US4227973A
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Automatic analysis of alkali metals halides etc. by means of the use of ion-selective electrodes
Assignee: BIFOK AB
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Filing: 1977-09-12
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Granted: 1980-10-14
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Expires: 1997-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A method and an apparatus for instantaneously determining ions in a carrier solution by means of leading it into a very thin continuous layer over the sensitive surface of an ion-selective electrode in a measuring cell and, from said measuring cell, on to a reservoir having a reference electrode so that the potential difference between the electrodes in the measuring cell can be continuously registered. The apparatus consists of a circuit having an inlet conduit, a pump, a sample addition apparatus, a loop, the measuring cell and a conduit via the pump to an outlet. The liquid level in the measuring cell is held constant, the ion-selective electrode being arranged above the liquid level and the reference electrode being immersed in the solution.
Inventors
- 👤 Jaromir Ruzicka
- 👤 Elo H. Hansen
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 09:30
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N31/00; G01N31/16; G01N31/162; G01N31/164; G05; G05B; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/30; G05B2219/35; G05B2219/35543
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
188 words
A method for determining ions in a continuously flowing liquid stream consisting essentially of a liquid sample solution in a liquid carrier comprising providing a measuring cell and an ion-selective electrode, said ion-selective electrode having a sensitive surface located in the measuring cell, freely and continuously flowing the liquid stream downwardly over the sensitive surface of the ion-selective electrode in a form of a thin, continuous sheet wherein one side of the liquid sheet is in contact with the sensitive surface of the ion-selective electrode as the sheet flows across the sensitive surface while the other side of the liquid sheet is exposed to the atmosphere of the measuring cell, the pressure of which is the same as the atmospheric pressure outside the cell, immediately thereafter permitting the liquid stream to flow as the same continuous sheet without interruption into a reservoir in the measuring cell consisting essentially of the liquid carrier and in which a reference electrode is placed, said ion-selective electrode being located above the liquid level in the reservoir, so that the potential difference between the electrodes in the measuring cell can be continuously determined.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
188 words
A method for determining ions in a continuously flowing liquid stream consisting essentially of a liquid sample solution in a liquid carrier comprising providing a measuring cell and an ion-selective electrode, said ion-selective electrode having a sensitive surface located in the measuring cell, freely and continuously flowing the liquid stream downwardly over the sensitive surface of the ion-selective electrode in a form of a thin, continuous sheet wherein one side of the liquid sheet is in contact with the sensitive surface of the ion-selective electrode as the sheet flows across the sensitive surface while the other side of the liquid sheet is exposed to the atmosphere of the measuring cell, the pressure of which is the same as the atmospheric pressure outside the cell, immediately thereafter permitting the liquid stream to flow as the same continuous sheet without interruption into a reservoir in the measuring cell consisting essentially of the liquid carrier and in which a reference electrode is placed, said ion-selective electrode being located above the liquid level in the reservoir, so that the potential difference between the electrodes in the measuring cell can be continuously determined.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
49 words
The metod of claim 1 in which the ion-selective electrode and the reference electrode are arranged and the reference electrode has an outer surface such that the liquid stream flows downwardly along the sensitive surface of the ion-selective electrode and continuously down the reference electrode surface into the reservoir.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 in which the sensitive surface of the ion-selective electrode is inclined to the vertical and the stream flows tangentially across said sensitive surface.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 1 in which two ion-selective electrodes each having a sensitive surface inclined at an angle to the vertical are provided, the stream containing the sample solution flowing successively over the sensitive surfaces of the two ion-selective electrodes in the form of a thin, continuous sheet of liquid before the sheet flows into the reservoir.
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