Abstract
To determine the concentration of calcium and magnesium ions in polymer solution, the acid chrome blue K(ACBK) -naphthol green B(NGB) mixed indicator K-B was used as chromogenic reagent. In partially hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) solution, the influencing factors on the concentration of calcium and magnesium ions were investigated by using 722 UV-Vis spectrophotometer. The results showed that the optimal measurement condition was as follows, the wavelength was 472 nm, the mass ratio of the ACBK to NGB was 1:2, the volume ratio among the mixed solution containing both Ca2+ and Mg2+, indicator K-B solution and NH3-NH4Cl buffer solution with pH value of 10 was 1:3:8, the total concentration of Ca2+ and Mg2+ was in the range of 0 to 32 mg/L. The obtained standard curve obeyed the Lambert-Beer law, and the linear regression equation between concentration and absorbance, A=0.30124+0.01001cm, was obtained, whose average error was less than ±0.9%.