SIST EN 12946:2024

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2024
Nadomešča:
SIST EN 12946:2001
SIST EN 12946:2001/AC:2003
Sredstva za apnjenje - Določanje kalcija in magnezija - Kompleksometrijska
metoda
Liming materials - Determination of the calcium content and magnesium content -
Complexometric method
Kalkdünger - Bestimmung des Calcium- und Magnesiumgehaltes - Komplexometrisches
Verfahren
Amendements minéraux basiques - Détermination de la teneur en calcium et de la
teneur en magnésium - Méthode par complexométrie
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 12946:2023
ICS:
65.080 Gnojila Fertilizers
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 12946
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2023
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 65.080 Supersedes EN 12946:2000, EN 12946:2000/AC:2002
English Version
Liming materials - Determination of the calcium content
and magnesium content - Complexometric method
Amendements minéraux basiques - Détermination de Kalkdünger - Bestimmung des Calcium- und
la teneur en calcium et de la teneur en magnésium - Magnesiumgehaltes - Komplexometrisches Verfahren
Méthode par complexométrie
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 14 May 2023.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Principle . 5
5 Reagents . 5
5.1 General . 5
5.2 Hydrochloric acid solution . 5
5.3 Hydrochloric acid solution . 6
5.4 Hydrochloric acid solution . 6
5.5 Standard calcium solution, containing 2,004 g of calcium per litre . 6
5.6 Standard magnesium solution, containing 1,216 g of magnesium per litre . 6
5.7 Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) standard solution, c(EDTA) = 0,05 mol/l . 6
5.8 Calcein thymolphthalein indicator . 6
5.9 Calcon carbonic acid indicator . 7
5.10 Eriochrome black T indicator . 7
5.11 Triethanolamine . 7
5.12 Buffer solution, pH 10,5 . 7
5.13 Sodium hydroxide solution . 7
6 Apparatus . 7
7 Sampling . 7
8 Procedure. 7
8.1 Preparation . 7
8.2 Determination . 8
8.3 Control test of the standard solutions . 9
9 Expression of results . 9
10 Precision . 9
10.1 General . 9
10.2 Repeatability . 10
10.3 Reproducibility . 10
11 Test report . 10
Bibliography . 11

European foreword
This document (EN 12946:2023) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 260 “Fertilizers
and liming materials”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2023, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2023.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN 12946:2000 and EN 12946:2000/AC:2002.
This document has been prepared under a standardization request given to CEN by the European
Commission and the European Free Trade Association.
The main changes compared to the previous edition are listed below:
a) Normative references updated and added;
b) Reference to EN 12944-3 added in Clause 3;
c) Principle (Clause 4) updated to recognize the possibility to use automatic titration;
d) Reference updated in Clause 7;
e) Bibliography updated.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards body.
A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
The complexometric method for the determination of calcium content and magnesium content in liming
materials is based on a method, which is described in VDLUFA, Manual II of analysing methods for
fertilizers [1].
1 Scope
This document specifies a complexometric method for the determination of the calcium content and the
magnesium content of liming materials.
It is not applicable to products with a mass fraction less than 2 % magnesium or those with a mass
fraction more than 1 % P O and is not applicable to silicate liming materials.
2 5
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 1482-1, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - Part 1: Sampling
EN 1482-3, Fertilizers and liming materials - Sampling and sample preparation - Part 3: Sampling of
static heaps
EN 12944-3, Fertilizers and liming materials - Vocabulary - Part 3: Terms relating to liming materials
ISO 3310-1, Test sieves — Technical requirements and testing — Part 1: Test sieves of metal wire cloth
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 12944-3 apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:

— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
4 Principle
A test portion is extracted with boiling hydrochloric acid solution. After filtration and dilution, an
aliquot portion is titrated against EDTA solution with calcein/thymolphthalein or calcon carbonic acid
as indicator in order to measure calcium. A second aliquot portion is titrated against EDTA with
eriochrome black T as indicator in order to measure calcium and magnesiu
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