ISO 23772:2023

Pulps — Kraft liquor — Determination of residual alkali using potentiometric titration

This document describes a procedure for determining the content of residual alkali in Kraft black liquors having a dry matter content up to 40 %. The method is based on a potentiometric titration with hydrochloric acid and is intended for black liquor samples with an initial pH ≥ 11,0. The lower limit of determination is 0,1 g/l of eq. NaOH.

Pâtes — Liqueur Kraft — Détermination de l’alcali résiduel par titrage potentiométrique

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 09-Mar-2023
• ICS: 85.040 - Pulps
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 6 - Paper, board and pulps
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 6 - Paper, board and pulps
• Current Stage: 6060 - International Standard published
• Start Date: 10-Mar-2023
• Due Date: 18-Dec-2023
• Completion Date: 10-Mar-2023

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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 23772
First edition
2023-03
Pulps — Kraft liquor — Determination
of residual alkali using potentiometric
titration
Pâtes — Liqueur Kraft — Détermination de l’alcali résiduel par
titrage potentiométrique
Reference number
ISO 23772:2023(E)
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ISO 23772:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 1
5 Reagents . 2
6 Apparatus . 2
7 Sampling and sample pretreatment.3
8 Calibration and check of pH meter . 3
9 Procedure .3
10 Calculation . 4
11 Report . 5
Annex A (informative) Precision data . 6
Bibliography . 7
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ISO 23772:2023(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to
the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 6, Paper, board and pulps.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 23772:2023(E)
Pulps — Kraft liquor — Determination of residual alkali
using potentiometric titration
1 Scope
This document describes a procedure for determining the content of residual alkali in Kraft black
liquors having a dry matter content up to 40 %.
The method is based on a potentiometric titration with hydrochloric acid and is intended for black
liquor samples with an initial pH ≥ 11,0.
The lower limit of determination is 0,1 g/l of eq. NaOH.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
residual alkali
residual effective alkali
content of hydroxide ions remaining in the black liquor
Note 1 to entry: The hydroxide ions can result when sodium (or potassium) sulphide is dissolved in water and
sulphide ions are hydrolysed.
Note 2 to entry: The result is expressed in moles of hydroxide ions per litre of sample or in grams of sodium
hydroxide per litre of sample.
4 Principle
The alkaline species contained in the black liquor sample are titrated potentiometrically with
hydrochloric acid to the first inflection point, which occurs at pH between 11,0 and 11,5. Before the
titration, sodium carbonate is added to the sample to give a better inflection point and to buffer the
titration solution. If the initial pH of the black liquor sample is between 11,0 and 12,5, a known volume
of sodium hydroxide shall be added to the sample before the titration. The content of residual alkali is
calculated from the consumption of the acid at the first inflection point. The result is corrected by a
correction factor to obtain only the hydroxide ions concentration and remove the contribution of other
alkaline species.
Precision data are available in Annex A.
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ISO 23772:2023(E)
5 Reagents
All chemicals shall be of analytical grade. The water used in the titration and in the preparation of
reagents shall be distilled or deionized.
WARNING — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and
equipment. It does not purport to address all of the safety or environmental problems associated
with its use.
5.1 Sodium carbonate solution 1 M, dissolve 106,0 g of sodium carbonate, Na CO in water and
2 3
dilute to 1 litre with water.
5.2 Hydrochloric acid 1 M, The actual concentration of hydrochloric acid, HCl, shall be known to the
nearest 0,001 M.
NOTE Commercially available standard solutions can be used.
5.3 Sodium hydroxide solution 1 M, Dissolve 40,0 g of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, in water in a 1 litre
volumetric flask and dilute to the mark with water. Check the concentration by titration with a standard
acid. The actual concentration shall be known to the nearest 0,005 M.
NOTE Commercially available standard solutions can be used.
5.4 Ethanol, for washing the electrodes.
5.5 Buffer solutions, having pH values such as 7,0 and 11,0. Suitable buffer solutions are commercially
available or can be prepared as follows:
— pH 7,00, 25 °C: Dissolve 6,80 g of potassium dihydrogen phosphate, KH PO , previously dried for
2 4
2 h at 105 °C, and 1,16 g of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, in water in a 1 l volumetric flask and dilute to
the mark.
— pH 11,00, 25 °C: Dissolve 3,55 g of disodium hydrogen phosphate, Na HPO , previously dried for 2 h
2 4
at 105 °C, and 0,16 g of sodium hydroxide, NaOH, in water in a 1 l volumetric flask and dilute to the
