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Apparatus for the continuous measurement of the concentration of oil

US4103162A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1976
Grant dateJul 25, 1978
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Expiry dateDec 10, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N25/14
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for continuously measuring the concentration of oil in a water sample by the infra-red absorption method. The apparatus comprises a supplying device which supplies an oil-containing water sample and a supplying device which supplies a solvent for extracting the oil in the sample, each of said water sample and solvent being supplied in a controlled and continuous amount, an extractor connected to said supplying device having an agitator therein, which extractor receives said oil-containing water sample and solvent and serves to extract the oil component in the water sample with the solvent.

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