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Acidity determinations of foodstuffs

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 16 May 2008

The 848 Food/Beverage Titrino plus from Metrohm provides a complete package for all the usual analy…

The missing piece of the titration puzzle

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 12 May 2008

Thermometric titration is a very versatile titration method, because one sensor can be used for var…

Assaying caffeine in over-the-counter tablets

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 6 May 2008

Caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world, it is a physically addictive stimulant that is …

Potentiometric titration of surfactants

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 1 May 2008

Surfactants are the active ingredients in soap, since the hydrophobic component sticks to grease an…

Water in pharmaceuticals by automated Karl Fischer

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 28 Mar 2008

The Karl Fischer (KF) oven method permits determination of the water content of pharmaceuticals tha…

Uranium(VI) determination in water to DIN 38406-17

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 27 Mar 2008

DIN standard 38406-17 is being drawn up based on the AdCSV method, meaning that the voltammetric de…

Titration in difficult gypsum formulations

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 5 Feb 2008

The answer to the analytical problems associated with gypsum titration is to replace the manual col…

Automated water analysis in foodstuffs

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 4 Feb 2008

The water content of foodstuffs affects the physical characteristics, technological processes, micr…

Analysis of water hardness by automated titration

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 2 Oct 2007

The major contributors to the hardness of a water sample are generally regarded as dissolved calciu…

Application monographs on edible oils analysis

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 20 Jun 2007

The Rancimat method is considerably less costly, less labour-intensive but as accurate as the tradi…

Testing canned food for contamination by tin

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 15 Jun 2007

Differential pulse anodic stripping voltammetry (DPASV) in combination with a hanging mercury drop …

Determination of aluminium in antiperspirants

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 12 Jun 2007

Thermometric titration is a versatile method and an ideal complement to potentiometric titration, s…

Determination of sodium bicarbonate in aspirin

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 27 Mar 2007

Using a 809 Titrando in conjunction with the unique 800 Dosino dosing system the titration of sodiu…

Monographs on ion analysis at no charge

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 21 Mar 2007

Metrohm produces these gratis booklets (monographs) which review the techniques of potentiometric t…

Bromate and bromide in potable waters using IC/MS

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 21 Feb 2007

Bromate and bromide are often found in potable waters at trace levels, the origins of bromate come …

Sulphate and chromate in chromic acid plating

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 21 Feb 2007

The determination of sulphate and chromate in chromic acid plating baths using ion chromatography t…

Analysis of anionic surfactants

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 6 Feb 2007

The determination of the content of surface-active agents (surfactants) plays an important role in …

On-line water analysis by Karl Fischer titration

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 5 Feb 2007

Method has been utilised within the laboratory for many years and provides the accuracy and reliabi…

Oxidative stability of petrodiesel and biodiesel

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 2 Feb 2007

The oxidation stability of fatty acid methyl esters has already been included in various test metho…

Ion chromatography of cations for power plants

Metrohm (UK) | Added: 31 Jan 2007

With the decline of the natural gas reserves in the North Sea over the last decade, the United King…