Applied Polarography for Analysis of Ordnance Materials. Part 1. Determination and Monitoring for 1,2-Propyleneglycoldinitrate in Effluent Water by Single-Sweep Polarography

Abstract

A new rapid, specific, and unique polarographic method of analysis for 1,2-propyleneglycoldinitrate (PGDN) in effluent water is described. A portable and inexpensive digital polarograph and monitoring system, built at NWC, are presented for the field analysis of PGDN in an effluent water obtained from a Navy carbon column cleanup process to remove the explosive from Otto Fuel wastewater. Data obtained by the NWC-developed method of analysis and field equipment compare favorably with data obtained by a vapor-phase chromatographic method on the same samples of effluent water. Part 2 of this report describes in detail the digital polarograph, circuitry, and operational characteristics of the complete polarographic monitoring system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA026468

Entities

People

  • Gerald C. Whitnack
  • Walter J. Becktel

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Clocks
  • Current Amplifiers
  • Digital Data
  • Digital Information
  • Electron Tubes
  • Environmental Protection
  • Explosives
  • Generators
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Monitoring
  • Munitions
  • Ordnance Laboratories
  • Otto Fuels
  • Polarographic Analysis
  • Vapor Phases

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Environmental Engineering