US5061638A
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Nitrate analyzer
Assignee: Boyle Engineering Corp
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Filing: 1989-08-18
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Granted: 1991-10-29
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Expires: 2009-08-18
Abstract
Abstract A system and method for determining the concentration of nitrate ions in a nitrate ion-containing water sample which also contains chloride ions and bicarbonate ions is disclosed. The potentially interfacing chloride ions are suppressed by reaction with a cation exchange resin in the silver form. The potentially interferring bicarbonate ions are suppressed by reaction with a cation exchange resin in the hydrogen form. The sample, after having been treated with the two resins is passed into a conductivity cell with the conductivity being directly related to the nitrate ion concentration of the sample. The device and method find advantageous application in automated systems for monitoring and controlling water treatment facilities.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald A. Guter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 04:02
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/02; G01N27/04; G01N27/06; G01N30/00; G01N30/96; G01N33/00; G01N33/18; G01N33/182; G01N1/00; G01N1/28; G01N1/34; G01N30/02; G01N30/62; G01N30/64; G01N2030/645; G01N2030/965; G01N30/04; G01N30/06; G01N30/14; G01N30/26; G01N30/38; G01N30/46; G01N30/461; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T436/00; Y10T436/11; Y10T436/117497; Y10T436/17; Y10T436/173076; Y10T436/176152; Y10T436/176921; Y10T436/20; Y10T436/200833
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for determining the concentration of nitrate ions in aqueous effluent, the effluent additionally containing chloride ions and bicarbonate ions, which method comprises (1) admitting a measured volume of a sample of the effluent to a suppressor column, the suppressor column including ion-exchange columns containing silver ions and hydrogen ions in sufficient quantity to react with the bicarbonate and chloride ions and removes them from the sample, thereby forming a chloride ion- and bicarbonate ion-free sample (2) passing the chloride ion- and bicarbonate ion-free sample into a conductivity cell, (3) measuring the conductivity of the chloride ion- and bicarbonate ion-free sample, and (4) relating the conductivity so measured to the concentration of nitrate ion in the sample.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for determining the concentration of nitrate ions in aqueous effluent, the effluent additionally containing chloride ions and bicarbonate ions, which method comprises (1) admitting a measured volume of a sample of the effluent to a suppressor column, the suppressor column including ion-exchange columns containing silver ions and hydrogen ions in sufficient quantity to react with the bicarbonate and chloride ions and removes them from the sample, thereby forming a chloride ion- and bicarbonate ion-free sample (2) passing the chloride ion- and bicarbonate ion-free sample into a conductivity cell, (3) measuring the conductivity of the chloride ion- and bicarbonate ion-free sample, and (4) relating the conductivity so measured to the concentration of nitrate ion in the sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1 wherein in step (3) the measuring of conductivity of the chloride ion and bicarbonate ion free sample is carried out in a time period of from about 0.1 minute to about 100 minutes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 2 wherein the time period is from about 0.5 minutes to about 100 minutes.
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