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Electrolytic conductivity detector

US4555383A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 2, 1984
Grant dateNov 26, 1985
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Expiry dateMar 2, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2030/8405
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A gas chromatograph system is provided with an improved electrolytic conductivity cell (16) for detecting a selected material species in a fluid stream from conventional gas chromatograph (10, 12) having both gas and liquid phases. Planar electrodes (80, 82) are spaced by an insulator (84) and define borehole diameters (88, 90, 92) which enhance the generated signal-to-noise ratio by providing a short fluid transit time within the conductivity detecting volume compared with the effective time of the chromatographic event of interest. A pneumatic damper (108) may be further included to reduce generated system signal noise.

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