LC-OCD Model 9

Organic carbon detection-model 9
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Inductively coupled plasma lab instrument

Description

The LC-OCD Model 9 performs chromatographic separation of organic carbon in water/aqueous solution (speciation of humic substances).

Specifications

    • Ambient temperature 
    • 18 … 30 °C / 64 … 86 °F stable ±1 °C per hour is required for high sensitivity
    • Humidity 
    • 0 … 80% RF, non-condensing
    • Power supply 
    • 100 … 240 V @ 50/60 Hz max. 0.50 kWh (230 V @50 Hz) 
    • DOCOX reactor 
    • Electronic ballast with up to 35 W  
    • DONOX reactor 
    • Electronic ballast with up to 35 W 
    • Thin film reactor 
    • Electronic ballast with up to 35 W
    • Carrier gas 
    • Nitrogen 4.0 or 5.0, about 10 L/h 
    • Argon gas may be used as well. (Please get in contact with DOC-Labor in advance.)
    • Mobile phase 
    • Phosphate buffer (22.5 mmol), pH 6.59, about 3 L in 24 hrs 
    • Acidification solution 
    • Sulfuric acid solution, pH 1.5, about 0.8 L in 24 hrs
    • Measuring range DOC 
    • > 1 – 5000 μg/L (ppb, org. Carbon)  
    • Measuring range LC-OCD 
    • > 0.5 – 5000 μg/L (ppb, org. Carbon) 
    • LOD LC-OCD 
    • > 0.5 -50 μg/L (ppb, org. Carbon, compound specific)

Applications

  • The LC-OCD Model 9 system is suitable for water and water extracts of a variety of samples
  • Natural products: - Plant material, animal tissues, food, compost, manure. 
  • Environmental 
  • Sediments, sludges, soils 
  • Biological 
  • Chemical

Instrument location

Inductively Coupled Plasma - Elemental Analysis Laboratory (ICP)

Room B36
June Griffith Building (F10)
UNSW Sydney, NSW 2033

Email: icplab@unsw.edu.au

Rabeya Akter

Senior Technical Officer
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    r.akter@unsw.edu.au

Khorshed Chinu

Technical Officer
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    k.chinu@unsw.edu.au

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