A Low-cost, Continuous On-line Organic Content Monitor for Water Quality Determination

本项目的目标是确定 开发一种快速、在线 测定水中的有机物含量。 的 被调查的概念涉及一个过程， 有机化合物转化为挥发性物质 其从水溶液中汽提并催化 被氧化了 温度的上升是由于 燃烧与有机物的量成正比 最初出席。 导致第一阶段奖励的提案已提交给 小企业创新研究 项目征集，NSF 89-30。 项目拟 开发一种可用于持续监测的概念 城市污水和自来水的有机物含量 和工业源，与目前的方法相比， 依靠昂贵的工具， 由高技能技术人员进行维护和操作 对于离散样本。

The objective of this project is to determine the feasibility of developing an instrument for rapid, on-line determination of the organic content of water. The concept being investigated involves a process by which organic compounds are converted to volatile substances which are stripped from water solution and catalytically oxidized. The temperature rise by release of the heat of combustion is proportional to the amount of organic matter originally present. The proposal leading to this Phase I award was submitted in response to the Small Business Innovation Research Program Solicitation, NSF 89-30. The project proposes to develop a concept that can be used to continuously monitor the organic content of water and wastewater from municipal and industrial sources in contrast to current methods that rely on costly instruments that require frequent maintenance and operation by highly skilled technicians for discrete samples.