ASTM E2403-06
(Test Method)Standard Test Method for Sulfated Ash of Organic Materials by Thermogravimetry
Standard Test Method for Sulfated Ash of Organic Materials by Thermogravimetry
SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
The sulfated ash may be used to indicate the level of known metal-containing additives or impurities in an organic material. When phosphorus is absent, barium, calcium, magnesium, sodium and potassium are converted to their sulfates. Tin and zinc are converted to their oxides.
This standard may be used for research and development, specification acceptance and quality assurance purposes.
SCOPE
1.1 This standard describes the determination of sulfated ash content (sometimes called residue-on-ignition) of organic materials by thermogravimetry. The method converts common metals found in organic materials (such as sodium, potassium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and tin0 into their sulfate salts permitting estimation of their total content as sulfates or oxides. The range of the test method is from 0.1 to 100 % metal content.
1.2 SI values are the standards.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and to determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
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StandardTest Method for
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Sulfated Ash of Organic Materials by Thermogravimetry
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2403; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope 2.2 Other Standards:
The United States Pharmacopeia XXII and The National
1.1 This standard describes the determination of sulfated
Formulary XVII, United States Pharmacopeial
ash content (sometimes called residue-on-ignition) of organic
Convention, Rockville, MD, 1990, Section 281, p. 1527
materials by thermogravimetry. The method converts common
metals found in organic materials (such as sodium, potassium,
3. Terminology
lithium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and tin) into their sulfate
3.1 Definitions:
salts permitting estimation of their total content as sulfates or
3.1.1 Technical terms used in this standard are defined in
oxides. The range of the test method is from 0.1 to 100 %
Terminologies E473 and E1142
metal content.
3.1.2 sulfated ash, n—the residue remaining after a speci-
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
men has been oxidized, and the residue subsequently treated
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
with sulfuric acid and heated to constant weight.
standard.
3.1.3 residue-on-ignition, ROI, n—a commonly used alias
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
for sulfated ash.
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
3.1.4 volatiles, n—for the purpose of this test, those mate-
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
rials evolving as gas at temperatures below 160 °C in an air
priate safety and health practices and to determine the
atmosphere.
applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4. Summary of Test Method
2. Referenced Documents
4.1 A test specimen is ignited and burned in an air atmo-
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2.1 ASTM Standards:
sphere at temperatures up to 600 °C until only ash remains.
D874 Test Method for Sulfated Ash from Lubricating Oils
After cooling, the residue is treated with sulfuric acid and
and Additives
heated to 800 °C to constant weight. The residue remaining is
D914 Test Methods for Ethylcellulose
identified as sulfated ash.
D3516 Test Methods for Ashing Cellulose
4.2 This test method is similar to Test Method D874 for
E473 Terminology Relating to Thermal Analysis and Rhe-
lubricating oils and additives, Test Methods D914 for ethyl
ology
cellulose, Test Methods D3516 cellulose, and that of The
E1131 Test Method for CompositionalAnalysis by Thermo-
United States Pharmacopeia XXII and makes use of thermo-
gravimetry
gravimetric apparatus to perform the determination.
E1142 Terminology Relating to Thermophysical Properties
E1582 Practice for Calibration of Temperature Scale for
5. Significance and Use
Thermogravimetry
5.1 The sulfated ash may be used to indicate the level of
E2040 Test Method for Mass Scale Calibration of Thermo-
known metal-containing additives or impurities in an organic
gravimetric Analyzers
material. When phosphorus is absent, barium, calcium,
magnesium, sodium and potassium are converted to their
sulfates. Tin and zinc are converted to their oxides.
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ThistestmethodisunderthejurisdictionofASTMCommitteeE37onThermal
Measurements and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E37.01 on Calo-
5.2 This standard may be used for research and
rimetry and Mass Loss.
development, specification acceptance and quality assurance
Current edition approved March 1, 2006. Published April 2006. Originally
purposes.
approved in 2004. Last previous edition approved in 2004 as E2403 – 04. DOI:
10.1520/E2403-06.
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or 6. Interferences
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
6.1 If phosphorus is present with metals, it partially or
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. wholly remains in the sulfated ash as metal phosphates.
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6.2 Sulfur and chlorides do not interfere. materials suitable for the temperature range of this method,
namely 25 to 800 °C.
7. Apparatus
11.2 Perform mass calibration of the thermogravimetric
7.1 Thermogravimetric Analyzer (TGA)—The essential in-
analyzer according to Test Method E2040.
strumentation required to provide the minimum thermogravi-
metric analytical capability for this standard includes:
12. Proc
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