Abstract:
Two spectrophotometric methods ACBK and TB-ASA were developed for the determination of calcium content in crude oil. The results show that the existence of magnesium ion decreases the precision of measurements for TB-ASA method, while the disturbance of magnesium ion can be eliminated by ACBK method due to the dualwavelength spectrophotometery. The optimal conditions include the dual wave length of 528 nm and 541 nm, pH of buffer solution of 10.5, color time of 30 min, and a color agent of 3 mL ACBK solution (w = 0.000 5). The regression equation is c = 446.07ΔA + 0.123 9 with R2 = 0.999 for ACBK spectrophotometery. Compared with the inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICPAES) method, the ACBK dualwavelength method is more simple and precise while similar results are obtained.