Absorption Analysis

Transfer about 95 to 100 ml of sample to the burette without contamination, allow 3

minutes to saturate the sample with respect to water if it is dry then adjust the pressure
until the manometer indicator the sample is at the reference (Compensator) pressure.
Measure this volume, V1 to the nearest 0.02 ml.
(1) Carbon Dioxide: - Displace the gas in the arm of the manometer connected to the
distributor (manifold) into the burette and then transfer the sample to the KOH pipette.
1. Return the gas to the burette and pass twice more into the KOH solution, then allow
to stand 3 minutes in the burette, balance the manometer and measure the volume, V2
to the nearest 0.02 ml.
(2) Oxygen: - Displace the gas from the manometer arm and pass in and out of pipette 2,.
Finally, measure the volume V3 of the gas after letting it stand 3 minutes in the burette.
(3) Carbon Monoxide: - Displace the gas from the manometer arm and pass into pipette
3(At least 20-25 times). After each series of 5 or more passes, pass once through pipettes
1 to remove HCL Vapours evolved from pipette 3, and finally after last series of passes
let it stand for 3 minutes in the burette.
(4) . Measure the residual volume, V4.
Calculation
From the results of the absorption analysis, calculate the percentage of carbon dioxide,
oxygen and carbon monoxide present in the original sample as follows.
Carbon dioxide (or acid gas), % = V1 V2 x 100 / V1
Oxygen, % = V2 V3 x 100 / V1
Carbon Monoxide, % = V3 V4 x 100 / V1
Where,
V1 = Volume of sample taken for absorption analysis
V2 = Volume of sample after removal of CO2 (acid gases)
V3 = Volume of sample after removal of oxygen and
V4 = Volume of residual gas after removal of Carbon Monoxide.