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Method for continuous quantitative detection of sulphur dioxide and an arrangement for implementing this method
Assignee: Avl AG
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Filing: 1988-05-25
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Granted: 1989-08-15
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Expires: 2008-05-25
Abstract
Abstract In order to obtain a higher measuring accuracy and better selectivity in the optical quantitative analysis of sulphur dioxide in gaseous or liquid media, it is proposed that the medium to be analyzed be brought into contact with a fluorescent indicator which emits fluorescent light upon excitation and which is from the group of triphenylmethane dyes, and that the extent to which fluorescence is quenched by the SO 2 quencher be used as a measurable variable for quantitative determination of the content of sulphur dioxide in the medium.
Inventors
- 👤 Otto S. Wolfbeis
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-27 19:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N21/00; G01N21/62; G01N21/63; G01N21/64; G01N21/6428; G01N21/643; G01N2021/6432; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/18; Y10T436/186
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for the continuous quantitative detection of sulphur dioxide in gaseous or liquid media, comprising the steps of bringing said medium to be analyzed into contact with a fluorescent indicator emitting fluorescence radiation upon excitation, said fluorescent indicator being selected from the group consisting of triphenylmethane dyes, and measuring the extent of fluorescence-quenching caused by sulphur dioxide contained in said gaseous or liquid media to enable a quantitative determination of the content of sulphur dioxide in said medium to be obtained.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for the continuous quantitative detection of sulphur dioxide in gaseous or liquid media, comprising the steps of bringing said medium to be analyzed into contact with a fluorescent indicator emitting fluorescence radiation upon excitation, said fluorescent indicator being selected from the group consisting of triphenylmethane dyes, and measuring the extent of fluorescence-quenching caused by sulphur dioxide contained in said gaseous or liquid media to enable a quantitative determination of the content of sulphur dioxide in said medium to be obtained.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said fluorescent indicator used in rhodamin 6G.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said fluorescent indicator is added to an SO 2 -permeable polymer, and a polymer membrane containing said fluorescent indicator is formed and brought into contact with said medium to be analyzed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said fluorescent indicator is chemically immobilized on a substrate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said substrate is glass.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A method according to claim 1, including the step of bringing a temperature sensor into thermal contact with said medium to be analyzed to obtain a temperature value thereof, said temperature value being used to adjust the quantitative determination of sulphur dioxide content in said medium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said fluorescent indicator is physically immobilized on a substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
A method according to claim 7, wherein said substrate is glass.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
64 words
An arrangement for the continuous quantitative detection of sulphur dioxide in gaseous or liquid media, comprising a fluorescent indicator on a substrate, said fluorescent indicator being selected from the group consisting of triphenylmethane dyes and at least partly in contact with said medium to be analyzed and emitting fluorescent light upon excitation, wherein said fluorescent indicator is dissolved in an SO 2 -permeable membrane.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
An arrangement for the continuous quantitative detection of sulphur dioxide in gaseous or liquid media, comprising a fluorescent indicator on a substrate, said fluorescent indicator being selected from the group consisting of triphenylmethane dyes and at least partly in contact with said medium to be analyzed and emitting fluorescent light upon excitation, wherein said fluorescent indicator is dissolved in an SO 2 -permeable membrane.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
An arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said SO 2 -permeable membrane containing said fluorescent indicator is placed on the end of an optical waveguide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An arrangement according to claim 9, wherein said SO 2 -permeable membrane is made from silicone rubber, polyvinylchloride or polyethylene.
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