Manual

PHOTOMETER TEST INSTRUCTIONS
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CHLORINE DIOXIDE
Chlorine dioxide is used for the disinfection of water in a variety of different
applications. Chlorine dioxide is normally generated by reacting chlorine with
sodium chlorite solution in specially designed plant and equipment. Water
treated with chlorine dioxide may therefore also contain amounts of chlorine
and chlorite. For the control of such water treatment systems it is necessary to
determine and differentiate between these different residual species.
The YSI Chlorine Dioxide method provides a precise method of determining
chlorine dioxide in treated water. Supplementary procedures provide for the
determination of free and combined chlorine and chlorite.
Method
Chlorine dioxide reacts with diethyl-p-phenylene diamine (DPD) in buffered solution
to produce a pink coloration. Chlorine reacts in a similar manner. Glycine is used to
prevent the reaction with chlorine so as to give specific determination of chlorine
dioxide.
In the supplementary part of the test the glycine is omitted and it is then possible,
by differences, to measure the free chlorine content. Subsequent addition of
potassium iodide induces a further reaction with any combined chlorine present.
Continuation of the test using an acidification and neutralisation procedure
produces a further reaction and in this way the chlorite concentration can be
determined.
The color intensities at each stage of the test are measured using a YSI
Photometer and the concentration of each individual component are obtained by
a simple calculation. It is normal practice to express the concentration of each
component in terms of the equivalent chlorine concentration.
PHOT.7.3.AUTO
Photometer Method
AUTOMATIC
WAVELENGTH
SELECTION
0 – 25.0 mg/l as Cl
0 – 9.5 mg/l as ClO
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