Patent ID: 6653142
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: G01N,Y02A,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of maintaining a clear efficiency and adjusting the fat loading capacity of an aqueous purifying solution by automatically determining the content of inorganic carbon and/or total organic carbon in the aqueous purifying solution wherein, in a program-controlled manner said method comprises the steps of,(a) taking a sample of a predetermined volume from the aqueous purifying solution, (b) if desired, freeing the sample of solids and/or homogenizing the sample, (c) if desired, diluting the sample with water in a ratio which has been preset or determined as a result of a preliminary analysis, (d) monitoring the total fat and oil loading of said solution by analyzing the inorganic carbon and/or total organic carbon of said solution using known methods as an indicator of a fat and oil loading of said solution, (e) transmitting the result of the analysis of step (d) to a remote location and outputting said result and/or storing said result on a data carrier and/or using said result as the basis of further calculations, and f1) activating a device and dosing one or more supplementary components into the purifying solution to increase a total fat and oil loading capacity of said solution upon the overshooting of a given maximum value or upon a given change in the content of inorganic and/or total organic carbon or upon request, or f2) removing fat and oil from the solution and reducing the content of inorganic and/or total organic carbon in the purifying solution upon the overshooting of a given maximum value or upon a given change in the content of inorganic and/or total organic carbon.