DETERMINATION OF SUSPENDED, VOLATILE AND FIXED SOLIDS

Exp No: 13
Date

Aim
To determine the amount of total solids, suspended solids and dissolved solids in given
sample.

Apparatus Required
1. Muffle furnace
2. Hot plate or water bath oven
3. Evaporating dish

Principle
Residual after the evaporation and subsequent drying in oven at specific temperature
(103 to 105o C) of a known volume of sample is called as total solids.
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The suspended solids can be found by filtering the water sample and weighing the
residue left on the filter paper.

Procedure
1. Take an evaporating disc of at least 100ml capacity liquid at 550 to 50o in a muffle
furnace for about an hour cool in a desicator and weigh it as W1.
2. Evaporate 10 ml of unfiltered sample few more in the case the solids are less than
250mg/lt in evaporating dish on a water bath over list plate lowing temperature are
not more than 98oC.
3. Cool in a desicator and weigh the residue left in a dish.
4. Weigh the filter paper without any moisture (W5)
5. Dry the paper in the oven then weigh the residue left in paper (W4).
CALCULATIONS

Total solids (mg/l) = (W2-W1) x 1000

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Suspended Solids (mg/l) = (W4 W3) x 1000

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Dissolved Solids = Total solids Suspended solids

Result
Total Solids = ----------------------- mg/l
Suspended solids = ------------------- mg/l
Dissolved solids = ---------------------mg/l