Abstract:
A method and apparatus for determining Total Nitrogen Content and/or Combined Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen Content in an aqueous system is disclosed. To measure the Total Nitrogen Content, an oxidation tube (12) having an oxidation catalyst (32) receives a carrier gas (20) including oxygen and a sample (13) of the aqueous system. The oxidation tube (12) converts the aqueous sample (13) to a product gas including nitrogen dioxide. The nitrogen dioxide is then converted to nitric oxide in a reaction chamber (14) having a liquid chemical reduction agent (41). The nitric oxide is received and measured to determine the Total Nitrogen Content by a detection apparatus (18). To measure the Combined Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen Content in the aqueous system, a second aqueous sample (43) is injected into the reaction chamber (14) and converted to a second quantity of nitric oxide. The second quantity of nitric oxide is received and measured by the detection apparatus (18).
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for determining Total Nitrogen Content and/or Combined Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen Content in an aqueous system is disclosed. To measure the Total Nitrogen Content, an oxidation tube (12) having an oxidation catalyst (32) receives a carrier gas (20) including oxygen and a sample (13) of the aqueous system. The oxidation tube (12) converts the aqueous sample (13) to a product gas including nitrogen dioxide. The nitrogen dioxide is then converted to nitric oxide in a reaction chamber (14) having a liquid chemical reduction agent (41). The nitric oxide is received and measured to determine the Total Nitrogen Content by a detection apparatus (18). To measure the Combined Nitrate-Nitrite Nitrogen Content in the aqueous system, a second aqueous sample (43) is injected into the reaction chamber (14) and converted to a second quantity of nitric oxide. The second quantity of nitric oxide is received and measured by the detection apparatus (18).