SOP for Performance Check of Automatic Distillation Apparatus

 SOP for Performance Check of Automatic Distillation Apparatus

1.0 Objective

To define the procedure for performance of automatic distillation apparatus.

2.0 Scope

This procedure is applicable to Automatic distillation apparatus, installed in Quality control Department.

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3.0 Responsibility

3.1 Doing: Technical Assistant/ Executive

3.2 Checking: Executive /Manager

4.0 Accountability

Head of the Department

5.0 Procedure

5.1 Check the performance of apparatus by recovery from ammonium chloride.

5.2 Recovery from Ammonium Chloride.

5.2.1 Take 1.0698 gm (+ 0.001 gm ) of ammonium chloride (previously dried at 105oC for 4 hrs.) in 1N H2SO4 and dilute it to 1000 ml with 1 N H2SO4

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5.2.2 Take 5 ml of above solution in kjedhal tube for distillation.

5.2.3 Collect distillate in received solution and Titrate it against 0.025 N HCl using methyl red, until the color change from green to pink.

5.2.4 Calculate the recovery and record it in Annexure - I .

5.3 Frequency: Once in three Month.

6.0 ABBREVIATIONS

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6.1 HCl = Hydrochloric acid.

6.2 N = Normality

6.3 gm = Gram.

6.4 ml = millilitre

6.5 H2SO4 = Sulphuric acid.

6.6 Hrs. = Hours

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