The sample of brown coal or lignite is extracted with boiling 0,005 N hydrochloric acid and the extract centrifuged. The sodium and potassium in solution are determined by any precise analytical method (for example, gravimetric method or flame photometric method).
ISO 1952:1976 history
2008ISO 1952:2008 Solid mineral fuels - Determination of extractable metals in dilute hydrochloric acid
1976ISO 1952:1976 Brown coals and lignites; Method of extraction for the determination of sodium and potassium soluble in dilute hydrochloric acid