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Determination of Total Alkalinity and pH in Seawater
6th FerryBox Workshop Tallinn, 8 September 2014
Steffen Aßmann, Carsten Frank, Peer Fietzek, Wilhelm Petersen, Arne Körtzinger, Peter Linke
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• Introduction
• Carbonate System Parameters Cross Calculations
• Parameter: pH
• Parameter: Total Alkalinity Closed-Cell Titration Open-Cell Titration • Summary
Outline
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Introduction
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Temporal Variability of CO2
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Doney et al., 2009
• Rising CO2 concentration in the atmosphere
• Increasing pCO2 and decreasing pH in the surface ocean
• High temporal variability
• Measured at one spot on earth
• Good for monitoring trends
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Spatial Variability of CO2
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Takahashi et al., 2009
• Most data from
voluntary observing ships (VOS)
• Averaged over decades
• Only pCO2 measured
• No access to the carbonate chemistry
• More parameters are needed
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Carbonate System
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Four measureable
parameters:
•pH (hydrogen ion
concentration)
•pCO2 (partial
pressure of CO2)
•DIC (dissolved
inorganic carbon)
•TA (total alkalinity)
Carbonate System
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Calculation of the Carbonate Parameters
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Input ∆pH ∆TA
(µmol kg-1) ∆DIC
(µmol kg-1) ∆pCO2 (µatm)
Value 8.045 2300 2000 397 Error ± 0.002 ± 3 ± 2 ± 2 pH – TA ± 3.8 ± 2.1 pH – DIC ± 2.7 ± 1.8 pH – pCO2 ± 21 ± 18 pCO2 – DIC ± 0.0025 ± 3.4 pCO2 – TA ± 0.0026 ± 3.2 TA – DIC ± 0.0062 ± 5.7
Millero et al., 2007
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Spectrophotometric Determination of pH
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Wavelength (nm)
Ab
sorb
anc
e
HI−
I2−
pH System – Principle
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• FIA system using an indicator dye m-Cresol purple
• Determination of the concentration of the indicator acid (HI-) / base (I2-) due to different absorption spectra using a CCD spectrometer
• Calculation of the pH value using Henderson–Hasselbach equation pH = p𝐾𝑎 + log10
I2−
HI−
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Measurement Intervals for pH
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Sample Indicator Temp. Control Measure
Sample Continuous sample stream
Indicator Injection of the indicator
Temp. Control Steadily controlled sample stream
Measure Spectrophotometric pH detection in the
cuvette
Sample
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pH Setup
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Date 18 Sep 19 Sep 20 Sep
7.9
8.0
8.1
8.2
8.3 pH optical pH potentiometric
pH
Precision ± 0.0007 Accuracy ± 0.003
Aßmann et al., 2011
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Spectrophotometric Determination of TA Total Alkalinity
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Why TA?
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• TA is a conservative quantity independent of T- and p-changes like salinity
• Less susceptible to the prevailing biological perturbations/effects (=all processes involving CO2) than DIC, but it is influenced by various biogeochemical processes
• Least correlated with pH, DIC and pCO2 • A good water mass tracer that can be used to parameterize
important TA/S relationships • Opposed to DIC an accurate, technically ready measuring
principle is available that can serve as the basis for an autonomous TA analyzer (wet chemical, sample acidification with subsequent optical pH-measurement).
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Bjerrum Plot & TA
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2 4 6 8 10 12 pH
Log
[con
cent
ratio
n (m
ol k
g-1 )
]
TA = HCO3− + 2 CO3
2− − H+ − HSO4−
+ I2− − HI− + OA + NA
pH range of seawater
TA = HCO3− + 2 CO3
2− − H+ − HSO4−
+ I2− − HI− + OA + NA
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TA – Principle
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pH = p𝐾𝑎 + log10I2−
HI−
•Acidification of a seawater sample using HCl
•Addition of the indicator dye Bromocresol green
•Determination of the concentration of the indicator acid (HI-) / base (I2-) due to different absorption spectra using a CCD spectrometer
•Calculation of the pH value using Henderson–Hasselbach equation
Wavelength (nm) A
bso
rba
nce
HI−
I2−
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Closed-Cell Titration Measurement Intervals
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Flush Full replacement of the sample solution
Sample/Acid/Indicator Aspiration of sample water together with indicator and acid
Mixing/Kinetics Homogenous solution and reaction
Measure Spectrophotometric pH detection
Sample Acid Indicator
Mixing Kinetics
Measure
Nr. titration points
Flush Flu
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Closed-Cell Titration Field Data (preliminary)
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• Measurements in the North Sea (Waddensea)
• Measured range: 2240 µmol/kg to 2470 µmol/kg
• Measurement Cycle: 7 minutes
• Period: 12 days ~ 2100 values
Date 2013 Date 2013
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Closed-Cell Titration Reference Measurements (preliminary)
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Precision ± 15 µmol/kg Accuracy ± 3 µmol/kg
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Open-Cell Titration Measurement Intervals
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Acid Baseline Indicator Dega-ssing Measure
Flush Full replacement of the sample solution; water intake closed and subsequent sample treatment
Acid Injection of hydrochloric acid into the sample loop
Baseline Detection of the baseline
Indicator Injection of the indicator
Degassing Full removal of the DIC (pCO2);
Looping of acidified, indicator-added sample until
complete removal of DIC
Measure Spectrophotometric pH detection
Looping
Flush F
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Open-Cell Titration Figure of Merit
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• Only one titration point needed • Short measuring cycles
(~5 min) • Low reagent consumption
• Acid (HCl) (0,3 mL) • Indicator (BCG) (0,3 mL) • Sample (100 mL)
• No perturbation of the carbonate equilibrium constants due to low pH values and high pCO2
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Open-Cell Titration HydroFIA™ TA
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RS232 USB
Ethernet
Flow-through application
Discrete sample measurements
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Open-Cell Titration Field Data (preliminary)
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• Measurements in the Mediterranean Sea: Transit Panarea-Malaga
• Measurement Cycle: 5 minutes
• Period: 5 days
• ~ 1500 values
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Open-Cell Titration Field Data – Zoom (preliminary)
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Precision ± 2 µmol/kg Accuracy ± 10 µmol/kg
Time (hh:mm)
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Summary
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• Knowledge about the carbonate system is mostly gained from bottled data and a view time series stations.
• There is a need for autonomous, continuously measuring sensors providing the parameters of biogeochemical cycles, especially for the carbonate system:
• understanding and monitoring Ocean Acidification, • giving a picture of the carbonate system in coastal areas.
• New systems are developed for pH and TA providing adequate
quality for a characterization of the carbonate system and experience ongoing optimization.
Summary
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pH Closed-Cell Open-Cell Accuracy ± 0.003 ± 3 µmol/kg <± 10 µmol/kg Precision ± 0.0007 ± 15 µmol/kg ± 2 µmol/kg
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Cooperation Partners
Thank You
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Contact Dr. Steffen Aßmann GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel email: [email protected] CONTROS Systems & Solutions GmbH email: [email protected]