Nishat Mills Ltd, Faisalabad.

Cotton Testing Lab, Unit No. 5

HONEYDEW INSPECTION.
RADIATION
WEAK RED COLOR FLUORESCENT
(PROCESS)

1)
2)

UITRAVIOLET LIGHT
VENEDECT TEST

1-

TAKE ONE GRAM OF COTTON SAMPLE AND PUT INTO BEAKER,

2-

ADD TO DISTILLED WATER 40 ML AND 10-15 MINUTES BOILING,

3-

AFTER 10-15 MINUTES BOILING TAKE OUT THE SAMPLE AND SQUCEZE,

4-

RATIO 1 (VENEDUCT SOLUTION) : 3 (LEVING SOLUTION).

5-

AFTER MIXING THE SOLUTION BOILING ONE MINUTE.

6-

ESTIMATION OF SUGER CONTENT

SOLUTION COLOR

O.K.
NO. USE.

BLUE
GREEN
YELLOW GREEN
ORANGE
RED BROWN

JUDGMENT
(HONEYDEW)
NON
SLIGHT
AVERAGE
HIGH
VERY HIGH

MORE THEN YELLOW GREEN COLOUR GIVE ROLLER WINDING TROUBLE

IN SPINNING PROCESS.

The way of making venedect reagent

(A)

Trisodium Citric Dihydrate

193 g
NaOCOCH2C(OH)(COONa)CH2COONa
2h2O = 294.10
Carbonic acid " Na2Co2 = 105.99" (Sodium) 100 g

in desoluble 800 ml
distilled water

(B)

Copper (II) Sulphate Pentahydrate

CuSO4 . 5H2O = 249.69

in desoluble 100 ml
distilled water

(A) + (B) solution \ diluted until 1 Litter (800+100+100)

17 g

(1)
(2)

WAKO PURE CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES JAPAN.

BDH CHEMICALS LTD, POOLE ENGLAND.

(1) Trisodium Citrate Dihydrate

Maximum Limits Of Impurities.

Chloride (C1) -------------------------------- max. 0.003 %

Sulfate (SO4) ------------------------------- max. 0.005 %
Phosphate (PO4) -------------------------- max. 0.002 %
Carbonate (CO3)--------------------------- max. 0.1 %
Tartrate (C4 H6 O6)----------------------- max. 0.01 %
Oxalate (Na2 C2 O4) --------------------- max. 0.01 %
Ammonium (NH4) ------------------------- max. 0.001 %
Heavy metals (as Pb) -------------------- max. 0.0005 %
Iron (Fe) ------------------------------------- max. 0.0005 %
Calcium and foreign alkaline
earths (as Ca) ----------------------------- max. 0.01 %
Arsenic (As) -------------------------------- max. 0.0001 %
Assay ----------------------------------------- min. 99.0 %

(2) Copper (II) Sulfate Pentahydrate)

Maximum Limits Of Impurities.

Assay ---------------------------------------- min. 99.5 %

Chloride (C1) ------------------------------ max. 5 ppm
Nitrogen compounds ( as N) --------- max. 0.003 %
Sodium (Na) ------------------------------- max. 0.005 %
Potassium (K) ----------------------------- max. 0.001 %
Zinc (Zn) ------------------------------------ max. 0.002 %
Iron (Fe) ------------------------------------ max. 0.001 %
Nickel (Ni) ---------------------------------- max. 5 ppm

(3) Sodium Carbonate

Maximum Limits Of Impurities.

Assay (After igniting) ------------------------------ min. 99.5 %

Loss on ignition at 600C ------------------------ max. 1.0 %
Sulfide, sulfite and thiosulfate (as S) -------- max. 0.001 %
Chloride (C1) ---------------------------------------- max. 0.002 %
Nitrate (NO3) --------------------------------------- max. 0.001 %
Phosphate (PO4) --------------------------------- max. 0.002 %
Silicate ( as SiO2) -------------------------------- max. 0.005 %
Sulfate (SO4) ------------------------------------- max. 0.003 %
Potassium (K) ------------------------------------- max. 0.01 %
Copper (Cu) --------------------------------------- max. 2 ppm
Magnesium (Mg) --------------------------------- max. 0.002 %
Calcium (Ca) -------------------------------------- max. 0.005 %
Ninc (Zn) ------------------------------------------- max. 2 ppm
Lead (Pb) ------------------------------------------ max. 2 ppm
Iron (Fe) ------------------------------------------- max. 5 ppm