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Ash (analytical chemistry)
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In analytical chemistry, Ash is the name given to all compounds that are not considered organic or water. These are the compounds that remain (as "ashes") after a sample is burned, and consist mostly of metal oxides.
Ash is one of the components in the proximate analysis of biological materials, consisting mainly of salty, non-organic constituents. It includes metal salts which are important for processes requiring ions such as Na+ (Sodium), K+ (Potassium), Ca+ (Calcium). It also includes trace minerals which are required for unique molecules, such as chlorophyll and hemoglobin.
For instance, the analysis of honey shows:
- Typical Honey Analysis
- Fructose: 38%
- Glucose: 31%
- Sucrose: 1%
- Water: 17%
- Other sugars: 9% (maltose, melezitose)
- Ash: 0.17%
- Source: Sugar Alliance
In this example the Ash would include all the minerals in honey.
Also see:
- oxides, e.g. Al2O3, CaO, Fe2O3, MgO, MnO, P2O5, K2O, SiO2
- carbonates: Na2CO3 (aka soda ash), K2CO3 (aka potash),
- bicarbonates, e.g. NaHCO3 (aka baking soda),
- Sulfates: sulfate ash according to Ph. Eur.