Method and apparatus for chemical detection by pyrolysis
US5550062A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/141111
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting and identifying a non-volatile chemical substance, in which the chemical substance (when in a sample) is pyrolyzed into its gaseous components and then the gaseous components are monitored to determine whether or not specific gaseous components are present.
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