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Conductometric Determination of TBN in Petroleum Products According To IP 400

This document describes a conductometric titration method for determining the total base number (TBN) of petroleum products according to IP 400. The method involves titrating an appropriately weighed sample with a standardized hydrochloric acid solution. The TBN is then calculated based on the titrant consumption and other parameters. The document provides details on the sample preparation, equipment configuration, solutions used, titration parameters, and calculations. It also lists results from replicate titrations of a hydraulic oil sample.

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Conductometric Determination of TBN in Petroleum Products According To IP 400

This document describes a conductometric titration method for determining the total base number (TBN) of petroleum products according to IP 400. The method involves titrating an appropriately weighed sample with a standardized hydrochloric acid solution. The TBN is then calculated based on the titrant consumption and other parameters. The document provides details on the sample preparation, equipment configuration, solutions used, titration parameters, and calculations. It also lists results from replicate titrations of a hydraulic oil sample.

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Titration Application Note T-098

Conductometric determination
of TBN in petroleum products
according to IP 400



This Application Note describes the conductometric determination of the total
base number according to IP 400.




Method description

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Sample
Hydraulic oil

Sample preparation
No sample preparation required

Configuration
856 Conductivity module 2.856.0220
800 Dosino 2 2.800.0010
Dosing unit 10 mL 6.3032.210
Dosing unit 50 mL 6.3032.250
804 Ti-Stand 2.804.0010
802 Rod Stirrer 2.802.0020
Conductivity cell, c = 0.1 cm
-1
6.0916.040

Solutions
Titrant c(HCl) = 0.1 mol/L in
2-propanol.
If possible this solution
should be bought from a
supplier
Solvent (toluene) = 50%,
(2-propanol) = 49.5% and
(CO
2
-free H
2
O) = 0.5%

Analysis
An appropriate amount of well-mixed sample is
weighed into the titration vessel and 75 mL solvent are
added. Proceed with the titration using standardized
c(HCl) = 0.1 mol/L.
After the titration, the burette tip and conductivity
measuring cell are rinsed with solvent until no more oil
is visible. The conductivity measuring cell is then rinsed
with dist. H
2
O followed by solvent.

Parameters
Mode MET Cond
Stirrer speed 8
Pause 30 s
Signal drift off
Min. waiting time 10 s
Max. waiting time 10 s
Volume increment 0.1 mL
Calculations

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TBN Total acid number in mg KOH/g sample
V
last EP
: Titrant consumption in mL to reach the
last equivalence point.
V
blank
: Blank value consumption for the used
quantity of solvent
c
HCl
: Concentration of titrant in mol/L; here
c(HCl) = 0.1 mol/L
f: Correction factor (titer), dimensionless
M
A
: Molar mass of KOH; 56.106 g/mol
m
s
: Sample size in g

Results
Sample size/(g) TBN/
(mg KOH/g sample)
1 3.0378 8.206
2 3.0336 8.256
3 3.0181 8.219
4 3.0088 8.193
5 3.0124 8.198
6 3.0024 8.197
Mean 8.212
s(rel) 0.29%

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