Method of and apparatus for measuring mercury contained in hydrocarbon
US6829918B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N33/0045
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of and an apparatus for measuring mercury present in a hydrocarbon, wherein a gas (G) such as an air containing no mercury is allowed to flow through a column filled with an adsorbent material effective to adsorb mercury, and a hydrocarbon sample to be measured is injected into the column to allow the mercury contained therein to be adsorbed by the adsorbent material while removing a volatile component other than mercury therefrom, and measuring the amount of mercury using mercury measuring instrument.
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