Uv reactive spray chamber for enhanced sample introduction efficiency
CA 2588327 C · Owner: Sturgeon, Ralph Edward · Inventors: Sturgeon, Ralph Edward; Guo, Xuming; Mester, Zoltan
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An analyte for atomic spectrometry detection is prepared by introducing an aerosol of the analyte into a chamber, and irradiating the aerosol with ultraviolet light in the presence of a low molecular weight organic acid or other suitable photoactivatable ligand donor species to create vapor containing the analyte. The vapor containing the analyte is extracted from the chamber and used for atomic spectrometry detection.
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- Filed December 12, 2005 and granted August 19, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended December 12, 2025.
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