AS 4969.3-2008

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Analysis of acid sulfate soil — Dried samples — Methods of test, Method 3: Determination of peroxide pH (pHox), titratable peroxide acidity (TPA) and excess acid neutralizing capacity (ANCE)

This Standard specifies a method for the determination of peroxide pH (pHOX), titratable peroxide acidity (TPA) and excess acid neutralizing capacity (ANCE) in acid sulfate soil following digestion with 30% hydrogen peroxide.

Table of contents
Header
About this publication
Preface
1 Scope
2 Referenced documents
3 Definitions
4 Principle
5 Reagents
5.1 General
5.2 Calibration solutions for the pH meter
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Buffer solution, pH 4.00 at 20°C
5.2.3 Buffer solution, pH 6.88 at 20°C
5.2.4 Buffer solution, pH 9.22 at 20°C
5.3 Copper chloride solution, 400 mg Cu/L as CuCl2.2H2O
5.4 Hydrochloric acid ρ20 1.16 g/mL (HCl)
5.5 Hydrochloric acid solution, 0.5 M (Standardized)
5.6 Hydrogen peroxide, 30% (w/w) H2O2 (Bulk peroxide for digestion)
5.6.1 Checking acidity of hydrogen peroxide
5.6.2 Checking sulfur content of hydrogen peroxide
5.7 Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 30% (w/w) (pH adjusted)
5.8 Potassium chloride solution, 2.66 M
5.9 Standardized sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solutions
5.9.1 0.25 M NaOH
5.9.2 0.05 M NaOH
6 Apparatus
6.1 General
6.2 Automatic titration instrument or pH meter
6.3 Burette
6.4 Dispenser (manual or automatic)
6.5 Electronic balance 1
6.6 Electronic balance 2
6.7 Glass beaker borosilicate (Digestion beaker)
6.8 pH electrodes
6.9 Pipettes
6.10 Steambath, or electric hotplate
6.11 Stirrer
6.12 Temperature sensor
6.13 Titration vessel
6.14 Wash bottle with narrow aperture
7 Procedure
7.1 Peroxide digestion of sample
7.2 Measurement of pHOX
7.2.1 Calibration of automatic titrator, or pH meter
7.2.2 Measurement of pH
7.2.3 Procedures based on pHOX result
7.3 Carbonate modification (HCl titration to pH 4)
7.4 Decomposition of excess peroxide
7.5 Measurement of titratable peroxide acidity (TPA)
7.5.1 General
7.5.2 Procedure
8 Calculations
8.1 Notation
8.2 TPA without carbonate modification
8.3 ANCE (or TPA) with carbonate modification
8.3.1 Calculation of acidity from HCl titration
8.3.2 Calculation of excess acid neutralizing capacity in acidity units
9 Precision
10 Test report

Cited references in this standard
Content history
AS 4969.3-2008 REC:2018

DR 06349

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Published

30/06/2008

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AS 4969.3-2008
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