Solutions are used in practically every lab, for a broad range of processes.  Lab Procurement Services carries an extensive collection of products to handle our customers' diverse requirements, including various titrimetric and other wet methods.  Please be sure to visit our pH Buffers category for all of your electrochemistry calibration needs, and our Beakers and Flasks collections to view our offerings of those essential items.

For pH buffers, check the pH value and the temperature it is stated at (most here are specified at 25 °C), the tolerance, and whether the lot is traceable to a reference standard if your quality system requires it. Color-coded buffers, such as red for pH 4, yellow for pH 7 and blue for pH 10, help avoid mix-ups during calibration. Sizes run from 500 mL bottles to 4 L bottles and 10 L and 20 L Cubitainers, so buy a size you will use before the expiration date. Electrode storage solution, offered in several sizes, keeps pH electrodes ready between uses.

Buffers and Solutions: common questions

What is 1,10-phenanthroline used for?

1,10-Phenanthroline is an organic compound that forms an intensely colored orange-red complex with ferrous iron, which is the basis of a common colorimetric method for measuring iron in water and other samples. The iron complex, known as ferroin, is also used as a redox indicator in titrations. It is sold as the monohydrate or anhydrous form, so check which one your method calls for.

How long do pH buffer solutions last once opened?

An unopened buffer is good until the manufacturer's expiration date. Once opened, buffers can change as they absorb carbon dioxide from the air or become contaminated, and alkaline buffers such as pH 10 are affected most. Pour what you need into a clean container, never return used buffer to the bottle, keep it capped, and replace it if calibration results drift.

What is the difference between a buffer and a reagent?

A buffer is a solution that resists changes in pH when small amounts of acid or base are added, usually a weak acid or base mixed with its salt. A reagent is any substance used to cause or measure a chemical reaction. Buffers are a kind of reagent used to hold pH steady in analyses, biological work and instrument calibration.

Buffers and Solutions

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  1. Formaldehyde, Solution, Reagent, ACS, 500mL, CS6, CAS# 50-00-0
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Formaldehyde, Solution, Reagent, ACS is also known as methanal and is the simplest aldehyde. It is used in industrial application for the production of different types of formaldehyde-based resins, a tissue fixative and as a fixative in microscopy and histology. As an ACS grade Reagent, Spectrum Chemical manufactured formaldehyde solution is used as the quality standard against which other substances are grade and has met the toughest regulatory standards for quality and pureness.

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  2. Stacking Buffer 4X Solution, 1 Liter CAS# 1185-53-1, 151-21-3, 7732-18-5
    Manufacturer: Research Products International
    Formulation:???????? TRIS HCI: 0.5 M???????? SDS:?0.4%???????? pH:?6.8 Dimensions: 3.50 x 8.50 x 3.50, Weight: 2.25, Cas#: 1185-53-1, 151-21-3, 7732-18-5 Research or further manufacturing use only, not for food or drug use. (1 per EA)
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    $107.55
  3. Mercuric Thiocyanate, 25G, Amber Glass
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): , , UN Number: UN1646 (1 per EA)
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    was $198.80 Special Price $149.10
  4. Buffer Solution pH 7.4, 1L, Poly Bottle
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): 24, Traceable to NIST, UN Number: (1 per EA)
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    was $61.60 Special Price $46.20
  5. Thiosulfate Reagent (chlorine titrant), 16 oz
    Manufacturer: Taylor Technologies
    Thiosulfate Reagent (chlorine titrant), 16 oz (1 per EA)
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    was $59.66 Special Price $45.57
  6. Phenolphthalein, 0.5 Percent (w/v) Indicator Solution in 50 Percent Alcohol, APHA
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Phenolphthalein, 0.5 Percent (w/v) Indicator Solution in 50 Percent Alcohol, APHA - As an APHA certified solution, this item meets the ASTM D1209 standards for use in water and waste water treatment facilities to determine the concentration of dissolved and particulate materials. Spectrum Chemical manufactured APHA grade products meet the toughest regulatory standards for quality and purity.

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    was $84.95 Special Price $75.41
  7. pHenylarsine Oxide, 0.00564N (0.00282M), 500ML, Amber Glass
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): 12, Traceable to NIST, UN Number: (1 per EA)
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    was $119.20 Special Price $89.40
  8. Potassium Thiocyanate, 0.1N (0.1M), 1L, Poly Bottle
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): 12, Traceable to NIST, UN Number: (1 per EA)
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    was $60.40 Special Price $45.30
  9. Hydrazine - Vacu-Vials 0,01 - 0,7 Mg/L, Ea/1
    Manufacturer: Lovibond Tintometer Group
    Lovibond® Hydrazine Reagent Ampoules, 30 ct (1 per EA)
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    $136.14
  10. Biuret Reagent, 500ML, Poly Bottle
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): 12, , UN Number: (1 per EA)
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    was $59.60 Special Price $44.70
  11. Potassium Iodide, 5 Percent (w/v) Aqueous Solution, For Residual Chlorine, APHA81-11-0
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Potassium Iodide, 5 Percent (w/v) Aqueous Solution, For Residual Chlorine, APHA - As an APHA certified solution, this item is meets the ASTM D1209 standards and can be used in water and waste water treatment facilities to determine the concentration of dissolved and particulate materials. Spectrum Chemical manufactured APHA grade products meet the toughest regulatory standards for quality and purity.

