Patent ID: 9464968
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G01N,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A mobile sample collection system comprising a housing enclosing: a main influent peristaltic pump operatively connected to a main tubing line; a continuous flow centrifuge (CFC) operatively connected to the main tubing line, the CFC comprising a centrifuge bowl; and an elutriate collection tank receiving elutriate from the CFC, the elutriate collection tank comprising a tank liner configured to prevent direct contact of pumped fluids with the tank, wherein the main influent peristaltic pump is configured to continuously pump fluids from a liquid source through the main tubing line and into the CFC, the fluids comprising suspended solids and dissolved solids, wherein the main tubing line comprises one or more sampling ports connectively linked to one or more peristaltic sampling pumps, wherein the fluids are processed through the CFC so that that the suspended solids are retained on the centrifuge bowl and so that a portion of the dissolved solids exit from the CFC through the main tubing line and are collected in the elutriate collection tank for analysis, and wherein another portion of the dissolved fluids are returned to the liquid source.