Hach AutoCAT 9000 Instruction Manual page 81

Summary of Method
50081_ChlorineDioxideGeneratorYield.fm
This method is used to determine the yield from a chlorine dioxide generator system and
to optimize the generator performance. Yield is defined as the ratio of chlorine dioxide
produced to the theoretical maximum. The percent yield is calculated as follows:
chlorine dioxide concentration
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sum of the total chlor-oxy species concentration
Most modern generators will have yields of 95% or better.
The AutoCAT gives results for chlorine dioxide (ClO
chlorine (Cl ). Four successive titrations are required:
2
The AutoCAT 9000 stores all titration results and, after completion, calculates each
analyte value.
This method can be greatly accelerated by purging a sample portion (used for
Titrations 3 and 4) with nitrogen while performing Titrations 1 and 2.
Another measurement used to gauge ClO
to Titration 1 results. This provides an estimate of any untreated chlorite or chlorine
feedstock in the generator effluent. This method is only applicable to those generators
using chlorite and gaseous chlorine feeds. Ideally, the optimum ratio of Titration
2/Titration 1 results should lie between 3.9 and 4.05. See Table 1.
Table 1 Generator Effluent Condition
Titr 2/Titr 1 Ratio
Less than 3.9
3.9–4.05
Greater than 4.05
Typically, a ratio of less than 3.75 indicates a generator yield of less than 95%.
Chlorine Dioxide Generator Yield
), chlorite (ClO
2
1
→ -- - ClO
Titration 1 Cl
+
2 2
5
4
→
Titration 2 -- - ClO ClO
+
2
5
→
Titration 3 Cl (not volatilized by a nitrogen gas purge)
2
–
→
Titration 4 ClO
2
generator production is the ratio of Titration 2
2
Effluent Condition
Unreacted chlorine, possible chlorate contamination
Optimum
Unreacted chlorite
×
100 % yield
=
–
), and free
2
–
2
Chlorine Dioxide Generator Yield
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