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AOAC Official Method 959.02
Sampling of Anhydrous Ammonia
First Action 1959
Final Action 1960

Caution: Use extreme care in handling anhydrous NH3. Suitable

gas mask and rubber gloves are required. See Appen-
dix B for safety note on ammonia.

A. Sampling
Use sampling tube of thermal shock-resistant glass calibrated to
contain 100 mL and graduated in 0.05 mL subdivisions up to 0.5 mL.
(Dupont special oil centrifuge tube or ASTM long-form oil tube is
satisfactory.) Flush line and fill tube to 100 mL mark with laboratory
sample in such manner that condensing moisture will not enter sam-
pling tube. (Skirt attached to end of sample line will drain moisture
away.)
B. Water and Nitrogen Sampling
Immediately close sampling tube with tight-fitting rubber stopper
into which is inserted tight-fitting piece of 6 mm id glass tubing
5–8 cm long, bent at its exit from outer end of stopper to let gases es-
cape but to exclude entrance of moisture or moisture-laden air. Place
in H2O bath at approximately air temperature and let NH3 evaporate.
When temperature of sampling tube is ca that of bath, remove tube,
wipe outer surface, and determine volume of residue.

Percent H2O in labortory sample = mL residue × C

where C = 0.74, 0.70, or 0.66 for pressures in original containers of

100, 150, or 200 psi, respectively.

Percent N = (100 – percent H2O) × 0.8224

Reference: JAOAC 42, 500(1959).
CAS-7727-37-9 (nitrogen)

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