Sulfur chemiluminescence detector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11262313-B2
Application number	US-201916691672-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2019
Priority date	Feb 1, 2019
Publication date	Mar 1, 2022
Grant date	Mar 1, 2022

Abstract

A sulfur chemiluminescence detector 200 includes: a heating furnace including a gas passage having first and second supply ports, and a heater configured to heat the gas passage; an oxidation-reduction gas supply unit configured to supply, to the gas passage, an oxidizing-agent gas through the first supply port and a reducing-agent gas through the second supply port; a reaction cell configured to make a sample gas that has passed through the gas passage react with ozone; an ozone supply unit configured to supply the ozone into the reaction cell; a vacuum pump connected to the reaction cell; a photodetector configured to detect light generated inside the reaction cell; a signal receiving unit configured to receive a shutdown signal; and a shutdown functioning unit configured to control each unit to automatically stop supplying the reducing-agent gas and the oxidizing-agent gas by the oxidation-reduction gas supply unit, heating the gas passage by the heater, supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit, and evacuating by the vacuum pump, upon the shutdown signal being received by the signal receiving unit.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A sulfur chemiluminescence detector comprising:
a heating furnace including a gas passage that has a first supply port and a second supply port positioned downstream of the first supply port, and a heating means configured to heat the gas passage;
an oxidation-reduction gas supply unit configured to supply, to the gas passage, an oxidizing-agent gas through the first supply port and a reducing-agent gas through the second supply port;
a reaction cell configured to make a sample gas that has passed through the gas passage react with ozone;
an ozone supply unit configured to supply the ozone into the reaction cell;
a vacuum pump connected to the reaction cell;
a photodetector configured to detect light generated inside the reaction cell;
a signal receiving unit configured to receive a shutdown signal for starting a shutdown operation; and
a shutdown functioning unit configured to control the oxidation-reduction gas supply unit, the heating means, the ozone supply unit, and the vacuum pomp, to automatically stop a supply operation for supplying the reducing-agent gas and the oxidizing-agent gas by the oxidation-reduction gas supply unit, a heat operation for heating the gas passage by the heating means, a supply operation for supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit, and an evacuation operation by the vacuum pump, in response to the shutdown signal being received by the signal receiving unit.

2. The sulfur chemiluminescence detector according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an interior of the gas passage; and
a temperature determining unit configured to determine whether the temperature of the interior of the gas passage is lower than a predetermined temperature determination value; wherein
the shutdown functioning unit is configured to stop the evacuation operation by the vacuum pump after the supply operation for supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit is stopped, in response to determination, by the temperature determining unit, that the temperature of the interior of the gas passage is lower than the temperature determination value.

3. The sulfur chemiluminescence detector according to claim 1 , wherein
the ozone supply unit includes an ozone generator, and an oxygen supply unit configured to supply oxygen for generating the ozone to the ozone generator, and
the shutdown functioning unit is configured to stop the oxygen supply unit after stopping the ozone generator, so as to stop the supply operation for supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit.

4. A non-transitory computer readable medium recording a program for a sulfur chemiluminescence detector, the program being used for controlling an operation of the sulfur chemiluminescence detector that includes:
a heating furnace including a gas passage that has a first supply port and a second supply port positioned downstream of the first supply port, and a heating means configured to heat the gas passage;
an oxidation-reduction gas supply unit configured to supply, to the gas passage, an oxidizing-agent gas through the first supply port and a reducing-agent gas through the second supply port;
a reaction cell configured to make a sample gas that has passed through the gas passage react with ozone;
an ozone supply unit configured to supply the ozone into the reaction cell;
a vacuum pump connected to the reaction cell;
a photodetector configured to detect light generated inside the reaction cell, wherein
the program causes a computer to function as:
a signal receiving unit configured to receive a shutdown signal for starting a shutdown operation; and
a shutdown functioning unit configured to control the oxidation-reduction gas supply unit, the heating means, the ozone supply unit, and the vacuum pomp, to automatically stop a supply operation for supplying the reducing-agent gas and the oxidizing-agent gas by the oxidation-reduction gas supply unit, a heat operation for heating the gas passage by the heating means, a supply operation for supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit, and an evacuation operation by the vacuum pump, in response to the shutdown signal being received by the signal receiving unit.

5. The non-transitory computer readable medium recording a program for a sulfur chemiluminescence detector, according to claim 4 , wherein
the sulfur chemiluminescence detector includes a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of an interior of the gas passage,
the program for the sulfur chemiluminescence detector further causes the computer to function as:
a temperature determining unit configured to determine whether the temperature of the interior of the gas passage is lower than a predetermined temperature determination value; and
the shutdown functioning unit configured to stop the evacuation operation by the vacuum pump after the supply operation for supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit is stopped, in response to determination, by the temperature determining unit, that the temperature of the interior of the gas passage is lower than the temperature determination value.

6. The non-transitory computer readable medium recording a program for a sulfur chemiluminescence detector, according to claim 4 , wherein
the sulfur chemiluminescence detector includes the ozone supply unit that includes an ozone generator and an oxygen supply unit configured to supply oxygen for generating the ozone to the ozone generator, and
the shutdown functioning unit is configured to stop the oxygen supply unit after stopping the ozone generator, so as to stop the supply operation for supplying the ozone by the ozone supply unit.

Assignees

• Shimadzu Corp

Inventors

• Yamane Masashi
• Nakano Shigenobu

Classifications

• G01N21/766 Primary

  of gases · CPC title

• B01L2300/06

  Auxiliary integrated devices, integrated components · CPC title

• G01N2030/8804

  automated systems · CPC title

• B01L7/00

  Heating or cooling apparatus (autoclaves B01J3/04); Heat insulating devices · CPC title

• B01L2300/0627

  Sensor or part of a sensor is integrated · CPC title