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Instrument Database:
Mercury Instruments GmbH - UT-3000 Mercury Ultratracer
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Mercury Instruments GmbH
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Dedicated Analyzer: Mercury
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Measuring of Total Gaseous Mercury (TGM) in Air and other Gases at Ultra Trace Levels.
FEATURES - Air quality studies
- Monitoring of indoor air pollution
- Environmental pollution source tracking
- Plume profiling
- Studies of mercury dispersion in the atmosphere
- Studies of interaction between atmosphere and surfaces
- Pollution prevention
- Natural gas and derivatives
- Hydrogen and other gases
- Soil and ground degassing studies
Measurement of Total Gaseous Mercury in Air or Other Gases at Ultratrace Levels
The UT-3000 Mercury UltraTracer provides a compact and reliable tool for measuring mercury in gases at ultra trace levels. Utilizing the high performance GoldTrap amalgamation module and an optimized state-of-the-art AA-mercury vapor detector the UT-3000 UltraTracer offers detection limits at sub-ng/m3 (ppq-parts per quadrillion) levels. Mercury Monitoring in Natural Gas and LNG
Mercury is a frequent constituent of natural gas. It can be found in concentrations from a few µg/m³ up to >10000 µg/m³. An important application for the UT-3000 is the measurement of mercury in natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG). A special version of the UT-3000 analyser is dedicated for measurement of mercury in natural gas. Both a manual system using the Tedlar® Bag Technique as well as an automatic system for on-line installations are available.
Automatic operation
The UT-3000 operates automatically. Are functions are controlled by an embeddedmicroprocessor. Once the analysis has been started, measurements are performed and data is collected by the buil-in datalogger. With standard settings the datalogger has a recording capacity of 4 weeks.
Gold Trap Amalgamation System
For use in the UT-3000 a new trapping system has been developed: the Mercury Gold Trap, which is one of the key components of the system. It consists of a wafer thin ceramic tubewhich has been carefully crafted to achieve minimum thermal inertia. The tube has been packed with ultrapure gold and supports a heating coil on its outside. The Mercury Gold Trap reveals sharp and high peaks and a excellent long-term stability. As air is used for purging the the trap during the heating step, possible contaminats are oxidized and swept off thus preventing passivation.
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Measuring principle: Preconcentration of mercury onto gold trap and
subsequent release by fast heating, detection by AA
Mercury collector: Proprietary MI GoldTrap
Detector: Advanced AA photometer with stabilized electrodeless
mercury discharge lamp
Sample volume: 0.1 l to 10 l
Sampling duration: 10 seconds to 15 minutes
Measurement cycle time: 100 seconds to 17 minutes
Detection limit: <0.1 ng/m³ corresponding to 0.5 pg Hg absolutely
Measuring range at 10 l sample volume: 0.1 ng/m³ to 2000 ng/m³
Measuring range at 1 l sample volume: 1 ng/m³ to 10000 ng/m³
Sample volume: 0.1 l ... 100 l
Sample volume determination: Electronic massflow meter
Measurement cycle time: 1 min ... 150 min
Sample pump: Membrane pump, Viton
Sample inlet: 0.45 µm PTFE membrane filter, disposable
Carrier gas: Not required
Data display: Display of realtime signal reading during gold trap
heating period, display of measurement results in a
barcode diagram
Data logger function: Built-in data logger for record of 10000 measurements
(up to 100 days)
Data output: Via RS232 to a computer (PC or Laptop)
Calibration: Through calibration gas injection port, manually using
calibration gas source and syringe (optionally
available), automatic with permeation source (option)
Power supply: 110 V or 230 V 50/60 Hz
Power consumption: Max. 125 W (heating peak)
Dimensions: 45 x 15 x 35 cm (W x H x D)
Weight: Approx. 9 kg
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