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Osmometry of CO2 in gas samples

  • M. S. Oh
  • , C. S. Kee
  • , J. Uribarri
  • , H. J. Carroll
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

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Abstract

Measurement of solute concentrations in biologic fluids by an osmometric technique has been described previously. Here, we describe an osmometric technique for measuring CO2 in gas samples. A solution of NaOH is injected into a graduated syringe containing the gas sample and CO2 is trapped in the reaction: 2NaOH + CO2 → Na2CO3 + H2O. The decrease in osmolality of the NaOH solution allows estimation of p(CO2) in the original gas sample.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)884-886
Number of pages3
JournalClinical Chemistry
Volume29
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983

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