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Method for determining the end of useful life of a gas purifier and apparatus therefore

US5172066A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 7, 1991
Grant dateDec 15, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 7, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N27/043
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method, based on the measurement of electrical resistance, and an apparatus for performing the measurement, which indicates the moment in which a gas purifier is about to loose its purification efficiency. The gas purifier can therefore be substituted before the impurity levels in the purified gas output reach undesirably high values.

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