Analyzing device including an ion-permeable channel connecting a sample chamber with a reaction space
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1. A device for determining the concentration of a reagent from a group consisting of gases having an acid reaction in aqueous environments, gases having an alkaline reaction in aqueous environments, and volatile acids and bases in liquid or gaseous samples, comprising a housing defining a sample chamber, a unit for pH measurement with a reaction space separated from said sample chamber by an ion-impermeable, gas-permeable membrane, said sample chamber containing a buffer solution at least during storage, and means forming an ion-permeable channel configured as a capillary or filled with an ion-permeable material which connects said reaction space with said sample chamber while bypassing said ion-impermeable, gas-permeable membrane.
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In a device for determining the concentration of a reagent from a group consisting of gases with acid or alkaline reaction in aqueous environments, and volatile acids and bases in liquid or gaseous samples, a sample chamber is situated in a housing and a unit for pH measurement with a reaction space is separated from the sample chamber by an ion-impermeable, gas-permeable membrane. The feeding of the reaction space with buffer solution is facilitated by connecting the reaction space by means of an ion-permeable channel to a reservoir for a buffer solution located outside of the pH measuring unit.
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- 1. A device for determining the concentration of a reagent from a group consisting of gases having an acid reaction in aqueous environments, gases having an alkaline reaction in aqueous environments, and volatile acids and bases in liquid or gaseous samples, comprising a housing defining a sample chamber, a unit for pH measurement with a reaction space separated from said sample chamber by an ion-impermeable, gas-permeable membrane, said sample chamber containing a buffer solution at least during storage, and means forming an ion-permeable channel configured as a capillary or filled with an ion-permeable material which connects said reaction space with said sample chamber while bypassing said ion-impermeable, gas-permeable membrane.
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