Microwave plasma monitoring system for the elemental composition analysis of high temperature process streams
Abstract
Microwave-induced plasma for continuous, real time trace element monitoring under harsh and variable conditions. The sensor includes a source of high power microwave energy and a shorted waveguide made of a microwave conductive, high temperature capability refractory material communicating with the source of the microwave energy to generate a plasma. The high power waveguide is constructed to be robust in a hot, hostile environment. It includes an aperture for the passage of gases to be analyzed and a spectrometer is connected to receive light from the plasma. Provision is made for real time in situ calibration. The spectrometer disperses the light, which is then analyzed by a computer. The sensor is capable of making continuous, real time quantitative measurements of desired elements, such as the heavy metals lead and mercury. The invention may be incorporated into a high temperature process device and implemented in situ for example, such as with a DC graphite electrode plasma arc furnace. The invention further provides a system for the elemental analysis of process streams by removing particulate and/or droplet samples therefrom and entraining such samples in the gas flow which passes through the plasma flame. Introduction of and entraining samples in the gas flowmore »
- Inventors:
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- Bedford, MA
- Chestnuthill, MA
- Newtown Square, PA
- Kennewick, WA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871157
- Patent Number(s):
- 5671045
- Assignee:
- Masachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC06-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- microwave; plasma; monitoring; elemental; composition; analysis; temperature; process; streams; microwave-induced; continuous; time; trace; element; harsh; variable; conditions; sensor; source; power; energy; shorted; waveguide; conductive; capability; refractory; material; communicating; generate; constructed; robust; hot; hostile; environment; aperture; passage; gases; analyzed; spectrometer; connected; receive; light; provision; situ; calibration; disperses; computer; capable; quantitative; measurements; desired; elements; heavy; metals; lead; mercury; incorporated; device; implemented; example; dc; graphite; electrode; furnace; provides; removing; particulate; droplet; samples; therefrom; entraining; gas; flow; passes; flame; introduction; facilitated; suction; pump; regulating; gravity; combinations; removing particulate; process streams; plasma monitoring; trace element; heavy metal; refractory material; process stream; gas flow; microwave energy; heavy metals; microwave plasma; wave energy; hostile environment; temperature process; receive light; power microwave; spectrometer disperses; quantitative measurements; situ calibration; shorted waveguide; quantitative measure; composition analysis; microwave-induced plasma; elemental composition; variable conditions; time trace; element monitoring; quantitative measurement; electrode plasma; /356/333/
Citation Formats
Woskov, Paul P, Cohn, Daniel R, Titus, Charles H, and Surma, Jeffrey E. Microwave plasma monitoring system for the elemental composition analysis of high temperature process streams. United States: N. p., 1997.
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Woskov, Paul P, Cohn, Daniel R, Titus, Charles H, & Surma, Jeffrey E. Microwave plasma monitoring system for the elemental composition analysis of high temperature process streams. United States.
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abstractNote = {Microwave-induced plasma for continuous, real time trace element monitoring under harsh and variable conditions. The sensor includes a source of high power microwave energy and a shorted waveguide made of a microwave conductive, high temperature capability refractory material communicating with the source of the microwave energy to generate a plasma. The high power waveguide is constructed to be robust in a hot, hostile environment. It includes an aperture for the passage of gases to be analyzed and a spectrometer is connected to receive light from the plasma. Provision is made for real time in situ calibration. The spectrometer disperses the light, which is then analyzed by a computer. The sensor is capable of making continuous, real time quantitative measurements of desired elements, such as the heavy metals lead and mercury. The invention may be incorporated into a high temperature process device and implemented in situ for example, such as with a DC graphite electrode plasma arc furnace. The invention further provides a system for the elemental analysis of process streams by removing particulate and/or droplet samples therefrom and entraining such samples in the gas flow which passes through the plasma flame. Introduction of and entraining samples in the gas flow may be facilitated by a suction pump, regulating gas flow, gravity or combinations thereof.},
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