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Certification of the mass fractions of Pt, Pd and Rh in a used car catalyst reference material
(2009)
The high economic value of catalysts containing the platinum group elements platinum, rhodium and palladium as active components causes the need to be able to measure the precious metal loading with small uncertainty and to have suitable certified reference materials fulfilling high demands on the quality of the certified values. In European Reference Material ERM®-EB504, a used cordierite-based car catalyst material, mass fractions of platinum, palladium and rhodium were certified. The raw material was milled, homogenised and annealed before analysis. Seventeen laboratories experienced in precious metals analysis participated in the certification interlaboratory comparison, most of them analysing with inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry using different sample pretreatment techniques. Homogeneity testing was carried out using X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. The certified mass fractions of Pt, Pd and Rh and their expanded uncertainties (k = 2) in ERM®-EB504 are (1777 ± 15), (279 ± 6) and (338 ± 4) mg/kg respectively.
CRM (Certified Reference Material) BAM-U116/CGL306 “Cyanide in soil” was produced within a framework of cooperation between CGL (Central Geological Laboratory) of Mongolia and Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM) of Germany in 2013-2017. The CRM BAM-U116/CGL306 represents a mixture of a sandy soil collected from a contaminated former gasworks area in the Berlin region (Germany) and an unpolluted sandy soil from Nalaikh region (Mongolia).
The bulk candidate material for this reference material was prepared at CGL CRM Laboratory exclusively destined to the preparation of reference materials and equipped with modern technical equipment. Homogeneity, stability and shelf life were studied in full compliance with ISO Guide 35. The CRM was evaluated as sufficiently homogeneous. Statistical evaluation of certification analysis
was software packages SoftCRM and ProLab Plus. Certified value of total cyanide of the CRM is 12.0 mg/kg and expanded uncertainty was assigned as 0.8 mg/kg. The intended purpose of this material is the verification of analytical results obtained for the mass fraction of total cyanide in soils and soil-like materials applying the standardized procedure ISO 11262:2011. As any reference material, it can also be used for routine performance checks (quality control charts) or validation studies.
Certified reference material for the determination of hydrolytic resistance of borosilicate glass
(2021)
The preparation, analysis and certification of a new certified glass reference material (CRM) for the determination of hydrolytic resistance of borosilicate glass with the glass grains test is described. The CRM BAM-S053 is available in the form of glass rods (length: 185 mm, diameter: 9 mm, weight: 27·5 g). Certified properties are the acid consumption determined according to the procedures described in ISO 720, USP<660>, Ph.Eur. 3.2.1, data obtained following the procedure of ISO 719 was scattering too widely. The certified values are based on the results of 15 laboratories which participated in the certification interlaboratory comparison. The CRM is intended for the quality control when applying ISO 720, USP<660>, Ph.Eur. 3.2.1 and with limitations ISO 719.