The development of a high sensitivity, compact monitor for the measurement of total organic carbon (TOC) in water with no gravity-dependent components is discussed. The system is based on a combination of photo-catalzyed oxidation of organic compounds to form carbon dioxide, which is selectively measured using a gas permeable membrane and conductometric detection. This unique combination permits the development of a TOC analyzer with significant advantages over existing methods for TOC analysis including high sensitivity (i.e., detection limits at low parts per billion TOC concentrations), a linear response over a wide range of TOC concentrations (at least four orders of magnitude), long-term stable calibration, compact design, and performance with minimal maintenance for semi-continuous and continuous monitoring capabilities. The results from our preliminary investigations on the development of the TOC monitor are presented.


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    Title :

    New Total Organic Carbon Analyzer


    Additional title:

    Sae Technical Papers


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    International Conference On Environmental Systems ; 1990



    Publication date :

    1990-07-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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