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Mine ais de fe — Dosage du p tassium— Méth de p r
spectrométrie d’a sorption atomique da s la flamme
T ir d edition
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ISO 1 3 2:2 17(E)
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1 Sc ope 1
2 Nor mati ve r eferenc es 1
3 Terms an definitions 1
4 Principle 1
5 Re g ents 2
6 A pparatus 2
7 S mpl n and samples 4
7.1 L b ratory sample
4 7.2 Pr eparation of pr edried tes samples 4
8 Proc ed re .4
8.1 Numbe of dete minations 4
8.2 Tes p rtion 4
8.3 Blan tes and che k tes 4
8.4 Dete mination 5
8.4.1 General 5
8.4.2 De omp sition of the tes p rtion 5
8.4.3 Tr eatment of the solution .5
8.4.4 Pr ep ration of the set of calbration solutions 5
8.4.5 A djustment of atomic a sorption spe tromete 6
8.4.6 Atomic a sorption measur ement 6
9 Ex pres io of r esults 6
9.1 Calculation of mas fraction of p tas ium 6
9.2 General tr eatment of r esult 7
9.2.1 Repeatabi ty an pe mis ible toleranc 7
9.2.2 Dete mination of analytical r esult 7
9.2.3 Betwe n-la oratoriesprecision 7
9.2.4 Che k for truenes 8
9.2.5 C lculation of final r esult 9
9.3 Ox ide factor 9
10 Test rep r t 9
A nne x A (normative) Flowshe t of the pr oc edure for the ac c eptanc e of anal ytical values for test samples 10
A nne x B (informative)Deri vation of r epe tabiity and permis ible toleranc e for mula 11
A nne x C (informative) Pr ecisio data o tained by inter national anal ytical tr ials 12
Biblog raphy 13
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minor r vision with the folowing chang es:
— in 7.2, a new sent enc t o make r fe enc t o ISO 2 9 has be n inclu ed;
— in 9.2.4, F ormula (7)an the r lev nt desc iptions ha e be n modif ied t o harmoniz this subcla use
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WARNING — This d cument may in olve hazardo s materials, o eratio s and equipment This
document d es not p rp rt to ad res al of the safety pro lems as ociated with its use It is the
respo sibi ity of the use of this document to establsh appro riate he lth and safety practices
and determine the applcabiity of re ulatory lmitations prior to use
This document spe if ies a flame at omic a sorption spe trometric method for the det ermination ofthe
mas fraction of p tas ium in iron or s
This method isa plca le t o mas fractions of p tas ium betwe n 0,0 2 5% an 0,5 % in natural iron
or s, iron or conc ntrat es an a glome at es, inclu ing sint er prod ct
2 Normati ve r eferences
The folowing document ar r fe r d t o in the t ext in such a wa that some or al of their cont ent
cons itut es r q ir ment of this document F or dat ed r fe enc s, only the edition cit ed a ples F or
un at ed r fe enc s, the lat es edition of the r fe enc d document ( inclu ing any amen ment ) a ples
ISO 648, L b rator y glas swar — Sin le-v lume pipet es
ISO 1 42, L b rator y glas swar — One -mark v lumetric flask s
ISO 2 9 , Iro or s — Dete min tio o h gros c opic moi s tur in a aly tic al s amples — Grav imetric, Karl
Fi s che a d mas s-os s meth ds
ISO 3 8 , Iro or s — S mpln a d s ample pr p ratio proc edur s
ISO 3 9 , Wate fr a aly tic al la orator y use — S ec ific atio a d tes t meth ds
ISO 7764, Iro or s — Prep ratio o pr dried tes t s amples fr chemic al a alys i s
ISO 1 3 3, Iro or a d dir c t r duc ed iro — Voc ab lary
3 Terms and definitions
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The t es p rtion is de omp sed b tr atment with hydrochloric acid an hydrofluoric acid, folowed b
ev p ration t o drynes The r sid e is wett ed an the ev poration is r peat ed with a new portion of
hydrochloric acid The r sid e is dis olved with hydrochloric acid folowed b a pro riat e diution The
solution is aspirat ed int o the air/ c ty lene flame of theat omic a sorption a paratus
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calbration solutions
During the analy sis, use only r ag ent of r co niz d analytical grade an only wat er that comples with
Grade 2 of ISO 3 9
R eag ent ar t o besele t ed or purif ied for the lowes pos ible blank v lue
5.1 Hy rochloric acid, ρ 1,1 g /ml to 1,1 g /ml
5.2 Hy rofluor ic acid, ρ 1,1 g /ml, 40% (mas fraction), or ρ 1,1 g /ml, 48 % (mas fr action)
