Patent ID: 6063638
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
A reactor system for accomplishing total organic carbon analysis of a liquid sample, comprising:(a) a main reactor body adapted for vertical orientation and having a lower reactor section having a liquid sample inlet at the lower end thereof, said main reactor body having an upper reactor section, said upper and lower reactor sections being interconnected by an intermediate tubular reactor section;(b) an ultraviolet light source being located within said main reactor body and adapted for ultraviolet radiation of the liquid sample therein;(c) a U-shaped tubular waste liquid and gas receiver having a pair of generally parallel tubular elements for receiving liberated CO.sub.2 from the liquid sample;(d) liquid waste and CO.sub.2 drain means interconnecting said upper reactor section with one of said generally parallel tubular elements to transfer waste liquid and CO.sub.2 into said U-shaped tubular waste liquid and gas receiver;(e) an infrared analyzer; and(f) one of said pair of generally parallel tubular elements conducting CO.sub.2 to said infrared analyzer for measuring the total carbon content of the liquid sample.