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The content of sodium sulfite in wastewater was determined by fully automatic potentiometric titration


1 Preface

Sodium sulfite is a small white or yellow granule, generally used as a reducing agent. In wastewater treatment, it can reduce toxic heavy metals and also has a bactericidal effect. Sodium sulfite is also used in the water treatment industry as a deoxidizer for boiler water, industrial water, as well as an antioxidant and preservative. The content of sodium sulfite in wastewater was determined by potentiometric titration.

2. Instruments and equipment

2.1 Instruments

JH-T6 fully automatic potentiometric titrator, platinum composite electrode

2.2 Reagents

Iodine solution (0.1mol/L), hydrochloric acid (1+ 1), sodium thiosulfate titrant (0.1mol/L)

3 Experimental Methods

3.1 Experimental Procedures

Weigh approximately 0.08g of the sample into a titration cup, and accurately add 25mL of iodine solution (0.1mol/L) and 2mL of salt using a pipette

Mix 1+ 1 acid solution with 30mL of water, seal the seal and shake slowly until the sample dissolves. Then place it in the dark for 5 minutes. Then titrate to the endpoint with sodium thiothiate standard titration solution.

3.2 Parameters

 
Titration mode:     Dynamic titration  
Electrode equilibrium time: 4 seconds    Pre-stirring time: 6 seconds  
Electrode equilibrium potential: 1mv   Titration speed: standard  

 


 

 

Minimum addition volume: 0.02mL     Pre-titration addition volume  
Final volume: 30mL   pre-titration stirring time: 8 seconds  
Potential spike: 500   Pre-controlled mv value: none  

 

4. Results and Discussion

4.1 Experimental Results

Blank volume: 25.943mL

 

Sample name

Sample weight

( g )

Titration volume

( mL )

Sodium sulfite content

( % )

Average value

( % )

 

 

 

Wastewater

0.08956

13.285

88.71

 

 

 

88.71

0.08711

13.631

88.72

0.08742

13.581

88.76

0.09101

13.088

88.66

 Calculation formula

 

佳航

In the formula:

X - The content of sodium sulfite in the sample, with the unit of (%);

C - The concentration of sodium thiosulfate solution, measured in moles per liter (mol/L); V0 - The volume of sodium thiosulfate solution consumed for blank use, measured in milliliters (mL);

V1 - The volume of sodium thiosulfate solution consumed by the sample, in milliliters (mL); M - The molar mass of sodium sulfite, measured in grams per mole (g/mol);

m - The mass of the sample, with the unit of (g);

4.2 Atlas

佳航

4.3 Conclusion

In this paper, the content of sodium sulfite in wastewater was determined by potentiometric titration. The experimental data show that the T960 potentiometric titrator has good repeatability and can meet the needs of the analysis work.

Precautions

Sodium thiosulfate and iodine solution should be kept away from light.

Keyword:

fully automatic potentiometric titratio