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A rapid spectrophotometric method for the determination of bromine in seawater and in the ash of marine algae
Eine spektrophotometrische Schnellmethode zur Bestimmung von Brom in Meerwasser und in der Asche mariner Algen
Helgoländer wissenschaftliche Meeresuntersuchungen volume 23, pages 32–37 (1972)
Kurzfassung
Zur quantitativen Bestimmung von Brom in organischen Substanzen bei Anwesenheit anderer Halogene wird eine einfache spektrophotometrische Methode beschrieben. Bei 400 nm ist die Absorption in Chloroform der Bromkonzentration im Bereich zwischen 0 und 0,6 g/l proportional. Als Beispiele werden Bestimmungen des Br-Gehalts in Seewasser und in der Asche verschiedener mariner Rhodophyceen mitgeteilt.
Summary
1. A simple spectrophotometric method is described for the determination of bromine in organic material in the presence of other halogens.
2. The absorbance at 400 nm in chloroform is proportional to the bromine concentration between 0 and 0.6 g/l, although standards should be run with each set of determinations.
3. The results of a number of bromine determinations on seawater and the ash of several marine Rhodophyta are presented and discussed.
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Saenger, P. A rapid spectrophotometric method for the determination of bromine in seawater and in the ash of marine algae. Helgolander Wiss. Meeresunters 23, 32–37 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01616309
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