WO1998025134A1 - Chip for monitoring air mercury concentration - Google Patents
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- WO1998025134A1 WO1998025134A1 PCT/DE1997/002904 DE9702904W WO9825134A1 WO 1998025134 A1 WO1998025134 A1 WO 1998025134A1 DE 9702904 W DE9702904 W DE 9702904W WO 9825134 A1 WO9825134 A1 WO 9825134A1
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- QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N mercury Chemical compound [Hg] QSHDDOUJBYECFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 title claims abstract description 16
- 229910052753 mercury Inorganic materials 0.000 title claims abstract description 13
- 238000012544 monitoring process Methods 0.000 title claims abstract description 5
- 239000000758 substrate Substances 0.000 claims abstract description 7
- 239000012528 membrane Substances 0.000 claims description 4
- -1 polytetrafluoroethylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 229920001343 polytetrafluoroethylene Polymers 0.000 claims description 2
- 239000004810 polytetrafluoroethylene Substances 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims 2
- 238000001514 detection method Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000003570 air Substances 0.000 description 7
- 229910000497 Amalgam Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000012080 ambient air Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000002349 favourable effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N gold Chemical compound [Au] PCHJSUWPFVWCPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 0.000 description 1
- 239000010931 gold Substances 0.000 description 1
- 229910052737 gold Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 1
- 239000011159 matrix material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 238000005259 measurement Methods 0.000 description 1
- 229910052751 metal Inorganic materials 0.000 description 1
- 239000002184 metal Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000001681 protective effect Effects 0.000 description 1
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N33/00—Investigating or analysing materials by specific methods not covered by groups G01N1/00 - G01N31/00
- G01N33/0004—Gaseous mixtures, e.g. polluted air
- G01N33/0009—General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment
- G01N33/0027—General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment concerning the detector
- G01N33/0036—General constructional details of gas analysers, e.g. portable test equipment concerning the detector specially adapted to detect a particular component
- G01N33/0045—Hg
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- G01N27/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means
- G01N27/02—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance
- G01N27/04—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance
- G01N27/12—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating impedance by investigating resistance of a solid body in dependence upon absorption of a fluid; of a solid body in dependence upon reaction with a fluid, for detecting components in the fluid
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- the invention relates to a chip for monitoring the mercury concentration in the air, consisting of an electrically insulating substrate and a web located thereon, the electrical resistance of which changes when exposed to mercury vapor.
- the chip can e.g. to be worn as a badge by a person or to be at a workplace.
- the object of the invention is to design the chip mentioned at the outset in such a way that extremely low mercury concentrations can be detected with it.
- This object is achieved in that the air can act largely unhindered on the web and that the web has a thickness that is a few microns or less.
- the protective cap is therefore missing in the chip according to the invention.
- the length of the web and the width are of little or no importance if the teaching according to the invention is observed.
- the length of the web can be of the order of 10 cm and the width of the web can be 1 mm.
- Such extreme values may pose certain measurement problems, but are nevertheless suitable for achieving the object of the invention.
- the thickness of the layer is approximately 100 nm.
- the thickness should in particular be greater than 10 nm.
- the course of the path can in itself be arbitrary.
- it is meandering or spiral.
- the length of the web is advantageously greater than 50 cm.
- An advantageous length is approximately 70 cm. On the other hand, it should preferably be less than 10 m.
- the width of the web should preferably be less than 100 ⁇ m. A favorable value for the width of the web is approx. 75 ⁇ m. The width of the web should expediently be greater than 1 ⁇ m.
- the area on which the web is located could usefully be 1.3 cm x 1 cm.
- the substrate could expediently be larger than the area on which the web is located, for example it could be rectangular and have the size: 5.5 cm x 8.5 cm, ie the size of a check card.
- the chip according to the invention has a thin mercury-permeable membrane on the side on which the web is located, which keeps out disturbing influences, such as atmospheric humidity.
- This membrane could be polytetrafluoroethylene, for example.
- the chips exposed to the air in numerous applications are fed to a central station and are measured there automatically, it being expedient if an automatic temperature compensation is carried out.
