11 F (Fluorine)
Substance
| Fluorine
| Type of method
| see page 2
| For investigation in
| Animal feeds and animal feed raw materials
N.B.: This method is not suitable for
determining fluorine in mineral raw materials
| Minimum determination limit
| 20 mg/kg
| Repeatability
| 88 mg/kg at a level of 463 mg/kg (95% reliability interval, k=2)
| Reproducibility
| 141 mg/kg at a level of 463 mg/kg
(95% reliability interval, k=2)
| Title
| Determination of the fluorine content.
Labco WVS-022.DOC version 6 July 2004
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1. Definition
Determination of the fluorine content.
2. Intended area of use
The method is applicable to animal feed (raw materials).
3. Principle
The fluorine content is established with the assistance of an ion-selective electrode, after extraction with hydrochloric acid and deproteinisation with Carrez.
4. Reagents and requirements
All reagents and solvents must be of analysis quality, unless stated otherwise.
R1 Standard:
Titrisol fluoride: after topping up to 1 litre 1000 mg/l
R2 1M Hydrochloric acid:
132.3 ml hydrochloric acid (R12)
Demiwater up to 10000 ml
Shelf-life: _ years at room temperature
R3 3M Sodium acetate:
Dissolve 408 g sodium acetate (R13) in  900 ml of water.
Set the pH to 7.00  0.10 with acetic acid (R10) and top up to 1000 ml.
Shelf-life: 3 months at room temperature.
R4 Sodium citrate 1.32 M:
Dissolve 222 g sodium citrate (R14) in  250 ml of water.
Add 28 ml perchloric acid (R7) and top up to 1000 ml.
Shelf-life: 3 months at room temperature.
R5 Purification solution I (according to Carrez):
Potassium hexacyanoferrate II 265 g (R11)
Demiwater up to 2500 ml
Shelf-life: 3 months at room temperature.
R6 Purification solution II (according to Carrez):
Zinc acetate 547.5 g (R9)
Acetic acid 97% 75 ml (R10)
Demiwater up to 2500 ml
Shelf-life: 3 months at room temperature.
R7 Perchloric acid 70-72%
R8 Tisab III (total ionic strength adjustment buffer solution; e.g. Merck art. 1.16770, or equivalent)
R9 Zinc acetate dihydrate Zn(CH3COO)2.2H2O
R10 Glacial acetic acid 97%, CH3COOH
R11 Potassium hexacyanoferrate trihydrate K4[Fe(CN)6].3H2O
R12 Hydrochloric acid 24%
R13 Sodium acetate trihydrate
R14 Sodium citrate dihydrate
5. Equipment and resources
T1 500 ml plastic measuring flask
T2 Mixer/agitator
T3 Orion ion meter with:
- an ion-selective electrode for fluorine
- reference electrode
T4 Micropipettes, 1 ml and 5 ml
T5 pH meter
T6 Plastic beaker, 100 ml with stir bar
T7 Pipette, 25 ml
T8 Plastic beaker, 600 ml
T9 Plastic funnel
T10 Folded filter S&S 595 1/2
6. Sample pre-treatment
According to locally prevailing standard procedures
7. Method
7.1 Quality control
A control sample is taken for each series.
7.2 Weighing/extraction
Perform the analysis in duplo.
Weigh a quantity of sample material into a measuring flask (T1) of 500 ml in agreement with + 1000 μg fluorine (per 500 ml).
Add 50 ml hydrochloric acid 1M and stir for 60 minutes (R2, T2). Add 125 ml sodium acetate solution (R3) and 125 ml sodium citrate solution (R4) and mix. Add 5 ml Carrez I (R5) and agitate well. Then add 5 ml Carrez II (R6) and agitate well again. Top up to the line, mix and filter the sample (T8, T9, T10).
Pipette 25 ml into a 100 ml beaker (T6, T7) and add 2.5 ml Tisab (R8) (pH = 5.4 + 0.2).
Ascertain the concentration of fluorine by means of the standard addition method (R1) using an ion meter fitted with a fluoride electrode (T3, T4 and T5).
8. Calculation
c x V
F = ---------
g
where
F = Fluorine content, in mg/kg;
c = Concentration of fluorine present in the measured quantity sample, in μg/ml;
V = Conversion factor for the used dilution and quantity of the sample used for processing;
g = Weighed sample, in g.
9. Reporting
The outcome is reported as follows:
For a content less than the determinable limit:
Fluorine: less than 20 mg/kg
For a content equal to or greater than the determinable limit:
Fluorine: xxxx mg/kg
10. Characteristics
Demonstrable limit:
10 mg/kg
Determinable limit:
20 mg/kg
Repeatability:
88 mg/kg at a level of 463 mg/kg (95% reliability interval, k=2)
Reproducibility (in the laboratory):
141 mg/kg at a level of 463 mg/kg (95% reliability interval, k=2)
11. Quality control
The slope of the measurement must lie between 60 and 65.
12. Literature
AOAC Official Methods of Analyses 975.08. 15th edition 1990.
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