5.3 Hy rochloric acid, ρ 1,1 g /ml to 1,1 g /ml, diuted 1 + 2
5.4 Backg round solution
Dis olve 43 g of high-purity iron o ide p wde in 5 0 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.1) Alow t o co l an
diut e with wat er t o 1 0 0 ml
Inst ead of iron o ide, the use of metal c iron with a suita le o idant ispe mitt ed The alkal cont ent of
the o idant shal be low
5.5 Potas ium, s andar d solution, 2 µg K/ml
Pulve iz a out 3 g of high-purity p tas ium chloride in an a at e mortar, dry in an oven at 1 5 °C t o
1 0 °C for 2 h, an al ow t o co l t o ro m t empe atur in a desic at or Dis olve 1, 90 g in wat er, di ut e
with wat er t o 100 ml in a volumetric flask an mix
Trans e 1 ,0 ml of this solution t o a 5 0 ml volumetric flask, di ut e with wat er t o v lume an mix
NOTE Glas eq ipment can b used
St or this s an ard solution in a plas ic b t le
1 ml of this s an ard solution contains 2 µg of p tas ium
6 A pparatus
Ordinary la orat ory eq ipment, inclu ing one-mark pipett es an one-mark v lumetric flaskscomplying
with the spe if ications of ISO 648 and ISO 1 42, r spe tively, an the folowing
6.1 Pol ytetrafluoroethylene (PTF ) be ker s, of ca acity 1 0 ml, pr ovided w ith P FE co e s
6.2 PTF -c oated mag netic stirr ing bar
6.3 PTF dig estio bomb
6.4 Plastic pipetes
6.5 Plastic v lumetr ic flasks and storag e bot les
6.6 Mag netic stir rin hotplates
NOTE Platin m ves els can b used inst ead of P F b aker
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To o tain r la le v lues, the eq ipment should be cleaned and che ked as folows
a) Rinse al volumetric war , inclu ing the pipett esused for pr p ring the calbration solutions, with
diut e hydrochloric acid (5.3)befor use Che k the calbration r gularly or as ne ded
b) Clean PTFE ves elsan s ir ing b rs b s ir ing with 5 ml of diut e hydrochloric acid (5.3) an b
heating for 1 min Discard the rinsings an cond ct a blank t es in each ves el in turn, ex ctly as
spe ified in 8.3 If any a sorb nc v lue is a o e the lmit spe if ied in 8.3, the cleaning proc d r
should be r peat ed or acid r ag ent of a highe purity should be used A t no s ag e should the
s ir ing b rs be han led with the fing ers
c) Platin m ves els, ex clusively used for potas ium analy sis ac ording t o this document, can be
cleaned b the same method as the P FE ves els [se b)] Othe wise, they should be pr -cleaned b
fusion with lthium t etra orat e or l thium b rat e, u ti the a sorb nc r adingsfal t o those for the
l thium salt alone
d) Rinse st orag e b t les with diut e hydrochloric acid (5.3) befor use
6.7 Atomic absorptio spectrometer
WARNING — F olow the manufacturer’s instructions for igniting and extinguishing the
air/ cety lene flame to av id pos ible ex losio hazards We r tinted safety glas es w henever
the burne is in o eratio
The at omic a sorption spe tromet er shal me t he folowing c it eria
a) Minimum sensitivity:The a sorb nc of themos conc ntrat ed calbration solution ( e 8.4.4) shal
be at leas 0,2
b) Gra h lnearity: The slo e of the calbration gra h co e ing the t op 2 % of the conc ntration rang e
(ex r s ed as a chang e in a sorb nc ) shal not be les than 0,7 of the v lue ofthe slo e for the
bott om 2 % of the conc ntration rang e det ermined in the same wa
c) Minimum s a i ity: Thes an ard deviation of the a sorbanc of the mos conc ntrat ed calbration
solution an that ofthe z ro calbration solution, each being calculat ed from a sufficient n mbe of
r petitivemeasur ment , shal be les than 1,5 % an 0,5 %, r spe tively, of the mean v lue of the
a sorb nc of the mos conc ntrat ed cal bration solution
The use of a s rip-chart r corde an / r digital r adout devic is r commen ed t o ev luat e c it eria a), b)
an c) an for al subseq ent measur ment
NOTE Instrument parameter wil vary with e ch instrument The folowing parameter were suc es ful y
used in several la orat ories an they can b used as guidelines S lutions were aspirated into an air/acety lene
flame of a premix burner
— hol ow cathode lamp, mA 1
— acetylene flow-rate, l/min 2
In sy st ems where the values shown for g s flow-rates do not ap ly, the ratio of the g s flow-rates can stil b a
useful guideline
