Introducing the New Range of PCbased IonAnalysers

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Introducing the New Range of PC-based
Ion-Analysers

• ELIT 9801 ELIT 9804 ELIT 9808

From NICO 2000 Ltd.
Document No. IAP 05-03-c.ppt compiled by Heinz
Kreuzberg, Shree Barve, Ameet Barve Chris
Rundle London, UK - May/June 2003
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A Multitude of Applications for Ion Analysers
AGRICULTURE
COSMETICS
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
WATER MONITORING
WASTE WATER TREATMENT
FISHERIES
POLLUTION CONTROL
BLOOD TESTING
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Contents

• Introduction to Ion Measurement
• pH Measurement
• Product Description
• Features Benefits Advantages
• Applications
• Hardware Details
• Software Details
• Using the ISE / pH Ion-Analyser
• Using the 4- 8- Channel Analysers
• The NICO 2000 Product Range

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Introduction to Ion Measurement
An Ion-Analyser or Ion Meter is required to
convert the electrical signal from the ISE into a
relevant unit of concentration (ppm or mol/litre).
Ion-selective Electrodes (ISEs) allow us to
determine the concentration of a specific ion in
aqueous ( in rare cases non-aqueous) solutions.
Measurements with ISEs are temperature sensitive.
An exact temperature compensation for
measurements taken at different temperatures is
not possible. Therefore, calibration and sample
measurement should be done within the same
temperature range (/- 10).
The measurement made is not an absolute one but
rather a comparison of a sample measurement with
a calibration measurement (calibration curve)
The calibration procedure uses Ion-Standards
(solutions with a precisely defined ion
concentration) and specifically diluted
calibrating solutions. Usually, 110 serial
dilutions from a 1000 ppm ion-standard.
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Typical ISE Calibration Graph NB X-axis
units are the logarithm of the Molar Activity of
the Ion
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ISE Measurement with ELIT ISE/pH Ion-Analyser For
educational purposes, sample results are
plotted on the Calibration Graph
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pH Measurement with ELIT ISE/pH Ion Analyser

• pH is a measure of the Acidity or Alkalinity of
  a solution.
• Actually measures the concentration of Hydrogen
  Ions.
• Is based on a logarithmic relationship between
  the sensor
• signal (mV) the Hydrogen ion concentration
  (mol/L).
• Calibration standards for pH measurements are
  called
• Buffers due to their ability to keep the pH value
  stable when small
• amounts of acid or alkaline substance
  added.
• The most common Buffers are pH 4, pH 7 pH 10.
• Like all Ion-selective measurements, pH
  measurements are
• influenced by temperature changes.
  Therefore, instruments have
• manual or automatic temperature
  compensation facilities.
• To simplify the handling of results of pH
  measurements,
• the 14 decades of hydrogen ion
  concentration are converted

2-Channel pH Display Virtual Instrumentation
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Typical pH Values
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Product Description

• 3 Types of Ion-Analyser are available
• ELIT 9801 ISE/pH Ion-Analyser
• ELIT 9804 4-Channel Ion-Analyser
• ELIT 9808 8-Channel Ion-Analyser
• They are powerful tools for measuring
  monitoring Ion Concentrations, pH, Redox (ORP)
  Temperature
• They contain high quality Electrode Amplifiers,
  High Resolution Analogue-to-Digital converters,
  a Powerful Microprocessor a state-of-the-art
  opto-isolated Serial interface
• They are primarily PC-based Instruments - but the
  hardware is also compatible with any computer
  with a serial port (RS232)
• They are powered by sophisticated software which
  runs on any Microsoft Windows Operating System -
  Windows 98 or later (2000, ME, XP).
• Menu-driven software guides the user reliably
  through the measurement process supports GLP
  effectively.
• They can perform Single Measurements,on a series
  of samples or Continuous Monitoring of changes in
  individual solutions .
• Acquired data is displayed online in Tables and
  Graphs.
• Data are stored as ASCII text files which are
  easily Exportable to other software packages
  such as Excel, Labview etc.

