately OFF Multipage printout page numbers OFF Header on each page OFF Footer on each page OFF Print in reverse order OFF Layout Text Print result report line(s)... Report ident. ON Date ON Method ON EP variables ON C4X variables OFF Other variables OFF Common variables ON Results ON Satistics OFF Report blocks Results >Remove sample, Probe wegfahren Instrument 774_1 Remove sample from ... Station 1 >End sequence, Endsequenz Instrument 774_1 Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 9/11 Parameter report for a KF water determination with selectable analysis temperature T = ‘ID1’ (created with Metrodata TiNet 2.4) 'pf Date 16.08.2001 Time 17:14:51 Method: samplevartemp Stored 14.03.01 >Start Common variables Name Blankvalue Value 112.9 Comment Method variables Name SmplSize Assign &SmplSize Comment SmplSize Name Id1 Assign &Id1 Comment Identifikation >Start sequence, Start sequence Instrument 774_1 Sample variable reset >Calculations, Shiftrate Formulas Transfer From TiNet to devices To device 774_1 To path &m.ch.sh"15" Comment >Sequence, Sequence Instrument 774_1 Sequence used as ... RMove >Oven settings, OvenSetting Sample temp. ='Id1' °C Oven heat.time OFF min Conditioning ON >Wait Oven temp., WaitOvenTemp Timeout 0 min Error message OFF >Feed sample, Feed smpl Instrument 774_1 Next sample Feed sample to... Station 1 Sample heating Sample temp. ='Id1' Conditioning ON >KFC, KFC Instrument 756_1 Parameters Control parameters EP U 50 mV Dynamics 70 mV Max.rate max. ug/min Min.rate 15 ug/min Titration parameters Extr. time 1000 s I(pol) 10 uA Electrode test ON Temperature 25.0 °C Cell type no diaph. I generator 400 mA Start conditions Pause 0 s Start drift 10 ug/min Time cond.ok 60 s Activate pulse OFF Stop parameters Rel. drift 10 ug/min Max. titr. time OFF s Drift correction Auto drift correction Save data Curve ON Interval for meas. 20 s Save changes only ON EP ON C4# from Coulometer ON >Calculations, Calculations Formulas RS Content ('KFC.EP1'-'Blankvalue')/'SmplSize';ppm;1;0; %Content ('KFC.EP1''Blankvalue')/10000/'SmplSize';%;4;0; >Report, Report Database Select data Curve ON Result report ON Parameter report ON Save in water Print layout Print options Font width 12 Report per determination Print immediately OFF Multipage printout page numbers OFF Header on each page OFF Footer on each page OFF Print in reverse order OFF Layout Text Print result report line(s)... Report ident. ON Date ON Method ON EP variables ON C4X variables OFF Other variables OFF Common variables ON Results ON Satistics OFF Report blocks Results Curve From proc. KFC x axis Quantity t/s Scaling Auto y axis Quantity ug H2O Scaling Auto Color Curve 1 Auto Curve 2 Auto Layout Grid ON Curve From proc. KFC x axis Quantity t/s Scaling Auto y axis Quantity Meas Scaling Auto Color Curve 1 Auto Curve 2 Auto Layout Grid ON >Remove sample, Remove smpl Instrument 774_1 Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 10/11 Remove sample from ... Station 1 >Sequence, Endsequence Instrument 774_1 Sequence used as ... CMove >Shift, Shift Next sample Beaker shift to... Station 1 >RinsePosition, RinsePosition Station 1 Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 11/11 Method for validating the 774/756 system using sodium tartrate dihydrate (created with 756 KF Coulometer) 'fr 756 KF Coulometer date 1999-12-14 time KFC-B 774-D j3 smpl size 0.01466 smpl heat.time 756 sample temp. 160.0 lowest temp. 158.7 highest temp. 160.6 gas flow 38.5 drift auto 3.5 titr.time 775 H2O 2346.9 blank 51.5 content 156575.7 Water 15.658 ============ 5.756.0010 16:26 6 g s °C °C °C mL/min µg/min s µg µg ppm % 1500 Wasser [µg] 2000 1250 1000 1500 750 Drift [µg/min] 'fm 