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  12. Starch Indicator, 1 Percent (w/v) Aqueous Solution, Stabilized, 4L, CAS# 9005-84-9
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Starch Indicator, 1 Percent (w/v) Aqueous Solution, Stabilized, is used in chemistry as an indicator for redox titrations where triiodide is present. These titrations are typically useful in volumetric analysis for determination copper(II), antimony (V), chlorate, hydrogen peroxide, dissolved oxygen, sulfite and sulfide levels.

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  13. Sulfuric Acid, 0.02 N Solution, APHA, 1L, CAS# 7664-93-9
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Sulfuric Acid, 0.02 N Solution, APHA - As an APHA certified solution, this item is meets the ASTM D1209 standards and can be used in water and waste water treatment facilities to determine the concentration of dissolved and particulate materials. Spectrum Chemical manufactured APHA grade products meet the toughest regulatory standards for quality and purity.

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    was $69.25 Special Price $56.35
  14. Buffer Solution, pH 10.00 +/-0.02 @ 25 DEG C, Reference Standard, 500mL
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Buffer Solution, pH 10.00 +/-0.02 @ 25 DEG C, Reference Standard are solutions mainly utilized to keep pH at a constant value in a variety of chemical applications. Ungraded products supplied by Spectrum are indicative of a grade suitable for general industrial use or research purposes and typically are not suitable for human consumption or therapeutic use.

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    was $67.80 Special Price $55.17
  15. Total Ionic Strength Adjustment Buffer, Solution, For Fluoride, APHAg
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Total Ionic Strength Adjustment Buffer, Solution, For Fluoride, APHA - As an APHA certified solution, this item is meets the ASTM D1209 standards and can be used in water and waste water treatment facilities to determine the concentration of dissolved and particulate materials. Spectrum Chemical manufactured APHA grade products meet the toughest regulatory standards for quality and purity.

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    was $140.40 Special Price $114.24
  16. Buffer Solution, pH 2.00 +/- 0.02 @ 25 DEG C, Reference Standard
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Buffer Solution, pH 2.00 +/- 0.02 @ 25 DEG C, Reference Standard is a mixture of weak acid and its conjugate base in order to prevent changes in the pH of a solution. Buffer solutions let you calibrate any pH tester to ensure accurate readings when measuring pH in water samples and process liquids.

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    was $218.30 Special Price $177.63
  17. Bromothymol Blue Indicator, 0.1% w/v Aqueous, 500 mL
    Manufacturer: 710 Spirits Rocky Mtn Reagents
    pH 6.0 (yellow) - pH 7.6 (blue) (1 per EA)
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    $17.90
  18. Boric Acid, 2% w/v Solution, 3.8 L
    Manufacturer: 710 Spirits Rocky Mtn Reagents
    Boric Acid, 2% w/v Solution, 3.8 L (1 per EA)
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    $34.80
  19. Hydrochloric Acid, 0.5 Normal, 3.8 L, Poly Gallon
    Manufacturer: 710 Spirits Rocky Mtn Reagents
    N/2 (0.5 M) (1 per EA)
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    $38.75
  20. Potassium Thiocyanate, 10% w/v Solution, 500 mL, Poly
    Manufacturer: 710 Spirits Rocky Mtn Reagents
    Potassium Sulfocyanate; Potassium Thiocyanide (1 per EA)
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    $25.60
  21. Indicator Solution, 125ML, Amber Glass
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): 24, , UN Number: UN1090 (1 per EA)
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    was $69.10 Special Price $51.83
  22. Formaldehyde 10% V/V Unbuffered, 4L, Poly Bottle
    Manufacturer: LabChem
    Shelf Life (months): 24, Traceable to NIST, UN Number: (1 per EA)
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    was $95.70 Special Price $71.78
  23. Sodium Methoxide, 25 Percent (w/w) Solution in Methanol, 2L, CAS# 124-41-4
    Manufacturer: Spectrum Chemical
    Sodium Methoxide, 25 Percent (w/w) Solution in Methanol is a chemical solution that is commonly used as a reagent in industry and laboratory uses. It is also used as an initiator of anionic addition polymerization with ethylene oxide as well as being used as a routine base in organic chemistry.

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  24. Sodium Chloride, 5% w/w Solution, 500 mL, Poly
    Manufacturer: 710 Spirits Rocky Mtn Reagents
    Sodium Chloride, 5% w/w Solution, 500 mL, Poly (1 per EA )
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    $17.55
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