Novel spectroscopic cell for process monitoring

Howard Mark; Terry R. Todd

doi:10.1117/12.341035

26 February 1999 Novel spectroscopic cell for process monitoring

Howard Mark, Terry R. Todd

Proceedings Volume 3537, Electro-Optic, Integrated Optic, and Electronic Technologies for Online Chemical Process Monitoring; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.341035
Event: Photonics East (ISAM, VVDC, IEMB), 1998, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A new flow-through high-pressure optical cell, with unique design features, allows spectroscopic monitoring of process streams. The novel design features no windows, has no dead volume and minimizes sample perturbations. A monolithic sapphire block serves as both pressure containment and optical material. The sample chamber is an integral part of the sapphire; thus creating the small, no dead volume sample chamber, while maintaining high optical throughput. Using an auxiliary optical interface adapter, this flow probe can be easily coupled to a fiber optic based spectrometer. The probe is ideally suited for low volume applications, such as pilot plants, GCs, etc. Being of sapphire construction, the probe functions from UV through the near-infrared and has an equivalent pathlength of 2.1 mm. The application to spectral measurements in the near-infrared and visible regions will be illustrated. Direct spectral comparisons to samples run in the probe and in a 2 mm cuvette will be made.

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Howard Mark and Terry R. Todd "Novel spectroscopic cell for process monitoring", Proc. SPIE 3537, Electro-Optic, Integrated Optic, and Electronic Technologies for Online Chemical Process Monitoring, (26 February 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.341035

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