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Apparatus for colorimetrically measuring traces of gas
Assignee: Bayer AG
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Filing: 1981-06-11
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Granted: 1982-10-19
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Expires: 2001-06-11
Abstract
Abstract Colorimetric measuring arrangement comprising a reaction chamber in which the gas to be measured is absorbed in a reaction liquid and enters into a color reaction. The reaction chamber is in the form of an atomizer in which the reaction liquid is atomized into very fine droplets and thus provides a large surface for the adsorption of gas. The reaction chamber is adjoined by a separation pipe in which the gas phase is re-separated from the reaction liquid. The separation pipe communicates through a liquid guide with an inlet funnel which opens into a micro-throughflow cell. The outlet of the micro-throughflow cell is connected to a siphon. These measures avoid troublesome pulsations in the micro-throughflow cell.
Inventors
- 👤 Ulrich Fritze
- 👤 Gerd Janser
- 👤 Heinz Herschinger
- 👤 Dieter Kitzelmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 05:58
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/75; G01N21/77; G01N21/78; G01N21/783
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
154 words
In an apparatus for measuring traces of gas, having colorimetric measuring means preceded by means forming a reaction chamber in which the gas to be measured is absorbed in a reaction liquid for entering into a color reaction, the improvement wherein the colorimetric measuring means comprises a micro-flow cuvette and the means forming the reaction chamber comprises an atomizer with connections for the gas and the reaction liquid, a separation pipe adjoining the atomizer at the lower end thereof and means for stabilizing the flow of the reaction liquid with the absorbed gas through the cuvette comprising a liquid guide at the lower end of the separation pipe comprising a thin hydrophilic rod, an inlet funnel separated from and in liquid communication with said rod and discharging into the cuvette, and a siphon connected to the output of the cuvette and having its outlet at a higher level than the level of the cuvette.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
154 words
In an apparatus for measuring traces of gas, having colorimetric measuring means preceded by means forming a reaction chamber in which the gas to be measured is absorbed in a reaction liquid for entering into a color reaction, the improvement wherein the colorimetric measuring means comprises a micro-flow cuvette and the means forming the reaction chamber comprises an atomizer with connections for the gas and the reaction liquid, a separation pipe adjoining the atomizer at the lower end thereof and means for stabilizing the flow of the reaction liquid with the absorbed gas through the cuvette comprising a liquid guide at the lower end of the separation pipe comprising a thin hydrophilic rod, an inlet funnel separated from and in liquid communication with said rod and discharging into the cuvette, and a siphon connected to the output of the cuvette and having its outlet at a higher level than the level of the cuvette.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the level of the siphon at the outlet end thereof is situated immediately above the micro-flow cuvette.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
An apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the separation pipe has an inlet pipe for an auxiliary solution to be added to the reaction liquid after it has been atomized and deposited on the wall of the separation pipe.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a protective casing around the atomizer, the separation pipe, the liquid guide and the inlet funnel are built into a protective container.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
153 words
In a method for the colorimetric measuring of traces of gas wherein the gas to be measured is absorbed in a reaction liquid and enters into a color reaction, the improvement comprising the steps of: absorbing a gas in a reaction liquid by atomizing the liquid with the gas; passing the liquid and absorbed gas downwardly through a separation pipe as a thin film on the wall thereof; communicating the thin film downwardly from the pipe into a micro-flow cuvette while stabilizing the flow of the reaction liquid with the absorbed gas through the cuvette by passing the reaction liquid and absorbed gas from the pipe along a thin hydrophilic rod-like liquid guide, thereafter through a funnel separated from said guide and then into the cuvette, siphoning off the reaction liquid with the absorbed gas from the outlet of the cuvette and outletting the siphoned off liquid above the level of the cuvette.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
153 words
In a method for the colorimetric measuring of traces of gas wherein the gas to be measured is absorbed in a reaction liquid and enters into a color reaction, the improvement comprising the steps of: absorbing a gas in a reaction liquid by atomizing the liquid with the gas; passing the liquid and absorbed gas downwardly through a separation pipe as a thin film on the wall thereof; communicating the thin film downwardly from the pipe into a micro-flow cuvette while stabilizing the flow of the reaction liquid with the absorbed gas through the cuvette by passing the reaction liquid and absorbed gas from the pipe along a thin hydrophilic rod-like liquid guide, thereafter through a funnel separated from said guide and then into the cuvette, siphoning off the reaction liquid with the absorbed gas from the outlet of the cuvette and outletting the siphoned off liquid above the level of the cuvette.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the outlet for the siphoned off liquid is disposed immediately above the level of the cuvette.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 5, further comprising adding an additional solution to the thin film on the wall of the separation pipe.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the downward end of the rod is cut at an oblique angle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the cuvette has a volume of 0.2 to 1 cc.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the downward end of the rod-like guide is cut at an oblique angle.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 5, wherein the cuvette has a volume of 0.2 to 1 cc.
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