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Analytical system and method for detecting volatile organic compounds in water

  • US 10,161,920 B2
  • Filed: 09/18/2017
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for detecting organic compounds in water including:

  • a preconcentrator configured to collect the organic compounds;

    a gas chromatograph column configured to separate the organic compounds as desorbed from the preconcentrator;

    a surface acoustic wave detector configured to detect the mass of the organic compounds separated by the gas chromatograph;

    a housing that houses the preconcentrator, the gas chromatograph column, and the surface acoustic wave detector;

    a sample vessel removably attached to the housing and configured to contain a water sample from which the organic compounds are purged; and

    a sparger extending from the housing and disposed in the sample vessel with the sample vessel being attached to the housing.

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