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Title: Oxygen analyzer

Abstract

An oxygen analyzer which identifies and classifies microgram quantities of oxygen in ambient particulate matter and for quantitating organic oxygen in solvent extracts of ambient particulate matter. A sample is pyrolyzed in oxygen-free nitrogen gas (N/sub 2/), and the resulting oxygen quantitatively converted to carbon monoxide (CO) by contact with hot granular carbon (C). Two analysis modes are made possible: (1) rapid determination of total pyrolyzable obtained by decomposing the sample at 1135/sup 0/C, or (2) temperature-programmed oxygen thermal analysis obtained by heating the sample from room temperature to 1135/sup 0/C as a function of time. The analyzer basically comprises a pyrolysis tube containing a bed of granular carbon under N/sub 2/, ovens used to heat the carbon and/or decompose the sample, and a non-dispersive infrared CO detector coupled to a mini-computer to quantitate oxygen in the decomposition products and control oven heating.

Inventors:
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
6171242
Application Number:
ON: TI85006002
Assignee:
Dept. of Energy
DOE Contract Number:  
AC03-76SF00098
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION; GAS ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; PARTICULATES; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN; PYROLYSIS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBON OXIDES; CHALCOGENIDES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; DECOMPOSITION; ELEMENTS; NONMETALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES; THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; 440300* - Miscellaneous Instruments- (-1989)

Citation Formats

Benner, W H. Oxygen analyzer. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Benner, W H. Oxygen analyzer. United States.
Benner, W H. 1984. "Oxygen analyzer". United States.
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title = {Oxygen analyzer},
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abstractNote = {An oxygen analyzer which identifies and classifies microgram quantities of oxygen in ambient particulate matter and for quantitating organic oxygen in solvent extracts of ambient particulate matter. A sample is pyrolyzed in oxygen-free nitrogen gas (N/sub 2/), and the resulting oxygen quantitatively converted to carbon monoxide (CO) by contact with hot granular carbon (C). Two analysis modes are made possible: (1) rapid determination of total pyrolyzable obtained by decomposing the sample at 1135/sup 0/C, or (2) temperature-programmed oxygen thermal analysis obtained by heating the sample from room temperature to 1135/sup 0/C as a function of time. The analyzer basically comprises a pyrolysis tube containing a bed of granular carbon under N/sub 2/, ovens used to heat the carbon and/or decompose the sample, and a non-dispersive infrared CO detector coupled to a mini-computer to quantitate oxygen in the decomposition products and control oven heating.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6171242}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue May 08 00:00:00 EDT 1984},
month = {Tue May 08 00:00:00 EDT 1984}
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