The assay of sodium citrate and sodium potassium tartrate by cation exchange and non-aqueous titrimetry

Sodium citrate and sodium potassium tartrate are assayed by passing aqueous solutions of the salts through cation exchange resin columns, concentrating the effluents from the columns, and then titrating the effluents with standard sodium hydroxide solution. Sodium citrate is assayed by titrating a solution of the salt in glacial acetic acid with standard acetous perchloric acid, the end-point being detected potentiometrically; sodium potassium tartrate is assayed by stirring the salt in excess standard acetous perchloric acid, and then backtitrating the excess acetous perchloric acid with standard acetous potassium acetate, the end-point being detected potentiometrically.