Analytical method and apparatus for the determination of total nitrogen contents in aqueous systems

• Main Authors: ITOH; TADAMASA, OI; NAOBUMI, YASUMASA; YOSHIAKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.06.1982
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TESTING

An analytical method for the determination of the total nitrogen content in aqueous systems, which comprises passing an inert gas stream containing substantially no nitrogen and carbon dioxide through a reaction tube, which is packed with a decomposition catalyst and maintained at a temperature of 700 DEG to 1200 DEG C., a condenser and a moisture-absorbing tube in this order, injecting an aqueous test sample to be analyzed into the reaction tube, and sending the gaseous products coming out of the moisture-absorbing tube to a mass spectrometer to determine the nitrogen content, and an apparatus for carrying out such a method. By this method, it is possible to determine the total nitrogen content in nitrogen compounds contained in aqueous systems, rapidly, accurately and with a high sensitivity.