Patent ID: 7429362
Filing Date: 2008-09-30
Classification: G01N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for providing a reactor, comprising the steps of: providing a first passage containing a first reactant; connecting a heater to the first passage using a connector, where the connector contains a sample; transporting a mixture of the first reactant from the first passage and the sample from the connector to the heater; placing the connector within a second passage containing a second reactant; transporting the second reactant to the mixture of the first reactant and sample; heating the mixture of the first reactant and sample and, subsequently, heating the mixture of the first reactant, second reactant, and sample; and detecting a gas component in the gas sample using an electrochemical gas sensor having a substrate, an electrode deposited on a surface of the substrate, an ionomer membrane in contact with the surface and electrode, the ionomer membrane having a first surface and a second surface, and an opening in the ionomer membrane extending from the first surface to the second surface in a location proximate to the electrode, thereby defining a passage for gas to pass through to contact the electrode.