mark.
6 Apparatus
The usual laboratory apparatus and, in particular, the following shall be used.
6.1 Automatic titrator or pH-meter, an automatic device for potentiometric titration including a
motorized burette (10 ml or 20 ml) and a recorder shall be used.
NOTE If necessary, a manual titrator and a separate pH meter can be used.
6.2 Electrodes, suitable glass and reference electrodes. A combined pH glass electrode may be used.
A high sodium pH-electrode is recommended.
NOTE Clean the electrodes with ethanol (5.4) if the response time deteriorates.
6.3 Fume hood, to ventilate any gases.
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DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD
ISO/DIS 23772
ISO/TC 6 Secretariat: SCC
Voting begins on: Voting terminates on:
2022-05-04 2022-07-27
Pulps — Kraft liquor — Residual alkali (Hydroxide ion
content)
ICS: 85.040
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ISO/DIS 23772:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principle . 1
5 Reagents . 2
5.1 General . 2
5.2 Sodium carbonate solution 1 M . 2
5.3 Hydrochloric acid 1 M . 2
5.4 Sodium hydroxide solution 1 M . 2
5.5 Ethanol . 2
5.6 Buffer solutions . 2
6 Apparatus . 2
6.1 General . 2
6.2 Automatic titrator or pH-meter . 3
6.3 Electrodes . 3
6.4 Fume hood . 3
7 Sampling and sample pretreatment.3
8 Calibration and check of pH meter . 3
9 Procedure .3
10 Calculation . 4
11 Report . 5
Annex A (informative) Precision data . 6
Bibliography . 7
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ISO/DIS 23772:2022(E)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out
through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical
committee has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work.
ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are
described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the
different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the
editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of
any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be in the Introduction and/or
on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and
expressions related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to
the World Trade Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document is the first edition of the standard and it was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 6,
Paper, board and pulps.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.
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DRAFT INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO/DIS 23772:2022(E)
Pulps — Kraft liquor — Residual alkali (Hydroxide ion
content)
1 Scope
This standard describes a procedure for determining the content of residual alkali in Kraft black liquors
having a dry matter content up to 40 %.
NOTE If the dry matter content of the sample exceeds 40 %, the sample needs to be diluted with distilled
water to a dry matter content around 20 %.
The method is based on a potentiometric titration with hydrochloric acid and is intended for black
liquor samples with an initial pH ≥11,0.
The lower limit of determination is 0,1 g/l of eq. NaOH.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1
residual alkali
content of hydroxide ions remaining in the black liquor
Note 1 to entry: The hydroxide ions can result when sodium (or potassium) sulphide is dissolved in water and
sulphide ions are hydrolysed.
Note 2 to entry: The result is expressed in moles of hydroxide ions per litre of sample or in grams of sodium
hydroxide per litre of sample.
Note 3 to entry: Residual alkali is also known as residual effective alkali.
4 Principle
The alkaline species contained in the black liquor sample are titrated potentiometrically with
hydrochloric acid to the first inflection point, which occurs at pH between 11,0 and 11,5. Before the
titration, sodium carbonate is added to the sample to give a better inflection point and to buffer the
titration solution. If the initial pH of the black liquor sample is between 11,0 and 12,5 a known volume
of sodium hydroxide shall be added to the sample before the titration. The content of residual alkali is
calculated from the consumption of the acid at the first inflection point. The result is corrected by a
correction factor to obtain only the hydroxide ions concentration and remove the contribution of other
alkaline species.
Precision data are available in Annex A.
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ISO/DIS 23772:2022(E)
5 Reagents
5.1 General
All chemicals shall be of analytical grade. The water used in the titration and in the preparation of
reagents shall be distilled or deionized.
WARNING — The use of this document can involve hazardous materials, operations and
equipment. It does not purport to address all of the safety or environmental problems associated
with its use.
5.2 Sodium carbonate solution 1 M
Dissolve 106,0 g of sodium carbonate, Na CO in water and dilute to 1 litre with water.
2 3
5.3 Hydrochloric acid 1 M
The actual concentration of hydrochloric acid, HCl, shall be known to the nearest 0,001 M.
NOTE Commercially available standar
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