THE EFFECTS OF WINTERIZING PH BUFFERS

This paper will present the effects of adding methanol, ethanol and gl ycol individually to pH buffer calibration solutions to increase their ability to withstand low temperature environments. Graphic solutions and arithmetic correlations are presented to account for the variation of the pH output versus the concentration of the added solution. Corr elation of the temperature correction effect on the reading is describ ed. A series of equations with which to predict the freezing point dep ression of water for each solvent will also be made.