PROCESS MONITOR FOR AN AMMONIACAL NICKEL SOLUTION EMPLOYING AN INFRARED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE AND A LOG-RATIO AMPLIFIER

被引:13
作者
HAUSER, PC [1 ]
RUPASINGHE, TWT [1 ]
LUCAS, CC [1 ]
MCCLURE, A [1 ]
机构
[1] QUEENSLAND NICKEL PTY LTD,TOWNSVILLE,QLD 4818,AUSTRALIA
关键词
INFRARED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PROCESS MONITOR; NICKEL;
D O I
10.1039/an9952002635
中图分类号
O65 [分析化学];
学科分类号
070302 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An infrared light-emitting diode with peak-emission intensity at 950 nm is used to monitor, on-line, the concentration of a nickel hexamine carbonate solution; This provides a continuous read-out of the concentration in an extraction stream and is used to control the process at a nickel refinery. Previously the data Was obtained by frequent manual sampling and determination of the concentration by AAS, The transducer employs fibre-optic cables and a beam splitter in Order to allow complete sealing of the opto-electronics and correction for intensity fluctuations of the light source with a log-ratio amplifier, These measures allow the device to function with good performance in a hostile environment of ammonia vapours and large temperature fluctuations.
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页码:2635 / 2638
页数:4
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