CHEMILUMINESCENT ANALYSER

The chemiluminescence method Ior gas analysis oI oxides oI nitrogen relies on the measurement oI light produced
by the gas-phase titration oI nitric oxide and ozone.


How chemiluminescence works:
NO is a relatively unstable molecule which will oxidize to NO
2
(especially) in the presence oI O
3
. This reaction
produces a quantity oI light Ior each NO molecule which is reacted.
This light can be measured using a photomultiplier tube or solid state device.
II the volumes oI sample gas and excess ozone are careIully controlled, the light level in the reaction chamber is
proportional th the concentration oI NO in the gas sample.
THE CHEMILUMINESCENCE REACTION OF NO TO NO
2:

NO + O
3
> NO
2
+ O
2
+ ;

II the amount oI ozone present is suIIicient to react all oI the nitric oxide, then the quantity oI light produced by the
reaction will be proportional to the concentration oI nitric oxide in the gas sample.
The Series 400 Converters may be used to convert NOx or NH3 to NO Ior use with a variety oI gas analyzers.
The NOXGEN is used to perIorm NOx converter eIIiciency testing





ENHANCEMENTS TO THIS TECHNIQUE:

The chemiluminescence technique may be used to measure total oxides oI nitrogen (NO
x
) by passing the sample over a
heated catalyst to reduce all oxides oI nitrogen to NO. This is done within the instrument, just prior to the reaction
chamber. Some instruments can perIorm the automatic switching oI the catalyst in and out oI the sample path so that
the resulting signals may be compared to indirectly measure NO
2
. Variations oI chemiluminescence have been used to
perIom measurements oI Ammonia (NH
3
):
NH
3
O
2
~ NO H
2
O
or:
4NH
3
5O
2
4NO 6H
2
O
then:
4NO 4O
3
-- -----~ 4NO
2
4O
2
4;



MICROPROCESSORS IN GAS ANALYZERS:
The wide availability oI powerIul, inexpensive microprocessor technology has enabled modern gas analyzers to evolve
Irom limited, analog instruments to sophisticated data collection nodes. Appropriate measurement technologies may be
incorporated as modules into a common user platIorm Ieaturing industry standard communications, common user
interIace and many standardized components across analyzer types. The best examples oI this approach include
Ieatures like automatic selI-monitoring and diagnostics, programmable calibration routines and independently
conIigurable alarm levels. Serial communications, remote control and data collection enable the integration oI more
powerIul and coherent CEMS, Ilexibility oI data collection, remote diagnostics and streamlined spare parts stocking.