SDS Volume (680)

Volume 38. Hydrocarbons in Water and Seawater, Part II, p None

Original Measurements

Booth, H. S.; Everson, H. E.; Ind. Eng. Chem. 1948, 40, 1491-3.

Variables:

Room Temp: 25 °C

Prepared by:

Z. Maczynska, A. Maczynski

Method/Apparatus/Procedure:

Stoppered Babcock tubes with neck graduated from 0 to 1.6 mL in steps of 0.02 mL were used. A known volume of (2) (generally 50 mL) was added to the tube in a constant-temperature water bath and weighed quantities of (1) were added to this solution. The mixture was then shaken for 5 minutes, returned to the bath for a minimum of 10 minutes and then centrifuged for 5 minutes. After this treatment, the volume of residue was determined directly.

Source and Purity of Materials:

1. source not specified; CP or highest commercial grade; used as received.
2. Distilled.

Estimated Errors:

Mass concentration (m/v) (1): ±0.1 mL (1)/100 mL (2).