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LIQUID HANDLING SECTION
4.1
Principle of Operation – Figs. 4.1
The monitor uses a Nitrate Ion–Selective Electrode in conjunction
with a double junction Reference Electrode. The Nitrate Electrode
is a liquid membrane type sensor employing an ion–exchange
liquid in contact with the sample via a porous membrane. A
reservoir of liquid behind the membrane ensures a constant feed
of exchanger. An inner central electrode containing a gelled filling
solution makes liquid contact with the back of the membrane. The
inner electrode is connected to main electronic unit via a
screened cable. It is useful to remember that the output from the
sensor is logarithmic with respect to the nitrate ion concentration.
The electro–chemical cell is completed by the reference
electrode, which generates a stable reference potential and is
also connected to the main electronic unit. It comprises a
reference element in a salt bridge container which is in contact
with an outer electrolyte via a porous ceramic junction. The outer
electrolyte then contacts the sample via another ceramic junction.
This double junction arrangement protects the inner element from
contamination.
Range of measurement can be set to any two consecutive
decades of concentration between 0.2 to 1000 mg l
–1
as N or 1 to
5000 mg l
–1
as NO
3
–
.
Under typical circumstances, with appropriate standard solutions
and calibration frequencies, accuracies better than ±5% of
reading or 0.1 mg l
–1
as N or 0.5 mg l
–1
as NO
3
–
whichever is the
greater, can be achieved.
Fig. 5.1 Electrical Connections Layout
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LIQUID HANDLING SECTION…
Sample
Inlet
Two Channel
Peristaltic Pump
To Electronics Section
Reference
Electrode
Electrode
Flowcell
Drain via
Constant
Head Unit
Heater
Sample
Heater Coil
Nitrate
Electrode
Constant Head Unit
Sample / Calibrate
Solenoid Valves
Reagent Solution
Container
Standard
Solution 1
(Low)
Temperature
Sensor
Standard
Solution 2
(High)
SV1
SV2
Overflow
Drain
Contaminated
Drain
Out of Sample
Float Switch
From
Flowcell
Ion
Exchange
Solution
Filling
Aperture
Ion
Exchange
Solution
Bung
Gelled
Reference
Solution
Ag/AgCl
Reference
Electrode
Membrane
Washer
Body
Body Seal
Washer
End Cap
Membrane
Fig. 4.2 Flow Schematic
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