Measurement and Testing
New Technology for Analyzing Difficult Industrial Process Water Samples
Jul 26 2010
New technology from GE (USA) will make it easier for the water process industry to analyze difficult industrial water samples. Expanding GE’s capabilities for process, environmental and wastewater analysis, the Sievers InnovOx On-Line Total Organic Carbon (TOC) Analyser will allow users to analyze challenging water samples on a routine basis without requiring excessive preventive maintenance. Monitoring the levels of TOC in the water is an important step for industrial users to control processes that are critical to their operations and to comply with regulations. The Sievers InnovOx offers increased uptime and instrument reliability, two important features when it comes to analyzing difficult industrial samples. It has been designed by GE Power & Water’s analytical instruments unit for the petrochemical, petroleum, pulp and paper and food and beverage markets, as well as environmental organisations and municipalities.
The InnovOx On-Line, like its InnovOx Laboratory model predecessor, uses an innovative Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) technique that offers enhanced reliability, greater ease of use and lower maintenance than other TOC analysers available today. By utilising SCWO, the InnovOx is the TOC instrument most capable of cost effectively analyzing difficult industrial process, environmental and wastewater samples on a routine basis. SCWO has historically been used to treat large volumes of aqueous waste streams, sludges and contaminated soils. GE is the first company to use this technique in a commercially available TOC analyser. The first commercial application for the new InnovOx On-Line TOC Analyser is monitoring seawater in Taiwan. The seawater, which contains about 3 percent sodium chloride, is used as industrial process water, and both incoming and outgoing water streams need to be monitored for environmental protection. One of the main sources of contamination can be hydrocarbons coming from a petrochemical refining process. The InnovOx’s robust handling of the brine sample was a significant factor in the analyzer’s selection.
“The TOC market demanded technology with greater reliability and uptime, two critical needs that were not being met,” said Stephen Poirier, vice president of business development for the analytical instruments unit of GE Power & Water. “Our patent-pending InnovOx technology offers increased uptime and instrument reliability and handles tough samples easily.”
GE Power & Water offers a complete set of chemical and equipment solutions for water and wastewater treatment and reuse.
Digital Edition
PIN 25.2 Apr/May
May 2024
Safety - Carbon monoxide toxic and flammable gas detection Analytical Instrumentation - Density: A fundamental parameter at critical stages within the petroleum sector - Advancements and...
View all digital editions
Events
Jul 10 2024 Birmingham, UK
Thailand Oil & Gas Roadshow 2024
Jul 11 2024 Rayong, Thailand
Jul 20 2024 Denver, CO, USA
Jul 21 2024 Cape Town, South Africa
Jul 24 2024 Bogata, Colombia