Millipore Spectroquant Multy Operating Manual page 159

= sum of orthophosphate, polyphosphate, and organophosphate
Measuring range: 0.05 – 4.00 mg/l PO
0.15 – 12.26 mg/l PO
0.11 – 9.17 mg/l P
Check the pH of the Pipette 5.0 ml of the
sample, specified range: sample into a reaction
pH 0 – 10. cell, close with the screw
If required, add dilute cap, and mix.
sulfuric acid drop by
drop to adjust the pH.
Select method 3 8 0 . Add 5 drops of P-2K,
close with the screw
cap, and mix.
Fill approx. 10 ml of Insert the blank cell into
distilled water into an the cell compartment.
empty 16-mm cell (do Press Zero .
not add any reagents!),
close with the screw
cap.
(Blank cell)
Release 08/2014 - Spectroquant
Phosphate
Determination of total phosphorus
-P 16-mm cell
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16-mm cell
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O 16-mm cell
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Add 1 dose of P-1K
using the green dose-
metering cap, close with
the screw cap.
Add 1 dose of P-3K
using the blue dose-
metering cap, close with
the screw cap.
Insert the cell containing
the sample into the cell
compartment. Align the
mark on the cell with
that on the photometer.
Press Test .
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Multy
Heat the cell in the
thermoreactor at 120 °C
(100 °C) for 30 minutes.
Shake the cell vigor-
ously to dissolve the
solid substance.
Quality assurance:
To check the measurement system (test reagents, meas-
urement device, and handling) we recommended to use
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Spectroquant CombiCheck 10, Cat.No. 114676, or the
Standard solution for photometric applications, CRM,
Cat.No. 125046.
Ready-for-use phosphate standard solution Certipur
Cat.No. 119898, concentration 1000 mg/l PO
be used after diluting accordingly.
To check for sample-dependent effects the use of addition
solutions (e.g. in CombiCheck 10) is highly recommended.
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Cell Test
Remove the cell from
the thermoreactor and
place in a test-tube
rack to cool to room
temperature.
Reaction time:
5 minutes
Press Enter to start
the countdown.
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