Journal Published Online: 01 July 1975
Volume 20, Issue 3

Stability of Aqueous Ethanol Solutions Stored in Glass Ampules

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

During our work on the development of performance standards for breath alcohol analyzers [1], it was necessary to prepare known concentrations of ethanol in distilled water for the purpose of measuring the performance capabilities of such instruments. In these studies we were concerned with the preservation of our reference ethanol solutions. For this reason we prepared a solution of known ethanol concentration and stored it in a number of flame-sealed, glass ampules. Some questions have been raised concerning the stability of ethanol solutions when stored in this manner [2]. We have measured the ethanol concentration by dichromate oxidimetry over a period of two years, and the results are reported in this paper.

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Pella, PA
Institute for Materials Research, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.
Diamondstone, BI
Institute for Materials Research, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.
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Stock #: JFS10298J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS10298J