Nessler cylinder
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Nessler cylinders (also called color comparison cylinders, color comparing cylinders) are laboratory tubes with a fixed volume, made of glass with optically plane bottom.
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General
A Nessler cylinder has the appearance of a long beaker or graduated cylinder without scale. On the walls of the cylinder there are marks of the nominal stroke volume (usually 100 ml) and possibly one half-way mark (50 ml).
Availability
Nessler cylinders can be bought online or from lab suppliers.
Uses
- Colorimetric analysis (APHA color)
