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ash: a standalone construct

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ash1 CONSTRUCTAsh contentNIELSEN · RESIDUE

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Analytical chemistry (food & fuel)

Mineral residue left after burning

In proximate analysis, ash is the inorganic residue that remains after a food or fuel sample is completely burned, representing its total mineral content once all water and organic matter have been driven off. Nielsen's Food analysis describes dry-ashing in a muffle furnace and the gravimetric determination of ash as a standard compositional measure. The referent is the mineral-matter fraction of a material, reported as a percentage of dry mass, with nothing in common with a cloud of volcanic debris or a white bloom on soap beyond the shared image of what burning leaves behind.[1]

Unit
The percentage of mineral residue left after combustion
Recovery means
Not applicable
Measured by
Determined gravimetrically by weighing the residue after dry-ashing a sample in a muffle furnace

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References

  1. Nielsen, S. S. (Ed.). (2010). Food analysis (4th ed.). Springer. ISBN 9781441914774

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