Automatic analysis with thermometric detection.
The construction of a cell and associated Wheatstone bridge detector circuitry is described for a thermometric detector suitable for attachment to a Technicon Autoanalyzer. The detector produces a d.c. mV signal linearly proportional to the concentration (0.005-0.1M) of the thermally reactive component in the sample stream when it is mixed in the cell with the reagent stream. The influence of various pertinent parameters such as ambient temperature, thermistor voltage, heats of reaction and sensitivity are discussed together with interference effects arising through chemistry, ionic strength effects and heat of dilution.
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I.C.I. Ltd., Heavy Organic Chemicals Division, Organic House, Billingham, Co. Durham, U.K.
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