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Approved by:GM/QM
Date:22.02.2020
CLF-051
Determination of total alkalies in cement (equivalent alkalies)
BS EN 196-2:2013

Sample type : Tested by:

CTLG-Q ref.: Tested on:
Sampled on: Sampled by:

Calibration Alkali stock Alkali stock

Na (mg/L) K (mg/L)
solution solution Na solution k

S1

S2

S3

S4

S5

S6

S7

Weigh 0,5 of cement into a 250 ml beaker, make into a slurry with 50 ml of water and add 50 ml of hydrochloric
acid 1 + 19 .Warm the mixture until the cement has decomposed, crushing any lumps with a glass rod. Then
allow the suspension to cool to ambient temperature. Transfer the contents of the beaker, rinsing the beaker
with water, into a 500 ml volumetric flask. Add 50 ml of phosphoric acid 1 + 19 make up to the mark with water
and mix thoroughly. Filter, without washing, sufficient solution through the filter paper into a clean, dry beaker,
before spraying solution into the flame

ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE

Na* 1.348 =CNa2O Na2O=0.1 X

Na (mg/L) (%)
(mg/L) CNa2O
Na2O+0.658K2
O=
K*1.2046=CK2O
K (mg/L) K2O=0.1 X CK2O
(mg/L) (%)

Tested by : Reviewed by :

Equipment Flame photometer Balance Pipette

Ref #.
C/V Date

Potassium
Chemicals used Sodium chloride
chloride
HCl Phosphoric acid
Lot #
Expiry Date

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