Abstract:
A liquid chromatography apparatus having: a column that adsorbs analysis components within a specimen; a plunger pump that feeds eluent A, that elutes the analysis components adsorbed at the column, in an amount greater than or equal to an amount needed for analysis of one specimen from a cylinder portion by a one-time pushing operation of a rod; a photometric unit that analyzes analysis components eluted by eluent A; an eluent loop that holds eluent B; a liquid feeding flow path that communicates the plunger pump and the column; and a first switching valve that switches the liquid feeding flow path to either of a first flow path, that causes eluent A to flow from the plunger pump to the column, and a second flow path, that causes eluent A to flow from the plunger pump through the first eluent holding loop to the column, is provided.
Abstract:
This invention provides a sample injector for injecting a fixed amount of a sample into a mobile phase medium and discharging the mobile phase medium with the sample. The sample injector includes a first member having a medium passage for supplying the mobile phase medium and a sample passage for supplying the sample and a second member having a discharge passage for discharging the mobile phase medium with the sample to an outside of the injector. The second member is provided in contact with the first member. The first member and the second member are configured to move to a sample charging position and a sample injection position. The sample charging position is for the sample chamber to connect with the sample passage. The sample injection position is for the sample chamber to connect with the medium passage and the discharge passage.
Abstract:
An analyzing device includes a feeder connected to a container in which a sample is contained for sucking the sample from the container and feeding the sample, and a controller for performing control for feeding from the feeder to a measurer. In measuring the sample, the controller performs control so that results of a plurality of times of measurement are obtained with respect to the single container in which the sample is contained, without changing the container. This arrangement allows quick accuracy check.
Abstract:
An arrangement for metering a gaseous sample in a carrier gas stream has a sample gas path and a carrier gas path, both paths being connected to a carrier gas source. By introducing different pressures into the sample gas path and the carrier gas path, a metered amount is extracted from a sample slug and diverted into the carrier gas stream via a connection gas path through the carrier gas path. The sample gas path has two flow resistances in front of and behind a branch point of a connection gas path. One resistance lies between the carrier gas source and a metering unit and a gas volume of the sample gas path between the branch point of the connection gas path and the other flow resistance is dimensioned such that the sample slug only reaches the second resistance after extraction and diversion of the metered amount.
Abstract:
A flow through isolation valve having a stationary member; a movable member, with a surface of the stationary member interfacing with a surface of the movable member; and at least one pin isolation valve. The pin isolation valve has a flow through internal conduit and is movable so that the internal conduit can fluidically communicate with at least one blank opening in the movable member and with a flow through internal conduit in the movable member. Movement is by rotation, linear or curvilinear translation. At least one pin isolation valve is fluidically coupled typically to a sample loop of a face seal valve, or to a pump supplying high pressure liquid to or to a column discharging liquid from a face seal valve of a high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) system or directly to the face seal valve.
Abstract:
The present invention is directed to reduce the dead volume in a flow path with trap functions. A flow path switching valve 1 is provided, which includes a rotor, i.e., rotor 3, and a housing top 9 having four ports 7a-7d connected to external flow paths, wherein two ports used for a mobile phase for analyzing are an inlet port 7a and an outlet port 7b, and the other two ports used for a mobile phase for condensing are an inlet port 7c and an outlet port 7d. In the rotor 3, two circular arc-shaped rotor trenches 11a, 11b for communicating two ports are formed at positions corresponding to the ports 7a-7d. The rotor trench 11b is filled with an adsorbent.
Abstract:
A sampler system for sampling a volatile substance. The sample system comprises: a sample container. The sample container comprises an inlet for influx of a sample of the volatile substance into the sample container and an outlet for outflux of the sample substance from the sample container into a sample analyzer. A vacuum system is coupled to the sample container for providing a vacuum pressure in the sample container. A pressure system is connectable to the sampler container for conveying the sample substance to the sample analyzer and a selector switch is present for switching the sample container alternatingly between the inlet and the vacuum system or between the pressure system and the sample analyzer. According to the invention the sampler system is comprised with a dosing system for providing a predetermined adjustable dose level of sample substance in the sample container.
Abstract:
Integrated system for the concurrent quantitative analysis, using ion exchange resin, of chromatographically separable cations and anions contained in a single measured portion of aqueous sample solution includes an eluant water reservoir, a sample injection valve, a pump delivering water from the reservoir to the sample injection valve, and thence to a first stream splitter feeding two parallel ion exchange columns. One column is charged with anion exchange resin and the other with cation exchange resin, preferably with differing bed depths but in any event selected in nature and geometry to achieve differing elution times for each ion present and being determined, and ordinarily to achieve elution of all the ions of one sign before elution of the ions of the opposite sign, e.g., all the anions before the cations. The effluent from each column is joined through a second stream splitter and the resulting single stream is directed to a conductivity cell with associated readout means. The effluent from the conductivity cell may be discarded but is ordinarily passed through clean-up resin bed means and cycled back to the eluant water reservoir. Preferably means are provided for (1) substituting columns with different resins and bed depths for specific analyses, (2) occasionally flushing the sample solution delivery system with bactericide, or (3) running known standard solution.
Abstract:
A method of introducing a sample into a separation column includes introducing the sample into a trap column, isolating the trap column from ambient atmosphere and pressurizing the trap column to a first pressure while the trap column is isolated from ambient atmosphere, providing a fluid connection between the trap column and the separation column after pressurizing the trap column to the first pressure, supplying the sample from the trap column to the separation column.