Title: Remote analysis using aerosol sample transport
Application Number: 03819656 Application Date: 2003.06.26
Publication Number: 1675534 Publication Date: 2005.09.28
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: G01N21/00,G01N31/00,G01N33/00,G01N15/06,G01N31/12,G01N1/10,G01N1/22,B32B27/04,B01L5/02
Applicant(s) Name: Elemental Scient Inc. Address:
Inventor(s) Name:
Attorney & Agent: fu kang chen jingjun
Abstract:
     Systems and methods are disclosed that use a nebulizer (106) for remote aerosol generation and then transport the aerosol by way of, for example, an argon gas stream through tubing (154). By transporting the chemical to be analyzed in aerosol form, transport time is reduced from about thirty minutes to less than one minute, using a relatively small amount of sample, and enabling the accurate, remote analysis of a variety of chemicals, including relatively high pH chemicals.
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