Analytical Instrumentation for Laboratory

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Analytical Instrumentation for Laboratory Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
Designed for both novice and experienced engineers and technicians, this workshop provides an insight into modern on-line analytical instrumentation practices covering the elements of pH, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, chlorine, IR spectroscopy, and chromatography. Throughout the workshop, participants will learn through active participation using exercises, questionnaires, and practical sessions covering:
- Process calibration, span and zero
- Selection guidelines
- Troubleshooting
Who Should Attend?
Specifically tailored for people without a chemical background, this workshop has been designed to take the mystery out of on-line analytical measurement and explain it in terms that are easily understood by the beginner.
- Automation Engineers
- Consulting Engineers
- Design Engineers
- Electrical Engineers
- Electricians
- Installation and Maintenance Technicians
- Instrument and Process Control Engineers and Technicians
- Instrument Fitters
- Maintenance Engineers
- Mechanical Engineers and Technicians
- Operations Engineers
- Process Engineers
- Process Operators
- Production Managers
- Project Managers
- System Integrators
- Professionals with little to moderate production facility design and/or operations background
- Other professionals who want a better understanding of the subject matter
Course Outlines:
Basic Chemistry
- Elements, compounds, and mixtures
- Properties of elements
- Formation of ions
- Bonding
- Ionic bonding
- Covalent bonding
- Chemical formulae and equations
- Atomic weight
- Molar concentrations
- Acids and bases
Electrochemical Cells
- Electrode potentials
- Simple voltaic cell
- Polarization.
- Daniel cell
- Electrolytic bridges
- Electrochemical series
pH measurement
- Definition of pH
- Measurement of pH
- The measuring electrode
- The reference electrode
- Temperature effect
- Antimony electrode
- Sources of errors
- Calibration
Measurement of Redox
- Applications
- Calibration/checking procedure
Conductivity measurement
- Ionic mobility
- Cell construction and constant
- Temperature compensation
- Conductivity measurement of high purity water
- 4-electrode sensor
- Installation
- Sensor Maintenance
- Preventative maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Applications
Dissolved oxygen measurement
- Measuring cells
- Calibration
Installation and troubleshooting
- Electrode maintenance and storage
Chlorine measurement
- Basic chlorine chemistry
- Measuring principle and systems
- Calibration
- Applications
Turbidity measurement
- Overview
- Interaction between light and matter
- Turbidity designs
- Absorptiometers
- Nephelometers
- Practical systems