Determination of equivalence points of sigmoidal potentiometric titration curves

Autor: Herbert Greschonig, Otto Glatter
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Mikrochimica Acta. 89:401-409
ISSN: 1436-5073
0026-3672
Popis: The equivalence point of potentiometric titration curves coinciding with the point of inflection is calculated from the maximum of the first derivative or the zero of the second derivative. The approximation of the curve is carried out by means of cubicB-splines. The quality of the fitted curve depends on the number and position (proportionally spaced or equidistant) of knots. Series of simulated and measured titration curves were evaluated. Optimum fits were obtained with knot numbers about 20–35% of the number of data points. Only proportionally spaced splines are applicable for all types of curves and produce results of high accuracy.
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