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            Displacement reaction: (the strong acid             dioxide in bottled or canned beer. In this step,
            displaces the weak acid from its salt)              5 mL of a 32% solution of NaOH was directly
                                                                added to the freshly opened bottle or can for
                                                                preservation.
                         -    +
                   HCO  + H    →    H O + CO                    ■ Comparison of the methods
                        3                2        2
                                                                The following graph shows the good
                       2-       +                               agreement between the TOC  method (blue
                   CO     + 2 H    →   H O + CO                 bars) and the Corning method (green bars).
                      3                  2        2

                                                                 6,00
            To calculate the results, the IC function of the     5,00
            TOC  system  is  calibrated  using  a  sodium
            hydrogen carbonate standard in the range of          4,00
            100 – 1000 mg/L.  The dilution of the                3,00
            individual  calibration  points  is  performed       2,00
            automatically via the dilution function of the       1,00
            instrument.                                          0,00

            ■ Advantages of this method
              can be automated to a high degree
             fast
              good reproducibility and high accuracy
                (precision)
              multiple determinations from one sample
                is possible
              effortless calibration
              simple operation
              highly specific

            Using    the    modern    TOC-L     software,
            evaluation can be carried out automatically or
            can  be  recalculated  manually.  Another
            function enables further processing of the
            measurement results.  This way the carbon
            dioxide content can be directly presented in
            the desired dimension. Due to the possibility
            for multiple injections, the evaluation contains
            all the important statistical quantities
                                                                ■ Recommended Analyzer / Configuration
            Another sample preparation variant is to be         TOC‐L  CPH
            carried out during the determination of carbon      ASI‐L (40ml)
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