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Quantitative Determination by X-Ray Diffractometry of Calcium Sulfate and Calcium Carbonate in Airborne Dusts

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 January 2013

Toshihiro Nakamura
Toshihiro Nakamura
Affiliation:
Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Meiji University, Higashimita, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, 214, Japan
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Abstract

A quantitative simultaneous determination method by X-ray powder diffractometry is described for calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate in airborne dusts. In order to eliminate the mutual interference among diffraction peaks, and to avoid the presence of the hydration isomers of calcium sulfate, dust samples were heated at 350°C for 2 h. To reduce the errors due to the difference-in crystallinity between the standard materials and the samples, the synthesized calcium sulfate anhydrate (anhydrite) was heated to such an extent that the half-width of the 002,020 peak was identical with that of the anhydrite in pretreated dust samples. Standard calcium carbonate (calcite) was ground until the half-width and the orientation index of the 104 peak of calcite was identical with that of the calcite in dust samples. Linear calibration curves were obtained throughout the range of 0 ∼ 30 wt% for anhydrite and the range of 0 ∼ 10 wt% for calcite, respectively. The determination limits were 0.2 wt% for anhydrite and 0.3 wt% for calcite. Relative standard deviations were 3.4 % for 8.0 wt% of anhydrite and 1.8% for 5.4 wt% of calcite. The present method is applicable to determination of calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate in actual dust samples.

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Research Article
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Powder Diffraction , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , June 1988 , pp. 86 - 90
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1988

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