Certificate of Analysis

Product Name: cSmartCal™

MT Lot No.: 353

Material description: Zeolite 3A, granulate.

The substance is not classified as dangerous.
For detailed information the material safety datasheet
(MSDS) is available on the internet at
www.mt.com/msds

Raw Material Lot: 6801840

Intended use: Verification of Mettler-Toledo Halogen Moisture Analyzers.

(Not suited for microwave moisture analyzers.)

Packaging: Single sachet with 8.5 grams of test material.

Storage and handling: Store at room temperature. Acclimatize to ambient conditions

before use. Do not open before use.

Supplier of the Mettler-Toledo AG,

reference material: Laboratory & Weighing Technologies,
Im Langacher 44, CH-8606 Greifensee, Switzerland
Certified value traceable to SI unit kg and uncertainty according to ISO Guide 35 [1] and GUM [2 ]

Certified property Certified value Expanded uncertainty *

[U = k*u; k = 2]

As Found Desorption 183.1 mg/g 0.4 mg/g

*Estimated expanded uncertainty U with a coverage factor of k=2, corresponding to a level of confidence of approx. 95 %, as defined in the
Guide to the expression of uncertainty in measurement [2].

Target Value Desorption 184.0 mg/g ± 1.5mg/g

Certified value

The certified value has been established using a Thermogravimetric–Differential Scanning

Calorimetry System. The certified value is the mean value of n measurements.

The certified value corresponds to the cSmartCal values determined with Mettler-Toledo
Halogen Moisture Analyzers listed in the table below.

Test temperature [°C] cSmartCal moisture analyzer target

values [%MC]
70 3.8 ± 0.1
100 5.8 ± 0.1
130 8.1 ± 0.1
160 10.8 ± 0.1

Method parameters of the Mettler-Toledo Halogen Moisture Analyzer

Drying Program: Standard

Switch-off criterion: Timed, 10 min
Ambient conditions: 20 °C; 50% relative humidity

The certification measurements of the desorption are performed by BAM Federal Institute for
Materials Research and Testing using a Thermogravimetric – Differential Scanning
Calorimetry System.

The target value of the desorption using a Thermogravimetric – Differential Scanning

Calorimetry System and the corresponding cSmartCal values determined with Mettler-Toledo
Halogen Moisture Analyzers are provided by Mettler-Toledo.
Method

The test procedure is based on DIN 51006 Thermal analysis (TA) Thermogravimetry (TG)
principles with regard to the specific requirements for the characterization of the moisture
content of the Zeolite 3A.

The production lot is tested by measuring the desorption characteristics of representative

samples.

The common test procedure for Thermogravimetric Analysis (TG) is followed using a nitrogen
purging method (99.8% N2). The TG analysis is conducted by applying a defined heating rate
of 10 K/min up to 550 °C and a subsequent dwell time of 3 hours. The standard procedure
includes a repeat determination.
The result of the test is expressed as the relative weight loss of the sample based on its
initial weight.

Uncertainty Evaluation

Uncertainty is calculated according to GUM JGCM 100:2008 chapter 4.2 “Type A” evaluation of
standard uncertainty [2]. The estimate of the expected value of a quantity q that varies
randomly, and for which n independent observations qk have been obtained under the same
conditions of measurement. The arithmetic mean or average 𝑞̅ of n = 5 observations

𝑛
1
𝑞̅̅ = ∑ 𝑞̅𝑘
𝑛
𝑘=1

is the best available estimate or expected value.

The experimental variance of the observations, which estimates the variance σ2 of the
probability distribution of q, is given by

𝑛
1 2
𝑠 2 (𝑞̅𝑘 ) = ∑(𝑞̅𝑗 − 𝑞̅̅)
𝑛−1
𝑗=1

This estimate of variance and its positive square root s(qk), termed the experimental
standard deviation, characterize the variability of the observed values qk , or more specifically,
their dispersion about their mean q. It is used as the measure of the uncertainty of 𝑞̅.

𝑢 = 𝑠(𝑞̅̅)
Traceability Statement

The Thermogravimetry – Differential Scanning Calorimetry System is calibrated with a

certified weight for traceability to the SI unit kilogram.
The temperature is calibrated by using the defined melting point of a gold-pearl which is
measured in the Thermogravimetry – Differential Scanning Calorimetry System. The
characteristic melting temperature must fit to the exothermic peak of the melting point of
the gold.

Homogeneity

The homogeneity is assured by applying an appropriate production process. A series of

samples is taken to verify the compliance with the production tolerances. The production
process is permanently controlled by a process capability analysis that requires a Cpk index of
1.33 or higher.

Relation to moisture analyzer values

Variations of desorption properties may occur between different raw material lots, which is
expressed by varying TG values. These lot-to-lot variations are quantified by comparative
measurements with TG and Halogen Moisture Analyzers referring to the reference raw
material lot. The target TG value for the desorption characteristics of a new raw material lot
is adjusted to ensure constant cSmartCal moisture analyzer target values, independent of
raw material properties.

References:

[1] ISO-Guide 35, 1-64, 3rd Ed. (2006), “Reference materials - General and statistical
principles for certification”
[2] ISO/IEC Guide 98-3:2008: Uncertainty of measurement – Part 3: Guide to the expression
of uncertainty in measurement, ISO, Geneve, 2008
Berlin, January 20, 2017
BAM Berlin/Germany
1.6 Inorganic Reference Materials 7.4 Building Materials Technology

Dr. S. Recknagel Dr. H.-C. Kühne

Head of Division Head of Division

Federal Institute for Materials Research and

Testing (BAM)
Unter den Eichen 87
12205 Berlin
Germany

Phone +49 30 8104-0

Fax +49 30 8112029
Internet: http://www.bam.de