Astm D2613
Astm D2613
Astm D2613
5. Apparatus
1. Scope
5.1 Centrifuge, capable
of developing 1000
1.1 This test method covers a titrimetric
to2000g.
determination of calcium in liquid calcium
driersandzincinliquidzincdriersthatcanbe
dissolved in a toluenealcohol mixture and
utilizes the disodium salt of 1 Thistestmethodisunderthe
ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid dihydrate jurisdiction of ASTM Committee
D01onPaintandRelatedCoatings,
(EDTA).
Materials,andApplicationsandis
1.2 Thistestmethodisnotapplicabletodrier the direct responsibility of
SubcommitteeD01.21onChemical
blends.
Analysis of Paints and Paint
1.3 All cations that can be titrated with Materials.
EDTAinalkalinemediainterfereandmustnot Current edition approved Jan.
10, 2001. Published March 2001.
bepresentinthesample.
Originally published as D 2613
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2. ReferencedDocuments
2.1 ASTMStandards:
D600Specicationfor
LiquidPaintDriers2D1193
SpecicationforReagent
Water3
E180PracticeforDeterminingthePrecisionof
ASTMMethodsforAnalysisandTestingof
IndustrialChemicals4
E300PracticeforSamplingIndustrial
Chemicals4
3. SummaryofTestMethod
3.1 The liquid calcium or zinc drier is
dissolved in toluene and ethyl alcohol and
treated with an excess of standard EDTA
solution.Theexcessistitratedwithastandard
zincchloridesolutionusingEriochromeBlack
Tastheindicator.
4. SignicanceandUse
4.1 Thistestmethodmaybeusedtoconrm
thestatedcalciumorzinccontentofpureliquid
calcium or zinc driers soluble in toluene
alcohol and manufactured for use by the
coatingsindustry.
6. Reagents
6.1 Purity
of
ReagentsReagent grade
chemicalsshallbeusedin
alltests.Unlessotherwise
indicated, it is intended
that all reagents shall
conform to the
specications of the
Committee on Analytical
ReagentsoftheAmerican
Chemical Society, where
such specications are
available.5 Other grades
maybeused,provideditis
rst ascertained that the
reagent is of sufficiently
high purity to permit its
use without lessening the
accuracy of the
determination.
6.2 Purity
of
WaterUnless otherwise
indicated, references to
water shall beunderstood
to mean reagent water
conforming to Type II of
SpecicationD1193.
6.3 Buffer
SolutionAdd 350mLof
concentrated ammonium
hydroxide(NH4OH,spgr
0.90) to 54 g of
ammonium chloride
(NH4Cl)anddiluteto1L
withwater.
6.4 EDTA, Standard
Solution(0.05M)Weigh
18.62gofEDTA,dissolve
inwateranddiluteto1L.
Storeinapolyethyleneor
borosilicateglassbottle.
6.5 Indicator
MixtureTriturate0.2gof
Eriochrome BlackT and
100gofsodium chloride
(NaCl) and store the
mixture in a tightly
stoppered bottle. This
mixtureremainsstablefor
severalyears.
6.6 Zinc Chloride, Standard Solution (0.05 NOTE 1Liquid driers are
M)Weigh 3.2690gofzincmetal to0.5mg normallyhomogeneoussothat
and dissolve in 50 mL of dilute hydrochloric onlysimplephysicaltests,such
acid(14mLofconcentratedHCl(spgr1.42)to as specic gravity or solids
36mLofwater).Warmifnecessary.Diluteto1 content, on top and bottom
samples from tanks, are
Linavolumetricask.
required to conrm that
suspended
5
ReagentChemicals,American
Chemical Society Specications,
American Chemical Society,
Washington, DC. For suggestions
onthetestingofreagentsnotlisted
bytheAmericanChemicalSociety,
see Analar Standards for
Laboratory Chemicals, BDH Ltd.,
Poole,Dorset,U.K.,andtheUnited
StatesPharmacopeiaandNational
Formulary, U.S. Pharmacopeial
Convention, Inc. (USPC),
Rockville,MD.
Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959,
United States.
D
matterwhichifpresentisevidenceofnoncompliancewith
SpecicationD600.
EDTAsolutionintoeachbeaker.Add15mLofbuffersolution
and0.20goftheindicatormixture(moreorlesscanbeadded,
if desired). Mix thoroughly by swirling. Titrate with the
standard ZnCl2 solutionto the rst permanent tinge of red.
Maintain vigorous swirling during the titration to ensure
thoroughmixingofthetwophaseswhichmayappear.
7.3Ifthesampleishomogeneouskeepitinastoppered
vesseltopreventsolventevaporationpriortoanalysis.
8.Standardization
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8.1ZincChlorideStandardSolution(0.05M)Calculate
theexactmolarity,M1,ofthesolutionasfollows:
M15S1/65.37
(1)
where:
= zincused,g,and
65.37 = zinctoproducea1Msolution,g/L.
8.2
EDTA,StandardSolution(0.05M)Measure40.0mL
oftheEDTAsolutionintoa250mLaskthatcontains10mL
oftolueneand100mLof95%ethylalcoholpureordenatured.
Add15mLofbuffersolution,0.2gofindicatormixture,and
mixthoroughly.Titratewiththestandardzincsolutiontothe
rstpermanentappearanceofaredcolor.
9.Procedure
8.2.1CalculatethemolarityoftheEDTAsolution,M2,as
follows:
S1
M25~V13M1!/40.0
where:
V1
40.0
(2)
= ZnCl2solution,mL,
=EDTAsolutiontitrated,mL.
9.1
Checktheclarityofthedrier.Ifnotclear,centrifugea
portionofthesampleuntilitisclear.Keepthecentrifugetube
stopperedsothatthesolventwillnotevaporate.
9.2
Fromaburetplaceafewgramsofthedrierina50mL
Erlenmeyeraskthatisttedwithacorkthroughwhichpasses
adroppingtubeandrubberbulboreyedropperandobtainthe
totalweight.Weighbydifferencetwoorthree1gspecimens
(10dropsweighabout0.2g)tothenearest0.5mginto400mL
assaybeakersorwidemouthasks(Note2).Add10mLof
toluenetoeachspecimenandswirltomix.Add100mLof
95%ethylalcoholandswirlagainuntilthespecimenis
dissolvedandwelldispersed.Fromaburetmeasure40.0mLof
NOTE 2Ifamagneticstirrerisavailable,itisconvenienttotitratein
anordinarybeaker.Stirringmagneticallyensuresthoroughmixingduring
thetitration.
NOTE3Iftheendpointisoverstepped,add1.0mLoftheEDTA
solutiontothemixtureandtitrateagainwithstandardZnCl 2solution.Use
totalvolumeofeachsolutionforthecalculation.
10.Calculation
10.1 CalculatethepercentofCa,A,orZn,B,asfollows:
where:
V2
=
V3
=
S
=
4.01 =
6.54 =
A5@@~V2M2!2~V3M1!#4.01#/S
(3)
B5@@~V2M2!2~V3M1!#6.54#/S
(4)
EDTAsolution,mL,
ZnCl2solutionrequiredforspecimen,mL,
specimenused,g,
millimolarweightofCa3100,and
millimolarweightofZn3100.
11.PrecisionandBias(seePracticeE180)
11.1 Precision:
11.1.1 RepeatabilityTworesults,eachthemeanofdupli
catedeterminations,obtainedbythesameoperatorondifferent
daysshouldbeconsideredsuspectiftheydifferbymorethan
0.05%calciumorzinc.
11.1.2 ReproducibilityTworesults,eachthemeanofdu
plicatedeterminations,obtainedbyoperatorsindifferentlabo
ratoriesshouldbeconsideredsuspectiftheydifferbymore
than0.10%calciumorzinc.
11.2 BiasBiascannotbedeterminedbecausethereareno
acceptedstandardsforcalciumandzincinpaintdriers.
12.Keywords
12.1 calcium;drieranalysis;EDTAanalysis;zinc
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