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ICS 91.100.30
NO COPYING WITHOUT BSI PERMISSION EXCEPT AS PERMITTED BY COPYRIGHT LAW
BRITISH STANDARD
Admixtures for
concrete, mortar and
grout — Test methods
Part 10: Determination of water
soluble chloride content
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was published under
the authority of the
Standards Policy and
Strategy Committee on
31 January 2010
© BSI 2010
ISBN 978 0 580 65577 7
Amendments/corrigenda issued since publication
National foreword
This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 480-10:2009 It supersedes BS EN 480-10:1997 which is withdrawn
The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to Technical Committee B/517/3, Admixtures
A list of organizations represented on this committee can be obtained on request to its secretary
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
EN 480-10
July 2009
English Version
Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout - Test methods - Part
10: Determination of water soluble chloride content
Adjuvants pour béton, mortier et coulis Méthodes d'essai
-Partie 10: Détermination de la teneur en chlorure soluble
dans l'eau
Zusatzmittel für Beton, Mörtel und Einpressmörtel -Prüfverfahren - Teil 10: Bestimmung des wasserlöslichen
Chloridgehaltes
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 23 June 2009.
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Ref No EN 480-10:2009: E
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1 Scope 5
2 Principle 5
3 Apparatus 5
3.1 pH meter 5
3.2 Electrodes 5
3.3 Additional apparatus 6
3.4 Reagents 6
4 Procedure 6
4.1 Preparation of sample 6
4.2 Determination 6
5 Results 7
6 Test report 8
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Foreword
This document (EN 480-10:2009) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 104 “Concrete and related products”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by January 2010, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by January 2010
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights This document supersedes EN 480-10:1996
It has been drafted by Subcommittee 3 (SC 3) of TC 104 "Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout"
This draft European Standard is part of the series EN 480 "Admixtures for concrete, mortar and grout – Test methods" which comprises the following:
Part 1 Reference concrete and reference mortar for testing
Part 2 Determination of setting time
Part 4 Determination of bleeding of concrete
Part 5 Determination of capillary absorption
Part 6 Infrared analysis
Part 8 Determination of the conventional dry material content
Part 10 Determination of water soluble chloride content
Part 11 Determination of air void characteristics in hardened concrete
Part 12 Determination of the alkali content of admixtures
Part 13 Reference masonry mortar for testing mortar admixtures
Part 14 Determination of the effect on corrosion susceptibility of reinforcing steel by potentiostatic
electro-chemical test
This standard is applicable together with the other standards of the EN 480 series for testing admixtures in accordance with the EN 934 series of standards
The following amendments have been made to the 1996-09 edition of this standard:
editorial revision;
detailing of used reagents;
detailing of the procedure applied for Method 1 to Method 3
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1 Scope
This draft European Standard specifies methods for determining water soluble halogens (except fluorides) in admixtures
The total water soluble halogen content is expressed as the chloride content
2 Principle
The object of the test is to determine the content of chloride ions (including other halogen ions except fluorides) in an admixture by precipitation of the chloride ions with a silver nitrate solution, according to the reaction:
AgCl Ag
Cl−+ + → (solid) The end point of this reaction is determined with the aid of a pH meter
The volume of the sample required for this test has been calculated for an admixture of which the chloride content is lower than 0,1 % by mass If the chloride content is known, or can be assumed to be higher, the admixture has to be diluted in a precise ratio before carrying out the test
3 Apparatus
3.1 pH meter
Either:
a) a pH millivoltmeter in which case the graph is plotted point by point, or
b) a recording pH millivoltmeter connected to an automatic burette
3.2 Electrodes
Either:
a) a combination of two electrodes consisting of:
1) an indicator: silver;
2) a reference: mercuric sulphate (electrolyte KNO 3 ) or calomel with agar gel (electrolyte KNO 3); or
b) a combined electrode (indicator and reference) Ag - AgCl (electrolyte KNO 3)
NOTE Other electrodes such as ion selective electrodes may be used provided the results will be unaffected
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3.3.1 Balance with an accuracy of 0,1 mg reading up to 200 g