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7.1 Laborator y sample
F or analy sis, use a la orat ory sample of − 0 µm p rticle siz w hich has be n taken an pr p r d
in ac ordanc with ISO 3 8 In the case of or s ha ing significant cont ent of combined wat er or
o idiza le compou ds, use a p rticle siz of − 6 µm
NOTE A guideline on signif icant contents of combined water an o idiza le compou ds is incorporated in
ISO 77 64
7.2 Preparation of pr edr ied test samples
Thoroughly mix the la orat ory sample an , taking multiple inc ement , extract a t es sample in
such a manne that it is r pr sentative of the w hole cont ent of the containe Dry the t es sample at
1 5 °C ± 2°C as spe ified in ISO 7764 (This is the pr dried t es sample
F or or s ha ing signif icant cont ent of combined wat er or o idiza le comp u ds, an air-eq i ibrat ed
t es sampleshal be pr p r d in ac ordanc with ISO 2 96
8 Proc edure
8.1 Number of determinations
Car y out the analysis at leas in d plcat e in ac ordanc with An ex A, in epen ently, on one pr dried
t es sample
NOTE The e pres ion “in epen ently” me ns that the secon an an subseq ent result are not afect ed
by the previous result (s) For the particular analytical method, this con ition implies that he repetition of the
proced re is car ied out either by the same operator at a diferent time or by a diferent operator inclu ing, in
either case, ap ropriate recalibration
8.2 Test por tion
Taking seve al inc ement , weigh, t o near s 0,0 0 2 g, 0,2 g t o 0,5 g (depen ing on the p tas ium
conc ntration)of the pr dried t es sample o tained in ac ordanc with 7.2
The t es p rtion should be taken and weighed q ickly t o a oid r a sorption of mois ur
8.3 Blank test and check test
Befor proc eding t o the tr atment of t es p rtions, ensur that the cleaning proc d r s cond ct ed
in 6.6 ( e ls it ems), t og ethe with the q al ty of the r ag ent being used, ha e prod c d a blank t es
v lue for the p tas ium det ermination not gr at er than the eq iv lent of 0,0 2 % (mas fraction)
p tas ium in the or
In each ru , one blank t es an one analy sis of a c rtif ied r fe enc mat erial of the same ty e of or shal
be car ied out in p ralel with the analy sis of the or sample( ) u de the same con itions A pr dried
t es sampleof thec rtif ied r fe enc mat erial shal be pr p r d as spe if ied in 7.2
Whe e the analy sis is car ied out on seve al samples at the same time, the blank v lue ma be
r pr sent ed b one t es , pro ided that the proc d r is the same an the r ag ent ar from the same
r ag ent b t les
Whe e the analysis is car ied out on seve al samples of the same ty e of or at the same time, the
analytical v lue of one c rtified r fe enc mat erial ma be used
The c rtified r fe enc mat erial should be of the same ty e as the sample t o be analy sed an the
pro e ties of the two mat erialsshould be suff iciently simi ar t o ensur that, in eithe case, no signif icant
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a ai a le, a r fe enc mat erial ma be used ( e 9.2.4)
8.4 Determination
8.4.1 General
To pr vent contamination d ring analy sis, the folowing pr cautions shal be taken:
a) f ing er contact with sample, solutions an s ir ing b rs shal be a oided;
b) mouth suction of pipett es shal not be pe mitt ed
8.4.2 Dec ompositio of the test portion
Trans e the t es p rtion ( e 8.2) t o a 1 0 ml PTFE beaker (6.1) S e Not e in 6.6
Moist en it with a few dro sof wat er, then ad 1 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.1) an 1 ml of hydrofluoric
acid (5.2) Ad a PTFE-co t ed ma netic s ir ing b r (6.2) an co e with a P FE cover Adjus the
t empe atur of the ma netic s ir ing hotplat e (6.6) so that a t empe atur of a out 9 °C wi l be
maintained in wat er in a co e ed PTFE beaker Heat, with s ir ing, for 45 min or u ti no furthe
dis olution of the t es portion oc urs R emo e the co e , st op the s ir e , lea ing the b r in the solution,
an ev porat e t o drynes A dd 5 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.1) an ev p rat e a ain t o drynes Dis olve
the salt in 5 ml of hydrochloric acid (5.1) and 40 ml of wat er, an trans e t o a 1 0 ml one-mark plas ic
v lumetric flask (6.5) Diut e t o v lume with wat er an mix
