Everything about Refractometer totally explained
A
refractometer is an optical instrument that's used to determine the
refractive index of a substance. This often refers to some physical property of a substance that's directly related to its refractive index. Certain types of refractometers can be used for measuring
gases,
liquids such as
oils or
water-based, and even transparent or translucent solids such as
gemstones.
A refractometer can be used to determine the identity of an unknown
substance based on its
refractive index, to assess the purity of a particular substance, or to determine the concentration of one substance dissolved in another. Most commonly, refractometers are used for measuring fluid concentrations such as the sugar content (
Brix level, for example in
carbonated beverages,
fruits,
juices,
honey and or
vegetables, etc), blood protein concentration,
salinity and
specific gravity of urine. Refractometers are also used for measuring fluid concentrations for commercial liquids such as
antifreeze,
cutting fluid, and industrial fluids.
Types of refractometers
There are four main types of refractometers:
traditional handheld refractometers,
digital handheld refractometers, laboratory or
Abbe refractometers, and
inline process refractometers.
There is also the
Rayleigh Refractometer used (typically) for measuring the refractive indices of gases.
In
veterinary medicine, a refractometer is used to measure the total
plasma protein in a blood sample.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Refractometer'.
|
External Link Exchanges
Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:
<a href="http://refractometer.totallyexplained.com">Refractometer Totally Explained</a>
Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned. |
