摘要:
Reagent is added to liquid chromatographic effluent to increase detection sensitivity of sample bands, or to enhance sensitivity with respect to interfering bands which overlap sample bands of interest, using one or more hollow fibers immersed within mobile reagent which is permeated through the walls of the fibers and, thus, ultimately diffused into the column effluent.
摘要:
A compact, efficient, portable gas chromatograph system is disclosed in which the gas chromatographic column is disposed in a closed loop with an electrolytic hydrogen generator-separator. The output from the column containing the bands of analyzable materials dispersed in hydrogen carrier gas is passed through the tubular anode of the generator-separator. The hydrogen passes through the wall of the anode, across the electrolyte through the wall of the cathode and is collected and returned by way of the sample inlet to the inlet to the column. The analyzable material remaining stalled within the anode tube is swept into the detector by an auxiliary electrolytic hydrogen generator. A pressure transducer downstream from the anode develops an increased voltage signal in response to pressure drop which is applied to the controller for the auxiliary hydrogen generator to maintain a constant flow of hydrogen carrier gas within the closed loop circuit while also maintaining a flow of hydrogen sweep gas to the detector.
摘要:
An isotope-ratio-monitoring gas chromatography-mass spectrometry apparatus and method are disclosed which provide for on-line analysis of isotope compositions with high precision. With the apparatus and method, samples are introduced in a hydrogen carrier gas into a gas chromatograph and resolved into discrete compounds. The discrete compounds are thereafter introduced to a selectively permeable membrane separator, empolying palladium, palladium alloy or other suitable material, to separate out the hydrogen carrier. A replacement carrier gas is simultaneously introduced to carry the chromatographic sample to a combustion reactor, water separator and isotope-ratio-monitoring mass spectrometer. The replacement carrier gas is introduced at a lower flowrate than the hydrogen carrier gas, thus permitting lower flowrates to be introduced to the mass spectrometer to improve its precision. Flowrates to the mass spectrometer are thus reduced without any loss or fractionation of the sample. An improved combustion system is employed to reduce system volume and equalize system pressure, while still providing quantitative combustion.
摘要:
Reagent is added to liquid chromatographic effluent to increase detection sensitivity of sample bands, or to enhance sensitivity with respect to interfering bands which overlap sample bands of interest, using one or more hollow fibers immersed within mobile reagent which is permeated through the walls of the fibers and, thus, ultimately diffused into the column effluent.
摘要:
A hydrogen sensor unit with a palladium alloy tube open at both ends that changes length reversibly dependent on hydrogen concentration has an improved mounting for substantially unconstrained volumetric change in all directions, so as to be usable with a large range of hydrogen concentrations. Both the inner and outer surfaces of the tube are contacted by the ambient atmosphere. Associated signal processing equipment continuously derives the percent hydrogen by volume. Applications include monitoring a nuclear reactor and a transformer tank for malfunctions.
摘要:
A gas sample dispersed in a first carrier gas such as hydrogen is enriched by introducing into the dispersion at a controlled flow rate a mixture of a second carrier gas such as helium diluted with first carrier gas and passing the dispersion through a gas transfer device such as a heated palladium tube which is selectively permeable to the first carrier gas.
摘要:
In a liquid chromatographic system, removing at least part of a volatile component from the liquid sample stream after separation by flowing it through a volatile component-removal device including a porous wall having a surface coating of a permeable polymer less than 10 μm thick. A liquid chromatographic system suitable for performing the method. Also, a liquid chromatographic system in which volatile component is removed prior to separation across the same type of membrane or across a membrane made of a copolymer of perfluoro-2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole.
摘要:
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for concentrating one or more components in a fluid effluent, which comprises fractions comprising separated components of interest. The fluid effluent is passed through a concentration device comprising a hollow element comprising a wall at least a portion of which is porous wherein the hollow element is disposed in the interior of a hollow liner. Fluid effluent molecules are permitted to permeate through the wall of the hollow element so that component molecules are concentrated in remaining effluent, which exits the concentration device. The component or components may then be detected.
摘要:
Apparatus for interfacing a liquid chromatograph (LC) with a spectrometer such as a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, the LC having an eluant, the eluant containing a solvent and a component of interest. The apparatus includes five basic parts. The first is a means for generating a stream of droplets of the eluant, such as a nebulizer. The second is a means for removing most of the solvent from the stream of droplets of the eluant to thereby generate a stream of particles, the particles containing the component of interest and any residual solvent, such as a membrane solvent separator/momentum separator combination. The third is a cryogenic receiving surface, such as a gold drum. The forth is a means for focusing the stream of particles onto the cryogenic receiving surface so that the particles adhere to the cryogenic receiving surface, such as a one and two-tenths millimeter inside diameter stainless steel tube positioned with a gap between the distal end of the tube and the cryogenic receiving surface of one-quarter millimeter. The fifth is a means for controlling the temperature of the cryogenic receiving surface, such as a helium refrigerator. In operation, the cryogenic receiving surface is maintained at a temperature effective to cause the particles to adhere to the cryogenic receiving surface to form a region of adhered particles, such as a temperature of between seventy and one hundred and five degrees Kelvin, the cryogenic receiving surface being maintained in a partial vacuum. Then, the cryogenic receiving surface is warmed, e.g., to between one hundred and five and two hundred degrees Kelvin, to volatilize essentially all of any remaining solvent from the region of adhered particles prior to spectroscopic analysis of the region of adhered particles.
摘要:
A hydrogen-deuterium mixture is partially separated by helium carrier gas chromatography to form an effluent which is measured to determine total hydrogen isotopic concentration. The HD component of the effluent is ionized to form HD ions. The HD 10 band absorption is then measured with a conventional high resolution infrared detector providing a signal indicative of absolute deuterium concentration (as HD). The H/D ratio is readily determined from the total concentration and deuterium concentration.
摘要翻译:氢氘混合物通过氦气载气色谱法部分分离,形成流出物,测定其以确定总氢同位素浓度。 流出物的HD组分被离子化以形成HD +离子。 然后用常规的高分辨率红外检测器测量HD + 1-0带吸收,提供表示绝对氘浓度(HD)的信号。 H / D比容易从总浓度和氘浓度确定。