Polarographic instrument system for oxygen and hydrogen measurement
First Claim
1. An oxygen and hydrogen measurement system comprising:
- a polarograph system comprising;
a signal processing and system control device; and
a polarograph device communicatively coupled to the signal processing and system control device, the polarograph device comprising at least one probe configured to take biological H2 or O2 measurements, wherein a response of the at least one probe is processed based in part on feedback from environmental measurement of pressure, temperature and salinity;
a sample system comprising;
a sample housing for containing a photobiological, chemical, photochemical or biological redox reaction, the sample housing configured for receiving the at least one probe of the polarograph device; and
a computing device communicatively coupled to the polarograph system, the computing device comprising;
a processor; and
a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to compute oxygen and hydrogen measurements based on information received from at least the polarograph system.
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Abstract
A system for measuring hydrogen (H2) and oxygen (O2) including a sample system, a signal processing and system control device, at least one polarograph device and a computing device equipped with software for environmental and biological data analysis incorporating both user-defined and environmental data acquired by the signal processing and system control device. The system measures gas level or exchange (production and/or consumption) in the field or laboratory. In some embodiments, the system uses two Clark-type polarograph devices oppositely polarized with gas-specific polarographic circuits, wherein one polarograph device measures H2 gas and the other measures O2 gas. In some embodiments, the sample system includes an environmentally-controlled sample housing for accepting the polarograph devices and holding a test sample in a reservoir. The system measures H2 or O2 exchange in microbial samples, including microbial phototrophs which couple light harvesting to H2 and/or O2 exchange.
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1. An oxygen and hydrogen measurement system comprising:
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a polarograph system comprising; a signal processing and system control device; and a polarograph device communicatively coupled to the signal processing and system control device, the polarograph device comprising at least one probe configured to take biological H2 or O2 measurements, wherein a response of the at least one probe is processed based in part on feedback from environmental measurement of pressure, temperature and salinity; a sample system comprising; a sample housing for containing a photobiological, chemical, photochemical or biological redox reaction, the sample housing configured for receiving the at least one probe of the polarograph device; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the polarograph system, the computing device comprising; a processor; and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor, the processor configured to execute instructions stored in the memory to compute oxygen and hydrogen measurements based on information received from at least the polarograph system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A polarograph system comprising:
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a polarograph device comprising one or more probes and configured to receive, filter and amplify signals representative of a current generated in the one or more probes, wherein the one or more probes are coupled to a sample system and exposed to a photobiological, chemical, photochemical or biological redox reaction, wherein the one or more probes are configured to take biological H2 or O2 measurements, and wherein a response of the one or more probes is processed based in part on feedback from environmental measurements of pressure, temperature and salinity; and a signal processing and system control device communicatively coupled to the polarograph device and configured to receive the filtered and amplified signals and make the signals external to the polarograph system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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