Detection of moisture contamination in hydride gases, such as ammonia used for epitaxial growth, has become a significant concern for manufacturers of III-V compound semiconductors. The presence of moisture in NH3 can negatively affect device properties, such as minority-carrier lifetimes and luminescent efficiency in light-emitting diodes. Tunable diode laser spectroscopy (TDLAS) has emerged a...

We evaluated a new analyzer designed for point-of-care testing of blood gases, sodium, potassium, ionized calcium, and hematocrit. The Gem Premier (Mallinckrodt) system has two components: the analyzer and a disposable cartridge. Analysis takes place in the cartridge, which contains the electrochemical sensors, the calibrants, the reagents, the sampling stylus, and the waste container. The syst...

Two methods were described to estimate interference in the measurements of infrared (IR) photoacoustic multi-gas analyzer (PAMGA). One is IR spectroscopic analysis (IRSA) and the other is mathematical simulation. An Innova 1412 analyzer (AirTech Instruments, Ballerup, Denmark) with two different filter configurations was used to provide examples that demonstrate the two methods. The filter conf...

A highly efficient technique of contaminant gas reduction, Turbulent Contact Absorber (TCA), is applied to CO2 removal from a typical flue gas. Aqueous K2CO3 sorbent was evaluated as a regenerable sorbent for CO2 from the flue gas. In order to identify the system, momentum and mass balance equations were written for the TCA tower. A flat plate falling film model was employed to simulate the TCA...