[Automatic determination of chlorides with a centrifugal analyzer (author's transl)]

We have applied a photometric method for the determination of chlorides, to the centrifugal analyzer Multistat III. This technique, which was already been utilized on automatic instruments, both of the continuous-flow and discrete type, has been criticised by several Authors on account of the insufficient linearity of its results with high concentration of Cl-. The method described in this paper showed a high degree of precision and accuracy, with a good linearity, better in any case than the linearities previously associated with this analytical procedure. Interferences by bilirubin, hemoglobin and lipids are negligible even at very high levels. This procedure, while requiring only minimal manual intervention, produces final result printouts in less than thirty seconds.