756 KF Coulometer 5.756.0010 date 1999-12-14 time 16:27 6 KFC-B 774-D j3 >calculations blank=C39;1;µg content=(H2O-C39)*C01/C00/C02;1;ppm Water=(H2O-C39)*C03/C00/C04/C05;3;% C00= 0.01466 C01= 1.0 C02= 1.0 C03= 100 C04= 1000 C05= 1000 C39= 51.5 ============ 2500 Wasser [µg] 'pa 756 KF Coulometer 5.756.0010 date 1999-12-14 time 16:27 6 KFC-B 774-D j3 parameters >control parameters EP at U ..50 mV dynamics 70 mV max.rate max. µg/min min.rate 15 µg/min stop crit: rel.drift rel.drift 5 µg/min >titration parameters pause 0 s extr.time 180 s start drift 10 µg/min temperature 25.0 °C time interval 2 s max.titr.time OFF s >statistics status: OFF >preselections drift corr: auto req.ident: OFF req.smpl size: OFF smpl unit: g limit smpl size: OFF text id1 id1 or C21 text id2 id2 or C22 text id3 id3 or C23 oven: COM1 activate pulse: OFF ============ 1000 500 Drift [µg/min] 500 250 0 0 0 Fig. 5: 100 200 300 400 t [s] 500 600 700 800 Titration curves for the determination of the water content of sodium tartrate dihydrate: released amount of water and drift as a function of time (conditions: T = 160 °C, 40 mL/min N2, headspace technique). The determinations were carried out in 150 mL HYDRANAL Coulomat AG Oven. The theoretical water content of the standard substance (Apura sodium tartrate dihydrate from Merck) was 15.65% according to the analysis certificate. Within this validation context the content was determined as being 15.680 ± 0.032 % water (srel = 0.21%); this corresponds to a recovery rate of 100.2%. Application Bulletin 280/1 e Automatic KF water determination with the 774 Oven Sample Processor Page 12/11 Method for validating the 774/756 system using potassium citrate monohydrate (created with 756 KF Coulometer) 'fm 756 KF Coulometer 5.756.0010 date 1999-10-28 time 16:31 11 KFC-B 774-D j2 >calculations blank=C39;1;µg content=(H2O-C39)*C01/C00/C02;1;ppm Water=(H2O-C39)*C03/C00/C04/C05;3;% C00= 0.02588 C01= 1.0 C02= 1.0 C03= 100 C04= 1000 C05= 1000 C39= 74.4 ============ 'fr 756 KF Coulometer date 1999-10-28 time KFC-B 774-D j2 smpl size 0.02588 smpl heat.time 592 sample temp. 220.0 lowest temp. 218.1 highest temp. 220.3 gas flow 39.2 drift auto 4.6 titr.time 613 H2O 1520.9 blank 74.4 content 55892.6 Water 5.589 ============ 5.756.0010 16:30 11 g s °C °C °C mL/min µg/min s µg µg ppm % 1100 1500 1000 Wasser [µg] 900 1250 800 700 Wasser [µg] 1000 600 750 500 Drift [µg/min] 'pa 756 KF Coulometer 5.756.0010 date 1999-10-28 time 16:31 11 KFC-B 774-D j2 parameters >control parameters EP at U………………………………………..50 mV dynamics 70 mV max.rate max. µg/min min.rate 15 µg/min stop crit: rel.drift rel.drift 5 µg/min >titration parameters pause 0 s extr.time 180 s start drift 10 µg/min temperature 25.0 °C time interval 2 s max.titr.time OFF s >statistics status: OFF >preselections drift corr: auto req.ident: OFF req.smpl size: OFF smpl unit: g limit smpl size: OFF text id1 id1 or C21 text id2 id2 or C22 text id3 id3 or C23 oven: COM1 activate pulse: OFF ============ 400 500 300 Drift [µg/min] 250 200 100 0 0 0 Fig. 6: 100 200 300 t [s] 400 500 600 Titration curves for the determination of the water content of potassium citrate monohydrate: released amount of water and drift as a function of time (conditions: T = 220 °C, 40 mL/min N2, headspace technique). The determinations were carried out in 100 mL HYDRANAL Coulomat AG Oven plus 50 mL methanol. The theoretical water content of the standard substance (HYDRANAL Water Standard KF Oven from Riedel-de Haën) was 5.59% according to the analysis certificate. Within this validation context the content was determined as being 5.589 ± 0.049 % water (srel = 0.88%); this corresponds to a recovery rate of 100.0%.