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Methods for analysis of volatile organic compounds in water and air
Assignee: Vici Mat Sen Inc
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Filing: 1995-03-27
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Granted: 1996-07-16
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Expires: 2015-03-27
Abstract
Abstract The purge and trap procedure commonly used for analysis of volatile organic compounds in water or air can be significantly improved using traps employing molecular sieves as adsorbents. Silicalite and potassium-exchanged dealuminated zeolite Y form an effective mixture.
Inventors
- 👤 James R. Lansbarkis
- 👤 Jon S. Gingrich
- 👤 Catherine L. Lindberg
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
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2026-10-29 15:39
CPC Classifications
B; B01; B01D; B01D53/00; B01D53/02; B01J; B01J20/00; B01J20/02; B01J20/10; B01J20/16; B01J20/18; B01J20/186; G; G01; G01N; G01N30/00; G01N30/02; G01N30/04; G01N30/06; G01N30/12; B01D2253/00; B01D2253/10; B01D2253/106; B01D2253/108; B01D2253/1085; B01D2257/00; B01D2257/70; B01D2257/708; G01N2030/022; G01N2030/025; G01N2030/121; G01N30/62; G01N30/72; G01N30/7206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of sequential adsorption, storage, and desorption of a multiplicity of organic compounds contained in a gas stream, where each of said organic compounds is present at a concentration from about 0.5 parts per billion to about 100 parts per million with a proportion determined by the ratio of its concentration to the total concentration of all organic compounds, said method retaining the proportions of each of said organic compounds in each of adsorption, storage, and desorption comprising flowing said gas stream through an adsorbent bed of a molecular sieve to adsorb said organic compounds in amounts having the same proportion as each are found in said gas stream, storing the adsorbed organic compounds in the adsorbent bed, desorbing said organic compounds at a temperature between about 50° and about 500° C. in substantially the same proportion as each are stored in said adsorbent bed, and removing all residual organic compounds from the adsorbent bed by heating said adsorbent bed in a flowing gas at a temperature of at least 350°C.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
172 words
A method of sequential adsorption, storage, and desorption of a multiplicity of organic compounds contained in a gas stream, where each of said organic compounds is present at a concentration from about 0.5 parts per billion to about 100 parts per million with a proportion determined by the ratio of its concentration to the total concentration of all organic compounds, said method retaining the proportions of each of said organic compounds in each of adsorption, storage, and desorption comprising flowing said gas stream through an adsorbent bed of a molecular sieve to adsorb said organic compounds in amounts having the same proportion as each are found in said gas stream, storing the adsorbed organic compounds in the adsorbent bed, desorbing said organic compounds at a temperature between about 50° and about 500° C. in substantially the same proportion as each are stored in said adsorbent bed, and removing all residual organic compounds from the adsorbent bed by heating said adsorbent bed in a flowing gas at a temperature of at least 350°C.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 where the molecular sieve is selected from the group consisting of: siliceous molecular sieves having a framework ratio of silicon to aluminum atoms of at least 20:1; cation-exchanged zeolites Y and L, and dealuminated zeolites Y and L; zeolite omega; ammonium-exchanged ferrierite; aluminophosphates; and combinations thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 2 where the molecular sieve is a siliceous molecular sieve having a framework ratio of silicon to aluminum atoms of at least 20:1.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 3 where the molecular sieve is silicalite, ZSM-5, ZSM-12, and combinations thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 2 where the molecular sieve is a cation-exchanged zeolite Y or zeolite L, or a dealuminated zeolite Y or L, and the cation is selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal cation.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 5 where the cation is an alkali metal cation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 6 where the alkali metal cation is a sodium or potassium cation.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 7 where the alkali metal cation is potassium cation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 5 where the cation is an alkaline earth metal cation.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 9 where the alkaline earth metal cation is calcium or magnesium cation.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized in having a water removing adsorbent placed prior to the said molecular sieve adsorbent bed.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
71 words
In the method of analyzing organic materials in air or water by concentrating said organic materials using a purge and trap procedure where a gas stream containing said organic materials flows through a sorbent tube containing an adsorbent bed which removes said organic materials from the gas stream and retains said organic materials in the adsorbent bed, the improvement wherein the sorbent tube contains a molecular sieve as the adsorbent bed.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
71 words
In the method of analyzing organic materials in air or water by concentrating said organic materials using a purge and trap procedure where a gas stream containing said organic materials flows through a sorbent tube containing an adsorbent bed which removes said organic materials from the gas stream and retains said organic materials in the adsorbent bed, the improvement wherein the sorbent tube contains a molecular sieve as the adsorbent bed.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 12 where the molecular sieve is selected from the group consisting of: siliceous molecular sieves having a framework ratio of silicon to aluminum atoms of at least 20:1; cation-exchanged zeolites Y and L, and dealuminated zeolites Y and L; zeolite omega; ammonium-exchanged ferrierite; aluminophosphates; and combinations thereof.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 13 where the molecular sieve is a siliceous molecular sieve having a framework ratio of silicon to aluminum atoms of at least 20:1.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 14 where the molecular sieve is silicalite, ZSM-5.ZSM-12, and combinations thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 13 where the molecular sieve is a cation-exchanged zeolite Y or zeolite L, or a dealuminated zeolite Y or L, and the cation is selected from the group consisting of alkali and alkaline earth metal cation.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 16 where the cation is an alkali metal cation.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 17 where the alkali metal cation is a sodium or potassium cation.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 18 where the alkali metal cation is potassium cation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 16 where the cation is an alkaline earth metal cation.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 20 where the alkaline earth metal cation is calcium or magnesium cation.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 12 further characterized in having a water removing adsorbent placed prior to the said molecular sieve adsorbent bed.
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