TITLE:
OXDPPM: A Software to Convert Chemical Elements Between Oxides and Native Elements
AUTHORS:
Ali T. Al-Mishwat
KEYWORDS:
OXDPPM, PPM, Conversion, Oxide, FORTRAN
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.9 No.11,
November
11,
2016
ABSTRACT: OXDPPM
is a simple, but powerful, FORTRAN software program designed for conversion of
concentrations of chemical elements. Specifically, it converts the
concentrations of elements in any material from oxide percentages to pure
native elements, and vice versa. Each chemical element has a conversion factor
associated with each of its oxides. The software invokes two modes of operation: data input by mainstream
files (F Mode) and data input by interactive dialogue with the computer screen
(I Mode). Each of the two modes permits two opposing conversion directions,
either converting element content from oxide percentage to parts per million of
native elements (0 Mode), or converting the data from native element parts per
million to oxide percentage (1 Mode). The program differentiates between 2-and
1-letter element symbols and converts accordingly. A native element converts to
the most common oxide in multi-oxide
elements. In the F Mode, users need only to supply the program with the name of
an input file. Three output files are generated internally: a flat text file
containing the results of element conversions, a second file containing the
same results in a space-delimited and spreadsheet-compatible file ready for
export to a spreadsheet like EXCEL, and a third file containing the element
conversion factors. The I Mode produces three similar files. The OXDPPM
software is a stand-alone program. With a proper linking, it may be inserted as
a module in existing programs or as a dll routine in dynamic libraries. The program launches from
the system command prompt or from
the program icon on PCs and laptops operating under the WINDOWS environment.