eutech-instruments cadmium epoxy User Manual

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Cadmium Electrode 
 
Instruction Manual
 
 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
 
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS .......................................................................................................... 3 
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................3 
Required Equipment ...................................................................................................................................3 
Required Solutions......................................................................................................................................3 
GENERAL PREPARATION............................................................................................................ 4 
Electrode Preparation..................................................................................................................................4 
Electrode Slope Check (with a pH/mV meter) ...........................................................................................4 
Electrode Slope Check (with ion meter).....................................................................................................4 
MEASUREMENT.............................................................................................................................. 5 
Measuring Hints..........................................................................................................................................5 
Sample Requirements .................................................................................................................................5 
Units of Measurement.................................................................................................................................6 
MEASUREMENT PROCEDURE ................................................................................................... 6 
Direct Measurement....................................................................................................................................6 
Direct Measurement of Cadmium (using a pH/mV meter).........................................................................6 
Direct Measurement of Cadmium (using an ion meter)..............................................................................7 
Low Level Cadmium Determination (using a pH/mV meter) ....................................................................8 
Low Level Cadmium Determination (using an ion meter) .........................................................................9 
Titration ......................................................................................................................................................9 
Titration of Cadmium ...............................................................................................................................10 
ELECTRODE CHARACTERISTICS........................................................................................... 11 
Reproducibility .........................................................................................................................................11 
Interferences .............................................................................................................................................11 
Precipitation and Complexation................................................................................................................11 
Temperature Influences ............................................................................................................................12 
Electrode Response...................................................................................................................................12 
Limits of Detection ...................................................................................................................................13 
pH Effects .................................................................................................................................................13 
Electrode Life ...........................................................................................................................................14 
Electrode Storage......................................................................................................................................14 
ELECTRODE THEORY ................................................................................................................ 14 
Electrode Operation ..................................................................................................................................14 
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE .................................................................................................... 15 
Meter.........................................................................................................................................................16 
Glass-ware ................................................................................................................................................16 
Electrodes .................................................................................................................................................16 
Standards and Reagents ............................................................................................................................16 
Sample ......................................................................................................................................................17 
Technique .................................................................................................................................................17 
TROUBLESHOOTING HINTS..................................................................................................... 18 
SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................... 20 
ORDERING INFORMATION....................................................................................................... 20