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Cellulose is a common naturally-derived raw excipient found in the majority of pharmaceutical products. Raw material testing is required to ensure that consumers are receiving quality cellulose and its derivatives. The NanoRam®-1064 is an asset for pharmaceutical identity testing, minimizing fluorescence generated by typical handheld Raman systems with 785 nm lasers. As such, the NanoRam®-1064 is used here to identify cellulose derivatives that would normally fluoresce with a 785 nm laser.

Two electrometric methods for determining the pH value of papers with homogeneous and heterogeneous pH cross-sections are described.

This Bulletin describes three potentiometric, one photometric, one thermometric and one conductometric titration method for sulfate determination. The question of which indication method is the most suitable depends primarily on the sample matrix.Method 1: Precipitation as barium sulfate and back titration of the Ba2+ surplus with EGTA. Use of the ion-selective calcium electrode as indicator electrode.Method 2: As with Method 1, although with the electrode combination tungsten/platinum.Method 3: Precipitation titration in semi-aqueous solution with lead nitrate in accordance with the European Pharmacopoeia using the ion-selective lead electrode as indicator electrode.Method 4: Photometric titration with lead nitrate, dithizone indicator and the Optrode 610 nm, particularly suitable for low concentrations (up to 5 mg SO42- in the sample solution).Method 5: Thermometric precipitation titration with Ba2+ in aqueous solution, particularly suitable for fertilizers.Method 6: Conductometric titration with barium acetate in accordance with DIN 53127

The present Application Bulletin contains NIR applications for the determination of important parameters for pulp and paper quality analysis. Each application describes the instrument that was originally used for the analysis, as well as the system recommended for the analysis and the results that were achieved thereby.

Organic halides must be monitored in the environment. Combustion ion chromatography (CIC) is used for accurate halogen analysis in solids following EN 17813:2023.

This Application Note describes how NIR spectroscopy can be used to determine residual lignin content in wood pulp. Using the major absorbance peaks of both lignin and cellulose in the second derivative spectra, the residual lignin content in wood pulp can be monitored during paper production.

Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is ideally suited to monitor the hardwood and softwood content in pulp and paper products.The herein described method bases on the fact that the changes in hardwood and softwood content are reflected in the intensity of the absorption bands of cellulose. A linear least-squares regression on second derivative spectra provide results that correspond very well with those of conventional laboratory determinations. With NIRS, an analytic method is available that provides results in real time.

This Application Note shows how purity, degree of substitution and water content of carboxymethyl celluloses (CMC) can be determined conveniently and rapidly in a single measurement with Vis-NIR spectroscopy.

This Application Note shows the determination of the ratio of cotton linter to pulp in cellulose samples with Vis-NIR spectroscopy. This linter-pulp ratio is an important characteristic in the paper industry which, unlike with elaborate wet-chemistry methods, can be determined quickly and conveniently with Vis-NIR spectroscopy.

This Application Note shows the fast and parallel determination of water content and pH value in crude tall oil samples using near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). Crude tall oil is an important byproduct of pulp production in the power process. NIRS is an efficient alternative to conventional laboratory methods: It permits rapid raw material inspection, process monitoring and final product checking.

In this Application Note, Vis-NIR spectroscopy (Vis-NIRS) is used to determine six wood pulp properties in a single measurement: kappa number, applied density, freeness, breaking strength, buckling strength and tensile strength.

Determination of glycolic acid, formic acid, glutaric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid in paper industry process water using ion-exclusion chromatography with suppressed conductivity detection.

The Kraft process is the dominant pulping process in the pulp and paper industry with the highest chemical recovery efficiency. In order to run each part of the papermaking process optimally, constant quality checks and analyses should be performed. This Process Application Note illustrates the straightforward online analysis of alkali (active, effective, total titratable alkali (TTA)), carbonate, hydroxide, sulfide and the causticizing degree (CE%) in pulping liquors using a 2060 Process Analyzer from Metrohm Process Analytics.

Monitoring sulfuric acid and zinc sulfate in the viscose wet-spinning process is essential. Online potentiometric titration and colorimetric analysis are recommended for this purpose.

Determination of fluoride, chloride, nitrite, bromide, nitrate, phosphate, sulfite, sulfate, and thiosulfate in colored liquors using anion chromatography with conductivity detection after chemical suppression.

Determination of chloride, bromide, nitrate, sulfite, sulfate, oxalate, and thiosulfate in a process water of the paper industry using anion chromatography with conductivity detection after chemical suppression.

Determination of chloride, sulfite, sulfate, oxalate, and thiosulfate in lignin using anion chromatography with conductivity detection after chemical suppression.

Determination of chloride, sulfite, sulfate, and thiosulfate in a process water using anion chromatography with conductivity detection after chemical suppression and subsequent UV/VIS detection.

Barium acetate is used as titrant for conductometric sulfate determination. It can be standardized with desiccated sodium sulfate.

Determination of sulfide and thiosulfate in a process water using anion chromatography with UV/VIS detection after chemical suppression and conductivity detection.

Determination of sulfide in a raw vanadate solution using anion chromatography with UV/VIS detection.

This white paper summarizes the advantages and benefits of automated titration in comparison to manual titration. The increase in accuracy and precision of measurements as well as significant time and cost savings are discussed.

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