Coulometric titration of carbon dioxide on the micro scale.

A method is described for the coulometric titration of milligram and submilligram amounts of carbon dioxide. Carbon dioxide is absorbed and titrated in dry acetone containing about 0.5% of methanol and saturated with potassium iodide, in a two-compartment cell. Thymol Blue is used as visual indicator. Current integration is carried out by means of a low inertia motor or a solid-state integrator. The generation efficiency is 99-100%. The method has been applied to the determination of small amounts of carbon (0-1 mg) in organic and inorganic materials and in aqueous solution.