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J Autom Methods Manag Chem. 2002;24(1):9-16. doi: 10.1155/S1463924602000020.

Automated analyser for monitoring trace amounts of volatile chloro-organic compounds in recirculated industrial water.

Journal of automated methods & management in chemistry

Wacław Janicki, Wojciech Chrzanowski, Andrzej Wasik, Elzbieta Przyk, Jacek Namieśnik

Affiliations

  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Technical University of Gda?sk, 11/12 Narutowicza Street, Gda?sk 80-952, Poland.

PMID: 18924724 PMCID: PMC2562959 DOI: 10.1155/S1463924602000020

Abstract

An automated analyser of volatile chloro-organic compounds in water was constructed and tested using standard mixtures of dichloromethane and dichloroethane. It was based on continuous, countercurrent gas stripping of the liquid sample followed by periodic trapping of the analytes on two traps alternately connected to the bubbler outlet, and thermal desorption. When one trap performed adsorption, the other underwent desorption and cooling. Analytes were detected by an ECD detector. Integration, calibration, calculations and overall operating cycle control was performed by a microcomputer. The instrument guarantees a 0.02 ppm Cl (w/w) detection limit, a 0-2 ppm detection range and 2 months of autonomous operation. Results are reported every 13 min.

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