A PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTOR OF THE TOTAL CARBON CONTENT IN SOIL-WATER SOLUTIONS

Authors
BICANIC D CHIRTOC M LUBBERS M JALINK H
Citation
D. Bicanic et al., A PHOTOACOUSTIC DETECTOR OF THE TOTAL CARBON CONTENT IN SOIL-WATER SOLUTIONS, Measurement science & technology, 4(9), 1993, pp. 1016-1020
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
Measurement science & technology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09570233
Volume
4
Issue
9
Year of publication
1993
Pages
1016 - 1020
Database
ISI
SICI code
0957-0233(1993)4:9<1016:APDOTT>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
An experimental method that combines use of a CW CO2 laser with a non- resonant photoacoustic cell operating at high temperature has been use d to detect the content of total organic carbon in soil water solution s by means of CO2 concentration measurements. Detection sensitivity of about 4 mmol l-1 for total organic carbon has been achieved at a cell temperature of 775 K.