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AOAC International, Journal of AOAC International, 2(85), p. 328-332, 2002

DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/85.2.328

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Automatic flow system titration based on multicommutation for spectrophotometric determination of total acidity in silage extracts

Journal article published in 2002 by Cristiane A. Tumang, Ana Paula S. Paim, Boaventura F. Reis ORCID
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Abstract

Abstract A multicommutated flow titration procedure is proposed for the spectrophotometric determination of total acidity in silage extracts. The flow network comprises a set of 3-way solenoid valves, computer-controlled to provide facilities to handle the titrand, titrant, and carrier solutions by using a single pumping channel. The procedure is based on the volumetric fraction variation approach that maintains the same volume of titrand solution and varies the titrant solution step by step, to provide determination without the use of an analytical curve. The procedure is implemented by using phenolphthalein as an external indicator; the proposed algorithm was able to titrate silage extracts presenting different color intensities. Sample solutions with concentrations ranging from 10−3 to 10−1 mol/L total acidity could be analyzed by using 10−2 mol/L sodium hydroxide as the titrant solution. Other advantages include a relative standard deviation of <1.0% (n = 4) for a typical silage extract solution containing 26 mmol/L total acidity; an analytical throughput of 16 determinations per hour was also achieved. Accuracy was assessed by processing a set of silage extract solutions and comparing the results with those obtained by using the conventional potentiometric titration procedure. No significant difference at the 95% confidence level was observed.