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An Overview of the Kjeldahl Method of Nitrogen Determination. Part I. Early History, Chemistry of the Procedure, and Titrimetric Finish

Purificación Sáez-Plaza Department of Analytical Chemistry, The University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Tadeusz Michałowski Faculty of Engineering and Chemical Technology, Technical University of Cracow, Crakow, Poland
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María José Navas Department of Analytical Chemistry, The University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Agustín García Asuero Department of Analytical Chemistry, The University of Seville, Seville, Spain
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Sławomir Wybraniec Faculty of Engineering and Chemical Technology, Technical University of Cracow, Crakow, Poland
Pages 178-223 | Published online: 23 Jul 2013

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