公开(公告)号：US20110213746A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-01

申请号：US12713318

申请日：2010-02-26

申请人： Edita Botonjic-Sehic ,  James H. Grassi ,  Hacene Boudries ,  Ivan E. Freeman, JR. ,  Young Kyo Lee ,  Sridhar Venkataraman Dasaratha ,  Thirukazhukundram Subrahmaniam Vignesh ,  Saratchandra Shanmukh ,  Malathi Yarra

发明人： Edita Botonjic-Sehic ,  James H. Grassi ,  Hacene Boudries ,  Ivan E. Freeman, JR. ,  Young Kyo Lee ,  Sridhar Venkataraman Dasaratha ,  Thirukazhukundram Subrahmaniam Vignesh ,  Saratchandra Shanmukh ,  Malathi Yarra

IPC分类号： G06N7/02 ,  C40B30/02 ,  C40B60/12 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G01N21/65 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0264 ,  G01J3/0272 ,  G01J3/0283 ,  G01J3/44 ,  G01N2201/0221 ,  G01N2201/1293 ,  G01N2201/1296

摘要： A method for analyzing a mixture includes identifying a plurality of possible components of the mixture, calculating at least one feature for at least a portion of the plurality of possible components, and calculating a probability value for at least a portion of the plurality of possible components based on the at least one feature and at least one transfer function

摘要翻译： 一种用于分析混合物的方法包括识别所述混合物的多个可能的分量，计算所述多个可能分量的至少一部分的至少一个特征，以及计算所述多个可能分量的至少一部分的概率值 基于所述至少一个特征和至少一个传递函数

公开(公告)号：US07354553B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-08

申请号：US11120317

申请日：2005-05-02

申请人： Dirk Appel ,  James H. Grassi ,  Dieter Kita ,  Jeffrey Socha

发明人： Dirk Appel ,  James H. Grassi ,  Dieter Kita ,  Jeffrey Socha

IPC分类号： G01N33/20 ,  G01N21/64 ,  G01J3/443

CPC分类号： G01N21/6408

摘要： An improved elemental mercury analyzer utilizes a fluorescence assembly in combination with a fluorescence quenching reduction mechanism to detect the concentration of elemental mercury within an emission gas sample, via fluorescence of the mercury within the gas sample, while minimizing fluorescence quenching of the gas sample. In one arrangement, the analyzer contains the emission gas sample under a vacuum or negative pressure while detecting fluorescence of the elemental mercury within the emission gas sample. By performing fluorescence detection of the emission gas sample at reduced pressure relative to the pressure of the as-sampled emission gas, the analyzer reduces the number of particle collisions within the emission gas sample over a certain period of time. Such collisional deactivation, and/or the addition of oxygen depleted gas such as nitrogen to the gas sample, reduces fluorescence quenching of the emission gas sample, improving accuracy of detection of mercury.

摘要翻译： 改进的元素汞分析仪利用荧光组合与荧光淬灭降低机制结合，以通过气体样品中汞的荧光检测发射气体样品中的元素汞的浓度，同时最小化气体样品的荧光猝灭。 在一种布置中，分析仪在真空或负压下包含发射气体样品，同时检测排放气体样品中的元素汞的荧光。 通过相对于采样排放气体的压力在减压下进行发射气体样品的荧光检测，分析仪在一定时间内减少了排放气体样品内的颗粒碰撞次数。 这种碰撞失活和/或向气体样品中添加贫氧气体如氮气可以减少发射气体样品的荧光猝灭，提高汞的检测精度。

公开(公告)号：US20100111788A1

公开(公告)日：2010-05-06

申请号：US12613777

申请日：2009-11-06

申请人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Dirk Appel

发明人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Dirk Appel

IPC分类号： B01D53/46

CPC分类号： C22B43/00 ,  B01D53/64 ,  B01D2257/602 ,  C22B7/001 ,  Y02P10/214

摘要： An oxidized mercury converter utilizes a combination of heat, reduced pressure, and dilution when converting oxidized mercury in a gas sample into elemental mercury. The converter applies heat to a gas sample to thermally convert oxidized mercury within a gas sample into elemental mercury and an oxidizing component, and thereafter reduces the pressure of the gas sample to minimize combination of the elemental mercury with other oxidizing compounds present in the gas sample and/or with byproducts of the thermal conversion (e.g., the oxidizing components). The converter thus allows an accurate analysis of the total amount of mercury, both oxidized and elemental forms, present within a gas sample without the need to use consumable reagents in the mercury conversion process.

摘要翻译： 氧化汞转化器在将气体样品中的氧化汞转化为元素汞时，利用热，减压和稀释的组合。 转换器向气体样品施加热量以将气体样品中的氧化汞热转化为元素汞和氧化组分，然后降低气体样品的压力，以使元素汞与气体样品中存在的其他氧化化合物的组合最小化 和/或与热转化的副产物（例如，氧化组分）。 因此，转换器可以准确分析存在于气体样品中的氧化元素和元素的总量，而不需要在汞转化过程中使用可消耗的试剂。

公开(公告)号：US08080083B2

公开(公告)日：2011-12-20

申请号：US12613777

申请日：2009-11-06

申请人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Dirk Appel

发明人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Dirk Appel

IPC分类号： C22B43/00

CPC分类号： C22B43/00 ,  B01D53/64 ,  B01D2257/602 ,  C22B7/001 ,  Y02P10/214

摘要： An oxidized mercury converter utilizes a combination of heat, reduced pressure, and dilution when converting oxidized mercury in a gas sample into elemental mercury. The converter applies heat to a gas sample to thermally convert oxidized mercury within a gas sample into elemental mercury and an oxidizing component, and thereafter reduces the pressure of the gas sample to minimize combination of the elemental mercury with other oxidizing compounds present in the gas sample and/or with byproducts of the thermal conversion (e.g., the oxidizing components). The converter thus allows an accurate analysis of the total amount of mercury, both oxidized and elemental forms, present within a gas sample without the need to use consumable reagents in the mercury conversion process.

