Carbohydrazide is added to boiler system water as an oxygen scavenger to control corrosion. It is a safer alternative to hydrazine, which is toxic. Carbohydrazide reacts with oxygen at low temperatures and pressures. The products of the reaction are volatile and do not contribute dissolved solids to the boiler water. Like hydrazine, carbohydrazide will also passivate metal surfaces.
The test kits employ the PDTS chemistry. Carbohydrazide reduces ferric iron to the ferrous state, and the ferrous iron reacts with PDTS (3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-bis(4-phenylsulfonic acid)-1,2,4-triazine disodium salt) to form a peach-pink colored complex in direct proportion to the carbohydrazide concentration. Test results are expressed as ppm (mg/L) carbohydrazide.
Kit comes in a plastic case and contains everything needed to perform 30 tests: Refill, Comparator, Activator Solution, 25 mL sample cup, and instructions.
Range: 0-0.50
MDL: 0.05 ppm
Method: PDTS
WARNING! This product can expose you to chemicals including chloroform, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.