IC Application Note No.

S-155
Title: Sulfite, oxalate and thiosulfate besides standard
anions in process water of paper industry

Summary: Determination of chloride, bromide, nitrate, sulfite, sulfate,

oxalate and thiosulfate in a process water of the paper
industry using anion chromatography with conductivity
detection after chemical suppression.

Sample: Process water

Sample preparation: Filtration through 0.45 µm (formaldehyde added for the
stabilization of sulfite)

Column: 6.1006.100 Metrosep Dual 2 (with 6.1011.020 RP Guard)

Eluent A: 2.0 mmol/L sodium hydrogen carbonate,
1.8 mmol/L sodium carbonate, 15.0% acetone
Suppressor: Metrohm Suppressor Module (MSM, 50 mmol/L H2SO4)
Flow: 0.8 mL/min
Injection Volume: 20 µL

uS/cm
chloride

sulfate

4
thiosulfate

2
bromide

oxalate
sulfite
nitrate

2
1 4 6 7

Cond
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 min

Results: Chloride Bromide Nitrate Sulfite Sulfate Oxalate Thiosulfate

mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L mg/L

38.8 0.34 n.q. 1.54 146 2.12 12.7

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