Determination of Ash Content of Textile

Ash Content of Textile

 

Ash Content of Textile

Apparatus

  • Drying oven – 105° C
  • Weighing Balance
  • Silica Crucible- 40ml
  • Muffle Furnace- 750° C
  • Desiccators

Procedure 

  • Dry the silica Crucible for half an hour at 105° C. cool for about 20 min in Desiccators and weight them (B).
  • Weight 1 gm of sample(A). Keep sample in silica crucible.
  •  Place the silica with sample in muffle furnace at 750° c for 1 h. cool in desiccators and weight them ( C).

Calculation 

Ash content (%) = ( C – B) * 100 / A

       Where

  • A  – Mass of sample
  • B  – Oven dry-mass of silica crucible
  • C  – Oven dry-mass of silica crucible with residue


REFERANCE: – IS 199-1989

Author: Aman Kumar Sah

I am a professional blogger from India having rich experience in the Consumer Services Industry (Skilled in Textile & Leather) field.

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