3.3.2 20 ml burette graduated with accuracy of 0,05 ml
3.3.3 250 ml and 500 ml beakers
3.3.4 1 000 ml measuring flask
3.3.5 Heating device with a magnetic stirrer
3.3.6 10 ml, 20 ml and 50 ml graduated flasks
3.4 Reagents
All reagents shall be of analytical grade
3.4.1 Concentrated nitric acid (HNO 3 )
3.4.2 Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), 30 % by mass (110 volumes)
3.4.3 Sodium hydroxide solution (naOH), 33 % by mass
3.4.4 Distilled or demineralized water
3.4.5 Ethanol (C 2 H 5 OH)
3.4.6 Acetone (C 3 H 7 O)
3.4.7 Silver nitrate solution (AgNO 3 ), pre-prepared 0,01 mol/l, normality N determined to ± 0,0001
4 Procedure
4.1 Preparation of sample
4.1.1 Liquid admixture
From a liquid admixture a sample of (10 ± 1) g is weighed to 0,01 g and placed into a 250 ml or a 500 ml beaker
4.1.2 Powder admixture
From a powder admixture a sample (5 ± 1) g is weighed to 0,01 g The sample is placed into a 250 ml or a
500 ml beaker
4.2 Determination
4.2.1 General
Depending upon the composition of the admixture one of the following methods shall be used
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4.2.2 Method 1
If the admixture does not contain constituents that will interfere with the test, such as lignosulphonates, thiocyanates or reducing agents, dilute the sample or dissolve it and make the solution up to 100 ml with
distilled or demineralized water Then add 80 ml of acetone followed by dilute nitric acid until the pH is (2,0 +
0,5) and carry out the titration of the chloride ions with the silver nitrate solution, recording the volume (V) used to 0,05 ml
Carry out a blank titration under the same conditions and record the volume (Vo) to 0,05 ml
4.2.3 Method 2
If the admixture does contain, or can be assumed to contain lignosulphonate or reducing agents, the sample
shall be diluted or dissolved and made up to 100 ml with distilled or demineralized water Then add 5 ml of
sodium hydroxide solution followed by 10 ml of hydrogen peroxide This can cause an exothermic reaction
In order to avoid loss of chloride ions, make sure that the pH remains above 8,5 by adding, if necessary, more sodium hydroxide solution Bring the solution very slowly to the boiling point by means of a heating device with
a magnetic stirrer and boil for 30 minutes1)
Leave the solution to cool to (20 + 2) oC Then add 80 ml of acetone followed by dilute nitric acid until the pH
is (2,0 + 0,5) and carry out the titration of the chloride ions using the silver nitrate solution, recording the volume used (V) to 0,05 ml
Carry out a blank titration under the same conditions and record the volume (Vo) to 0,05 ml
4.2.4 Method 3
NOTE Carry out this test in an extraction cabinet to minimise the risk from the exothermic reaction and the escape of hydrogen cyanide The operator should wear suitable protective clothing
If the admixture does contain, or can be assumed to contain thiocyanate, dissolve the sample if necessary and dilute to 100ml using distilled or demineralised water then place the sample in a 500 ml beaker in order to avoid losses by overflow
Carefully add 5 ml of sodium hydroxide solution followed by 10 ml of hydrogen peroxide This can cause an extremely exothermic reaction After this reaction has subsided, add again 10 ml of hydrogen peroxide and repeat the addition three times In order to avoid loss of chloride ions and minimise the escape of hydrogen cyanide, make sure that the pH remains above 8,5 at all times by adding, if necessary, more sodium hydroxide solution
Heat the solution slowly to the boiling point and keep it boiling for 2 h Leave the solution to cool slowly to (20 + 2) o C Then transfer the solution into a 250 ml beaker using distilled or demineralized water to wash out the
500 ml beaker
Add 80 ml of acetone followed by dilute nitric acid until the pH is (2,0 + 0,5) and carry out the titration of the chloride ions using the silver nitrate solution, recording the volume used (V) to 0,05 ml
Carry out a blank titration under the same conditions and record the volume (Vo) to 0,05 ml
5 Results
The results shall be expressed in % by mass
1) Some admixtures may foam while boiling This may be reduced by the addition of ethanol
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m
n V
where
6 Test report
The test report shall include at least the following information:
a) Name or code of admixture tested (with information relating to its marking);
b) Date of test;
c) Name of the laboratory;
d) Name of operator;
e) Number of test standard (EN 480-10)
g) Method of test used (i.e method 1, 2 or 3).; if method 2 or 3 has been used, the volume of hydrogen peroxide, the boiling time and any other necessary comments shall be included;
h) Origin of the sample and date when taken;
NOTE All three methods give the total halogen ion content (except fluoride) as chloride In the case of method 2, any thiocyanate will also be included as chloride
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