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Alginic Acid Assay
Alginic Acid Assay
PROCEDUREFORPREPARINGSOLUTIONS:
Pr
epar
ati
ono
fst
andar
dso
lut
ion
:
Accur
atel
ywe i
gh250 mgo falgi
nicaci
dWRS an dt rans
ferintoa
250mlc oni
calfl
akandadd30mlo f10% HClan d60mlo fAc et
one.shake
thesolu
tionfor30minutes
.Th enfi
lterthesolu
tionusi
ngwh atmanfil
ter
paper42b yanl ar
gediameterBuch
nerf u
nnel.Thenwasht hefil
tercake
withwat e
rt oformthef r
eeacid. Thent r
ansferthefil
terpape rtoa
coni
calfl
askandadd50mlo f0.1
M NaOH.s hakeitfor15mi nut
es.Then
ti
tratetheexce
ssofNaOHwi th0.1M HClbypo tent
iomet
ric
all
y.
Pr
epar
ati
ono
fsampl
eso
lut
ion
:
Accuratel
ywe i
ght hesampleantaci
dsolut
ionequi
val
entto 250mgo f
al
gini
cac idina250mlc oni
calf
lakan dadd30mlo f10% HClan d60ml
ofAc e
ton e.Shaket h
es olut
ionfor30mi nute
s. Thenfil
terthes olut
ion
usi
ngwh atmanf il
terpaper42byanl arg
ediame t
erBuchnerfun n
el.Then
washthef ilt
ercakewi thwatertof or
mt hefreeaci
d. The
nt ransferthe
fi
lt
erpape rtoac onic
alf l
askandadd50mlo f0.1M NaOH.s h akeitfor
15 minutes.Th ent it
ratet hee xce
sso f NaOH wi th 0.1
M HClby
pote
ntiometric
all
y.
And al
so perf
orm t
he bl
ankt
itr
ati
on by t
hes
ame pr
oce
dur
e as
di
scus
sedabov
e .
OBSERVATIONS:
Lab
elc
lai
m:e
ach1
5mlc
ont
ain
s0.
200go
fal
gin
icac
id
We
igh
tofs
tan
dar
dal
gin
icac
idt
ake
n(Sw)=0.
25052g
We
igh
tofs
ampl
eso
lut
iont
ake
n(Tw)=20.
04579g
Ti
trat
ionv
alu
efo
rst
andar
dso
lut
ion=36.
4ml
Ti
trat
ionv
alu
efo
rsampl
eso
lut
ion=35.
7ml
Ti
trat
ionv
alu
efo
rbl
ank=48ml
Ne
tti
trat
ionv
alu
efo
rst
andar
dVs
=bl
ank–s
tan
dar
d
=48-36 =1
2ml
Ne
tti
trat
ionv
alu
efo
rsampl
eVt=bl
ank–s
ampl
e
=48-35.
7=1
2.3ml
Wt/mlo
fsampl
eso
lut
ion=1
.0723g
/ml
AMOUNTOFALGINICACIDPRESENTIN 1
5MLOFSAMPLE:
Vt Sw
= * *15*Wt
/ml
Vs TW
12.
3 0.25052
= * *15*1.
0702
12 20.04579
=0.
20563g
Re
sul
t:
Th
eeac
h15mlo
fsampl
eco
ntai
ns0.
20563go
fal
gin
icac
id.
Cau
tio
n:
Thefil
trati
ono fthebo ths tandardands amplesoluti
onsar emo r
e
i
mpo r
tantstepsinthet i
trati
on. Thewas hi
ngo fthefil
tercakewitht h
e
waterismandatoryforobtai
ningbetterres
ult
s .Wi th
outthissteptheHCl
aci
dwh ic
hisu sedforthes eparati
ono ftheal gi
nicaci
df ro
mt h
es ampl
e
mayc l
ogint hefi
lte
rpape r.Andwi thoutwas hi
n gtheadditi
ono fNaOH
re
actin
gwi t
hbo tho ftheal gi
nican dHClac ids. Sot hiswillshowt h
e
decr
easeintheendpo i
ntoft hetit
rati
onandf alseresul
tsalso.
POTENTIOMETRICASSAYOFALGINICACIDIN ANTACID
VOLUMEOF
SL.
NO 0.1
MHCL STANDARD SAMPLE BLANK
CONSUMED