- the resistance of the web is a few K ⁇ when the thickness is 50 nm, the width is 75 ⁇ m and the length is 70 cm.
- the chip according to the invention could also be used to measure the mercury concentration in a matrix other than air.
- the web is preferably made of a metal that forms an amalgam with mercury, preferably gold, because it is very inert and has the highest affinity for mercury.
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- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Electric Means (AREA)
- Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
- Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Fluid Adsorption Or Reactions (AREA)
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Priority Applications (2)
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DE19781373T DE19781373D2 (en) | 1996-12-06 | 1997-12-05 | Chip for monitoring the concentration of mercury in the air |
AU57478/98A AU5747898A (en) | 1996-12-06 | 1997-12-05 | Chip for monitoring air mercury concentration |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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DE1996152412 DE19652412C1 (en) | 1996-12-06 | 1996-12-06 | Chip for monitoring mercury concentration in air |
DE19652412.1 | 1996-12-06 | ||
DE1997141697 DE19741697C2 (en) | 1996-12-06 | 1997-09-18 | Chip for monitoring the concentration of mercury in the air |
DE19741697.7 | 1997-09-18 |
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WO1998025134A1 true WO1998025134A1 (en) | 1998-06-11 |
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PCT/DE1997/002904 WO1998025134A1 (en) | 1996-12-06 | 1997-12-05 | Chip for monitoring air mercury concentration |
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AU (1) | AU5747898A (en) |
DE (2) | DE19741697C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998025134A1 (en) |
Citations (5)
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US3714562A (en) * | 1971-04-23 | 1973-01-30 | Selco Mining Corp Ltd | Method and apparatus for the detection of selected components in fluids |
DE2263399A1 (en) * | 1971-12-22 | 1973-06-28 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | DEVICE FOR MEASURING INCREASING CONCENTRATIONS OF MERCURY IN THE AIR AND OTHER GASES |
US3950980A (en) * | 1974-03-27 | 1976-04-20 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Vapor sampling device |
GB2005016A (en) * | 1977-09-26 | 1979-04-11 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Monitoring device |
WO1991002242A1 (en) * | 1989-08-11 | 1991-02-21 | Charbonnages De France | Self-supporting thin-film filament detector, process for its manufacture and its applications to gas detection and gas chromatography |
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- 1997-09-18 DE DE1997141697 patent/DE19741697C2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1997-12-05 WO PCT/DE1997/002904 patent/WO1998025134A1/en active Application Filing
- 1997-12-05 AU AU57478/98A patent/AU5747898A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-12-05 DE DE19781373T patent/DE19781373D2/en not_active Ceased
Patent Citations (5)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3714562A (en) * | 1971-04-23 | 1973-01-30 | Selco Mining Corp Ltd | Method and apparatus for the detection of selected components in fluids |
DE2263399A1 (en) * | 1971-12-22 | 1973-06-28 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | DEVICE FOR MEASURING INCREASING CONCENTRATIONS OF MERCURY IN THE AIR AND OTHER GASES |
US3950980A (en) * | 1974-03-27 | 1976-04-20 | Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company | Vapor sampling device |
GB2005016A (en) * | 1977-09-26 | 1979-04-11 | Minnesota Mining & Mfg | Monitoring device |
WO1991002242A1 (en) * | 1989-08-11 | 1991-02-21 | Charbonnages De France | Self-supporting thin-film filament detector, process for its manufacture and its applications to gas detection and gas chromatography |
Non-Patent Citations (2)
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C. BATTISTONI ET AL.: "Interaction of mercury vapour with thin films of gold", APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE, vol. 103, no. 2, October 1996 (1996-10-01), NL, pages 107 - 111, XP002061342 * |
C. MAIN ET AL.: "A compact mercury vapour concentration meter", JOURNAL OF PHYSICS E. SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS., vol. 11, no. 11, November 1978 (1978-11-01), BRISTOL GB, pages 1123 - 1124, XP002061341 * |
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AU5747898A (en) | 1998-06-29 |
DE19781373D2 (en) | 1999-11-11 |
DE19741697C2 (en) | 2002-02-21 |
DE19741697A1 (en) | 1999-04-01 |
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