Research Article

Determination of Potassium, Sodium, and Total Alkalies in Portland Cement, Fly Ash, Admixtures, and Water of Concrete by a Simple Flow Injection Flame Photometric System

Table 2

Analyses of certified reference materials of portland cement by FI-FES.

Sample% Na2O% K2O
FI-FESCertified valueFI-FESCertified value

CRM 1889 0 . 1 3 4 ± 0 . 0 0 1 0.11 0 . 2 6 4 ± 0 . 0 0 2 0.32
CRM 633 0 . 6 6 1 ± 0 . 0 0 2 0.64 0 . 1 4 9 ± 0 . 0 0 3 0.16
CRM 638 0 . 1 5 1 ± 0 . 0 0 1 0.12 0 . 5 7 2 ± 0 . 0 0 2 0.59