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Features Benefits

• Compared to many other analytical methods,
  Ion-selective measurements are remarkably
• analyte -specific, very cost effective
  suitable for continuous monitoring of time
  dependent changes in analyte concentration.
• ELIT Ion-Analysers incorporate the Latest
  Technology enable the user to realise the full
  potential of Ion-Selective measurements.
• ELIT Analyser software ensures error-free data
  acquisition, storing processing, and provides
  the user with reliable and clear guidance during
  the measuring process.
• ELIT Multi-channel Analysers connect up to 8
  Electrodes to one computer.
• During Continuous Monitoring, the Sampling time
  can be varied over a wide range.
• An Averaging Algorithm smoothes unstable and
  noisy measurements.
• ELIT ISE/pH Analyser-
• - Enables the detection limit to be
  significantly lowered by using three different
• algorithms to obtain optimal results in
  the non-linear range of the calibration curve.
• - Allows the user to select the most suitable
  method from
• Direct Potentiometry Standard-Addition
  Sample-Addition.

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Worldwide Applications

• Pollution Control
• pH of acid rain, soil, surface water
• Contamination of surface water and ground water
  with ammonium and nitrate
• Contamination of waste water with Cyanide,
  Cadmium, Mercury Copper

• Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Industry
• Fluoride pH of Tooth Paste
• pH of Hair shampoo
• Many other Ions determined in Pharmaceutical and
  Cosmetic Research Development

• Water Quality Monitoring
• pH, Calcium various ions in surface water
  (rivers, lakes ponds)
• Ammonium in ground water
• pH, Ammonium Nitrate in fish tanks fish ponds

• Industrial Production
• Salinity pH of Boiler feed water
• Cyanide in Plating baths
• Process-specific Ions

• The ELIT
• Range of
• Ion-Analysers

• Food Quality Control
• Nitrate Nitrite in meat vegetables
• Chloride, Sodium, Nitrate Nitrite in baby food
• Fluoride Calcium in milk other milk products
• Cadmium in fish

• Waste Water Treatment
• pH, Ammonium, Nitrate other Ions used during
  processing

• Research Education
• pH, Redox in Higher Education
• All types of Ion Measurements Continuous
  Monitoring in Schools and Colleges

• Agriculture Fishery
• Soil Fertilizer Analysis for Nitrate, Ammonium
  Potassium to optimize the use of fertilizer
  (cost savings highest yield)
• Dissolved Oxygen and pH in Ponds for Fish Breeding

• Medical Diagnosis
• Hygiene Control
• Potassium in urine
• Contamination Control for various Ions

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Hardware Details

• Solid all-ABS plastic enclosure ensures good
  resistance to corrosive spills and atmosphere.
• Plug in AC / DC Power Adapters with
  country-specific plugs.
• Optional small Battery Power Pack
• for use in the field.
• BNC connectors for Electrodes.
• 3.5mm connectors for Temperature sensors.
• 2mm connectors for external Reference electrodes
  (if required).

• Supplied with data cable and adapter for
  connection to 25-way or 9-way serial port on the
  computer (RS232).
• Optional special active cable for connecting to
  USB ports on the computer
• Stainless steel temperature sensors with optional
  Teflon coating.
• Electrode Amplifiers guarantee the best results
  with all types of ion-selective pH electrodes
  (standard, special micro).
• Powerful Microprocessor allows high resolution
  measurements wide range of sampling times for
  continuous monitoring.
• Signal ground completely isolated, therefore no
  Ground Loops.

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Software Details

• State-of-the-art, User-friendly
• Virtual Instrumentation using the power of
  modern computing for operator convenience,
  efficiency and data security/protection.
• Storage of up 100,000 data points for one
  continuous measurement
• (ELIT 9804 9808).
• Easy to integrate into Laboratory Management
  Systems (LIMS).
• Acquired Data well presented in Graphical Table
  format.

• Very Flexible 2D 3D Graphical Data Display
  (ELIT 9804 9808)
• Online Data Display
• Selectable Smoothing of noisy measurements by
  selecting the Averaging number.
• Good suppression of 50 Hz 60 Hz interference
• Easy-to-implement Communication Protocol if
  Ion-Analysers are connected to operating systems
  other than MS Windows

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Using the ISE / pH Ion-Analyser
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Calibration Procedure
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Calibration Curve
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Incremental ISE Determination
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Typical Graphical display from 4 or 8-Channel
AnalyserNB Options Menu allows plotting of mV,
Mol/L, pH or Temperature and any combination of
Channels individually or together. Graphic
Tools enable wide range of options for graph
styles,e.g. 3D, bar chart, labels, axes, ticks,
etc.
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3D Display of Data
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3D Bar Chart Data Display
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