# Council Directive of 15 December 1969 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to crystal glass (69/493/EEC), Division 1.1.1: Determination of the combination BaO + PbO

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Weigh, to within 0·0001 grammes, approximately 0·5 grammes of powdered glass and place in a platinum dish. Moisten with water and add 10 millilitres of a 15% solution of sulphuric acid and 10 millilitres hydrofluoric acid. Heat in sand bath until white fumes are given off. Allow to cool and treat again with 10 millilitres hydrofluoric acid. Heat until reappearance of white fumes. Allow to cool and rinse the sides of the dish with water. Heat until reappearance of white fumes. Allow to cool, carefully add 10 millilitres of water, then transfer to a 400 millilitres beaker. Rinse the dish several times with a 10% sulphuric acid solution and dilute to 100 millilitres with same solution. Boil for 2-3 minutes. Leave to stand overnight.
Pass through a filtering crucible of 4 porosity, wash first of all with a 10% solution of sulphuric acid, then two or three times with ethyl alcohol. Dry for one hour in an oven at 150 °C. Weigh BaSO4 + PbSO4.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1969/493/annex/II/division/1/division/1.1/division/1.1.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1969-493/annex-II/division-1/division-1.1/division-1.1.1
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