scholarly journals Method for Estimation of Calcium Carbonate in Soils from Iraq

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jabbar K Kassim
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Acid Neutralization ◽  
Calcium Carbonates ◽  
Acid Method ◽  
Proton Adsorption ◽  
Soil Carbonates

Attempts have been made to evaluate four methods of quantitative determination of soil carbonates. Calcium carbonates equivalent were determined by the acid neutralization, calcimeter and acetic acid methods. Also, it obtains by the fourth methods when the acid neutralization method is corrected against proton adsorption. The acid neutralization method gave significantly higher estimates of total carbonates and different from each of the others. The calcimeter method gave the lower estimates of CaCO3 equivalent. The results showed that the corrected values of CaCO3 equivalent did not differ significantly from other three methods but the overall mean tended to be higher than the acetic acid and calcimeter methods. It may be concluded that the acetic acid method is simple, can reasonably estimate the carbonate content and requires only a pH meter. It can be used for routine determination of soil carbonate. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ije.v1i1.8524   International Journal of Environment Vol.1(1) 2013: 9-19

QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION OF CURCUMIN IN TURMERIC POWDER AND TURMERIC–HONEY BALL PILLS BY HPLC

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-47
Author(s):  
Tien Nguyen Huu ◽  
Tram Le Thi Bao ◽  
Ngoc Nguyen Thi Nhu ◽  
Thang Phan Phuoc ◽  
Khan Nguyen Viet
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Mobile Phase ◽  
Curcuma Longa ◽  
Biological Marker ◽  
Hplc Method ◽  
Chromatography Analysis ◽  
Precision And Accuracy

Background: Curcumin is a major ingredient in turmeric (Curcuma longa L., Zingiberaceae), which has important activities such as anti-tumor, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-ischemia, protection of gastric mucosa etc,. Curcumin can be considered as a biological marker of turmeric and turmeric products. Objectives: Developing an HPLC method for quantification of curcumin in turmeric powder and turmeric - honey ball pills; applying this method for products on the market. Materials and methods: turmeric powder and turmeric - honey ball pills collected in Thua Thien Hue province. After optimization process, the method was validated and applied to evaluate the content of curcumin. Results: The chromatography analysis was performed with: Zorbaz Eclipse XDB-C18 (150 × 4.6 nm; 5 µm); Mobile phase: acetonitril: 2% acetic acid (45:55), Flow rate was kept constant at 1.0 ml/min; Detector PDA (420 nm). The method was validated for the HPLC system compatibility, specificity, linearity range, precision and accuracy; the recovery greater than 98%. Conclusion: The developed HPLC method can determine curcumin in turmeric powder and turmeric - honey ball pills. Key words: Curcumin, turmeric powder, turmeric-honey ball pills, quantitative determination, HPLC

scholarly journals Classification of brown earths based on field and laboratory properties: Problematic issues and proposition of their solution

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (2) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Karolina Woźnica ◽  
Agnieszka Józefowska ◽  
Justyna Sokołowska ◽  
Ryszard Mazurek ◽  
Tomasz Zaleski
Keyword(s):  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Main Parameter ◽  
Ph Value ◽  
Soil Classification ◽  
Base Saturation ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Field Guide ◽  
Content Determination

<p class="Default">In this paper, the current problems associated with the classification of brown earths, are presented. According to the Polish Soil Classification (PSC) (1989, 2011), base saturation is the main parameter for identifying eutrophic and dystrophic brown soils. In practice, however, it is not possible to determine the base saturation value in the field. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the base saturation using a regression equation and create a field guide for brown earths, based on the pH value, measured using a Hellige indicator, and the calcium carbonate content. Determination of the pH ranges enabled the classification of brown earth types in the field. These results suggest that pH can be used as a proxy for base saturation especially in the field. A change in the hierarchy of soil (sub)types is proposed for the new Polish Soil Classification.</p>

Determination of Carbaryl Residues in Honey Bees

1965 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 771-774
Author(s):  
D P Johnson ◽  
H A Stansbury
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Methylene Chloride ◽  
Hydrolysis Product ◽  
Separate Analysis ◽  
Yellow Substance ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

Abstract A method has been developed for detecting residues of carbaryl (1-naphthyl methylcarbamate) as well as its hydrolysis product, 1-naphthol, in dead bees. The method is based on extraction of the bees with benzene, followed by a cleanup involving liquid partitioning and chromatography on Florisil. The quantitative determination involves hydrolysis of carbaryl to 1-naphthol and coupling of the latter with p-nitrobenzenediazonium fluoborate in acetic acid to form a yellow substance. For separate analysis, free 1-naphthol is separated from methylene chloride into a basic aqueous solution. The sensitivity of the method is about 0.1 ppm; recoveries averaged 85.6 ± 6.6% for 1- naphthol and 83.8 ± 2.7% for carbaryl.

Phosdrin Residues in Fruits and Vegetables

1964 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 272-280
Author(s):  
N Bluman
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Quantitative Determination ◽  
Enzyme Inhibition ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition ◽  
Spectrophotometric Procedure ◽  
Ferric Salt ◽  
Organic Impurities ◽  
The Mean

Abstract The enzyme inhibition-spectrophotometric procedure for Phosdrin residues submitted by the manufacturer has been slightly modified and studied collaboratively on apples, tomatoes, and cabbages. This method is based on the ability of Phosdrin to inhibit cholinesterase. Phosdrin is extracted from crops with chloroform, transferred into water, purified to remove organic impurities, and determined quantitatively by the acetylcholinesterase inhibition procedure. The uninhibited cholinesterase hydrolyzes acetylcholine to acetic acid and choline. The acetylcholine not hydrolyzed is reacted with alkaline hydroxylamine and a ferric salt to form a red complex, the absorbance of which is measured spectrophotometrically at 540 mμ. The recoveries at the 0.164 and 0.328 ppm levels of addition ranged from 73.2 to 109.8% for apples, 70.1 to 111.0% for tomatoes, and 68.9 to 117.0% for cabbages. The mean recoveries for apples, tomatoes, arid cabbages were 95.9, 94.9, and 91.6%, respectively; the over-all recovery was 94.1%. The method is recommended as official, first action for quantitative determination of Phosdrin residues in fruits and vegetables.

A source of error in the estimation of the organic matter content of samples containing calcium carbonate

1972 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
pp. 541-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. D. DeB. Hovell ◽  
E. R. Ørskov
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Calcium Carbonate ◽  
Volatile Fatty Acids ◽  
Organic Matter Content ◽  
Matter Content ◽  
Carbonate Content ◽  
Apparent Digestibility ◽  
High Calcium ◽  
The Difference

The conventional method for the determination of the organic matter content of diets and faeces is by ashing the sample at 550 °C (A.O.A.C, 1965)Organic matter (O.M.) = dry matter (D.M.)–ash.If the sample contains calcium carbonate, then some of this carbonate will be converted to oxide (Vogel, 1951) and the weight of carbon dioxide evolved will be calculated as organic matter. The amount of carbonate converted will be dependent upon the temperature at which the sample is ashed and the duration of the ashing process. We have found (Ørskov, Hovell & Allen, 1966; Hovell & Greenhalgh, 1972) that when calcium salts of volatile fatty acids are included in diets given to sheep, most of the calcium is excreted in the faeces as carbonate, and since apparent digestibility is the difference between the amounts of nutrient ingested and excreted, the estimation of the apparent digestibility of organic matter will be in error if no correction is made for the high calcium carbonate content of the faeces. For example, a diet which contained 9·2% of calcium acetate had a true organic matterapparent digestibility of 86·8%. Had no correction been made this would have been estimated as 84·9%.

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