Measurement Techniques; Degassing - Removal Of Bubbles - Tintometer Lovibond TurbiCheck Mode D'emploi

Measurement techniques

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Degassing – removal of bubbles
Note: Do not use with T-Cal Standards
If the Turbidity is low it is important to remove air bubbles from the sample, using one
or a combination of the following methods:
• Addition of a surfactant
• Application of a partial vacuum
• Application of heat
• Use of an ultrasonic bath
Note:
This procedure can influence the nature of the sample and therefore the turbidity reading.
Type of Method
sample
Samples Addition of a surf-
oversaturated actant
with air
Liquid Use of a partial
samples vacuum
without
readily volatile
components
Viscous Use of an ultrasonic
samples bath
Very viscous Heating the sample
samples
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Description of the
method
Surfactants minimise
the surface tension
of a sample, allowing
entrained gases to
disappear.
A vacuum can be crea-
ted with the help of a
clean, oil-free syringe
or pump fitted onto
a vial.
The vacuum reduces
the atmospheric pres-
sure, so that trapped
air bubbles can be
removed.
The ultrasonic waves
excite the sample,
effectively removing
air bubbles from most
samples.
Heating the sample
makes it less viscous,
air bubbles can disap-
pear more easily.
The sample has to cool
to its original tempe-
rature.
Notes:
Particles in the sample
settle more rapidly, so
the sample must be
swirled before being
measured.
Avoid vigorous shaking
as this causes the surf-
actant to foam.
Volatile components
can escape from the
sample.
The vacuum may com-
pound the air bubble
problem in viscous
samples.
Ultrasonic waves can
change the particle
size in the sample,
therefore changing the
turbidity.
Volatile components
can disappear from the
sample. The attributes
of suspended particles
change, therefore
changing the turbidity.
TurbiCheck_1c 01/2013