摘要翻译： 氧化汞转化器在将气体样品中的氧化汞转化为元素汞时，利用热，减压和稀释的组合。 转换器向气体样品施加热量以将气体样品中的氧化汞热转化为元素汞和氧化组分，然后降低气体样品的压力，以使元素汞与气体样品中存在的其他氧化化合物的组合最小化 和/或与热转化的副产物（例如，氧化组分）。 因此，转换器可以准确分析存在于气体样品中的氧化元素和元素的总量，而不需要在汞转化过程中使用可消耗的试剂。

公开(公告)号：US07454952B2

公开(公告)日：2008-11-25

申请号：US11120182

申请日：2005-05-02

申请人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Dirk Appel

发明人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Dirk Appel

IPC分类号： G01N7/00

CPC分类号： G01N33/0013 ,  G01N1/4044 ,  G01N21/6404

摘要： Disclosed are a system and method for monitoring total mercury within a gas sample in a substantially continuous manner and for calibrating for both elemental and oxidized mercury. A converter of the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) receives a gas sample containing vaporized mercury from a probe. The converter converts oxidized mercury present within the gas sample into an elemental mercury component and an oxidizing component using thermal cracking. The converter also reduces the pressure of the gas sample to minimize recombination of the elemental mercury component with the oxidizing components. A mercury analyzer of the system receives the reduced pressure gas sample from the converter and detects the fluorescence of the elemental mercury within the sample. The mercury analyzer holds the gas sample at the reduced pressure to reduce an effect of fluorescence quenching on the fluorescence of the elemental mercury within the sample and provides substantially accurate measurement of the concentration of the elemental mercury in the gas sample.

摘要翻译： 公开了以基本上连续的方式监测气体样品中的总汞并用于校准元素和氧化汞的系统和方法。 连续排放监测系统（CEMS）的转换器从探头接收含有汽化汞的气体样品。 该转换器将气体样品中存在的氧化汞转化成元素汞组分和使用热裂解的氧化组分。 该转化器还降低气体样品的压力，以使元素汞组分与氧化组分的复合最小化。 系统的汞分析仪从转换器接收减压气体样品并检测样品中元素汞的荧光。 汞分析仪在减压下保持气体样品，以减少荧光猝灭对样品中元素汞的荧光的影响，并提供气体样品中元素汞浓度的基本准确的测量。

公开(公告)号：US07454945B1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-25

申请号：US11529766

申请日：2006-09-27

申请人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Bryan A. Marcotte

发明人： Dieter Kita ,  James H. Grassi ,  Jeffrey Socha ,  Bryan A. Marcotte

IPC分类号： G01N21/93

CPC分类号： B01D53/64 ,  B01D53/30 ,  B01D53/346 ,  B01D2257/602 ,  C22B7/001 ,  C22B7/02 ,  C22B43/00 ,  G01N33/0013 ,  G01N33/0045 ,  G01N33/203 ,  Y02P10/214

摘要： A calibration assembly generates elemental mercury and oxidized mercury for calibrating components of a mercury monitoring system, including making necessary adjustments to efficiencies of a mercury compound converter and an elemental mercury detector. The calibrator generates an elemental mercury sample having a known elemental mercury concentration, [Hg0]1 and combines an oxidizing component with the elemental mercury sample, thereby producing a reduced concentration of elemental mercury [Hg0]2 within the sample. The calibrator measures the concentration of elemental mercury [Hg0]2 within the sample and calculates a difference between the known elemental mercury concentration, [Hg0]1 and the reduced concentration [Hg0]2. The difference between [Hg0]1 and [Hg0]2 is substantially equal to the concentration of oxidized mercury produced by the calibrator. The concentration of oxidized mercury can also be calculated as the difference between elemental mercury detected after passing a sample stream containing oxidized mercury through a channel which includes the converter and the reduced concentration [Hg0]2 detected after passing the sample stream through a channel which bypasses the converter. By providing oxidized mercury at calculated concentrations, the calibrator allows a user to calibrate continuous emission monitoring systems for accurate response to both elemental mercury and oxidized mercury.

摘要翻译： 校准组件产生元素汞和氧化汞，用于校准汞监测系统的组件，包括对汞化合物转化器和元素汞检测器的效率进行必要的调整。 校准器产生具有已知元素汞浓度的元素汞样品，并将氧化组分与元素汞样品结合，从而产生降低浓度的 样品中的元素汞[Hg 2+] 2 。 校准器测量样品内元素汞的浓度，并计算已知元素汞浓度[Hg] O 2 / >] 1 和降低的浓度[Hg 2 O 3] 2。 [Hg 2+] 1和[Hg 2 O 3]之间的差异基本上等于氧化的 由校准器产生的汞。 氧化汞的浓度也可以计算为通过包含氧化汞的样品流通过包含转化器的通道和还原浓度[Hg 2 O 2]之后检测到的元素汞之间的差异 在将样品流通过绕过转换器的通道之后检测到。 通过以计算浓度提供氧化汞，校准器允许用户校准连续发射监测系统，以准确响应元素汞和氧化汞。