Pulp and Paper PeCOD® Case Study #03 The pulp and paper industry utilizes wood as raw material to produce pulp, paper, card board, and other cellulose based products. Pulp and paper mills produce [...]
What is the challenge with the dichromate COD approach and why is an alternative method required? Outlined in red – A pillar stained by dichromate digestion. Laboratory staff have known for a [...]
What is Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD)? Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), also often referred to as biological oxygen demand, is a test performed to measure the potential of wastewater and other [...]
This is an example a PC-BOD Finals Report. The presentation style, order of columns reporting, header information is user/laboratory defined and easily customized and modified. The original data [...]
Alkalinity method determines the total and phenolphthalein alkalinity of aqueous samples, along with measuring the concentrations of carbonate, bicarbonate, and hydroxide. Gran alkalinity can [...]
pH is a measure of the relative acidity or basicity of a solution measured on a scale of 0 to 14. It is measured directly by a pH electrode that records the voltage difference between the [...]
This experiment measures the quantity of acidic components in an oil sample. Total acid number (TAN) determination involves the addition of a tri-solvent – made from equal parts of [...]
This test measures the concentration of basic constituents in petroleum products by titration with perchloric acid in glacial acetic acid. To learn more, click the link. Total Base Number By [...]
This experiment measures the quantity of basic components in an oil sample. It can be considered as a measure of the alkalinity of the oil, or of the oil’s ability to neutralize acids produced [...]
The Kappa methodology utilized was developed in partnership with PAPRICAN (Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada), where the protocol and system have been rigorously tested. The Kappa [...]