NOTE If an signif icant amou t of resid e remains, con uct the dig stion proces in a stir ed P F dig stion
b mb (6.3) for 45 min at 160°C
8.4.3 Tr eatment of the solution
If the conc ntration of p tas ium is t oo high, it is ne es ary t o di ut e the t es solution Trans e , using
a plas ic pipett e (6.4), y ml of the t es solution t o a 1 0 ml one-mark plas ic v lumetric flask, ad
0,1 × (1 0 − y) ml of the b ckgrou d solution (5.4), di ut e with wat er t o v lume an mix ( e Ta le 1)
A di ut ed t es solution shal be measur d t og ethe with a diut ed blan t es solution, containing the
same amou t of b ckgroun solution as the t es solution Pr p r the di ut ed blank t es solution as
folow s: pipett e y ml of the blan t es solution int o a 1 0 ml one-mark plas ic v lumetric flask, ad
0,1 × (1 0 − y) ml of the b ckgrou d solution, diut e t o volume with wat er an mix
Table 1 — Diution guide for test solution
Potas ium mas -fraction
rang e
%
Alquot from 1 0 ml
y
8.4.4 Pr eparatio of the set of calbr atio solutio s
From the p tas ium s an ard solution (5.5), pr p r calbration solutions as folow s
Using plas ic pipett es, trans e 0 ml;2,0 ml; 5,0 ml;1 ,0 ml; 1 ,0 ml of p tas ium s an ard solution (5.5),
r spe tively, t o 1 0 ml one-mark plas ic v lumetric flasks A dd, using a plas ic pipett e, 1 ml of the
b ckgrou d solution (5.4) t o each, diut e with wat er t o v lume an mix These calbration solutions
co e the conc ntration rang e 0 µg K /ml t o 3 µg K / ml and contain 3 00 µg F e / ml
St or the calbration solutions in plas ic b t les
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Optimiz the r sp nse of theins rument as spe ified in 6.7 S t the wavelength of p tas ium (766,5 nm)
t o o tain minimum a sorb nc Aft er 1 min pr heating of the burne , adjus the fuel flow an burne
p sition t o o tain ma imum a sorb nc , w hie aspirating the mos conc ntrat ed cal bration solution
( e 8.4.4) Aspirat e wat er an the calbration solution t o es a lsh that the a sorb nc r ading is not
drif ing, an then set the r ading for wat er t o z ro a sorb nc
8.4.6 Atomic absorptio me sur ements
Aspirat e the calbration an t es solutions or diut ed t es solutions in orde of inc easing a sorption,
s arting with the blank t es solution, or diut ed blank t es solution, an the z ro calbration solution
When a s a le r sp nse is o tained for each solution, r cord the r adings Aspirat e the t es solutionsor
diut ed t es solutions at the pro e p int in the calbration se ies an r cord their r adings Aspirat e
wat er betwe n each calbration an t es solution R epeat the measur ment at leas twic
Obtain the net a sorb nc of each cal bration solution b subtracting the a e ag e a sorb nc of the
z ro calbration solution In a simi ar man e , o tain the net a sorb nc of the t es solution or diut ed
t es solution b subtracting the a sorb nc of the cor esp n ing blank t es solution
Pr p r calbration gra hs b plot ing the net a sorb nc v lues of the cal bration solutions a ains
the conc ntration, in mic o rams of potas ium pe mi i itr ( he t es solution or, if diut ed, the diut ed
t es solution is the final t es solution)
Conve t he net a sorb nc of the f inal t es solution t o mic o rams of potas ium pe mi l ltr b means
of the calbration gra h
W ith conc ntration r adings, the calculation should be made from a sorb nc s t o pe mit che king of
the gra h ’ s lnearity an the blank t es v lue
9 Ex pres ion of results
9.1 Calculation of mas fraction ofpotas ium
The mas fraction of potas ium, ex r s ed asa pe c ntag e, is calculat ed t o f ive de imal plac sfor mas
fractions highe than 0,0 %, an t o six de imal plac s for mas fractions lowe than 0,0 %, using
F ormula (1):
w
m
K
M
=
× ρ
1
1 0
(1)
w he e
w
K
is the mas fraction of p tas ium, ex r s ed as a pe c ntag e, of the t es sample;
ρ
M
is the conc ntration, in mic o rams pe mi l itr , of p tas ium in the f inal t es solution;
m
1
is the mas , in grams, of t es sample r pr sent ed in 1 0 ml of the f inal t es solution (8.4.6),
calculat ed from the fol owing formula:
m
1
1 0
=
×
m being the mas , in grams, of the t es p rtion ( e 8.2);
V being the v lume, in mi i tr s, of the alquot taken in 8.4.3 If no di ution has be n made,
V =1 0