Abstract
Reasons are advanced for the unsatisfactory nature of some of the older methods for the determination of very small amounts of zinc in compounded rubber, particularly in latex mixings. The polarographic technique offers a possible solution, but most of the commoner electrolytes for the electroreduction of this metal are alkaline, and give rise to similar errors as are met in the gravimetric procedure. The development of a suitable acid electrolyte was therefore undertaken, and ways of dealing with likely interferences were examined. The electroltye finally recommended is a potassium thiocyanate-ammonium acetate buffer solution; iron, when present, is reduced to the ferrous condition by potassium iodide. The method was used to determine zinc oxide in a series of mixings of known composition ranging from 0.8 to 40 per cent. In all except the highest proportions of zinc oxide, the figures obtained agree well with the theoretical.
Potassium Thiocyanate‐Assisted Enhancement of Slot‐Die‐Coated Perovskite Films for High‐Performance Solar Cells