Determining the quantity of a taggant in a liquid sample
US9995681B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2021/6439
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Device and methods for detecting/quantifying a fluorescent taggant in a liquid sample. Generally, the liquid samples are fuels having low concentrations (measured in ppb) of a fluorescent taggant. The detection/quantification generates a predicted concentration of the fluorescent tagging compound using a process selected from the group of a multivariate process, a background subtraction process, or a combination of both. The invention addresses the detection of an adulteration of gasoline and diesel fuels.
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