COD Method 410Chemical Oxygen Demand . 6.2 Standard potassium dichromate solution (0.250 N)Dissolve 12.259 g K 2 Cr 2 O 7 , primary standard grade, previously dried at 103 C for two hours, in distilled water and dilute to 1000 mL. 6.3 Sulfuric acid reagentConc.