WO2004051227A1 - Automatic thermal desorption apparatus and method - Google Patents
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- WO2004051227A1 WO2004051227A1 PCT/GB2003/005242 GB0305242W WO2004051227A1 WO 2004051227 A1 WO2004051227 A1 WO 2004051227A1 GB 0305242 W GB0305242 W GB 0305242W WO 2004051227 A1 WO2004051227 A1 WO 2004051227A1
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- G01N2030/0075—Separation due to differential desorption
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- the present invention relates to an analytical apparatus and, more particularly, to an automatic thermal desorption apparatus, and a method for carrying out an automated analytical procedure.
- thermo desorption apparatus comprising an autosampler for automatically selecting one of a plurality of sampling tubes stored therein, heating the tube to desorb a sample from a sorbent material contained in the tube and then providing a flow of inert gas through the tube to drive the sample therefrom.
- Known apparatus further comprise means for analysing a first portion of the sample driven from each sampling tube and for collecting a second portion of the sample in a respective collecting tube, for subsequent analysis.
- a further drawback of such known apparatus is that automatic storage means must be provided for storing the collecting tubes in which respective portions of the samples released from each of the sampling tubes are collected, independent of the autosampler in which the sampling tubes are stored.
- an analytical apparatus for automatically carrying out analytical steps, which apparatus comprises: device for releasing a sample from a sampling tube; device for analysing a first portion of the released sample,- device for collecting a second portion of the released sample; device for re-releasing the collected said second portion of the sample; and device for analysing the re-released portion of the sample.
- the apparatus may be arranged to select the sampling tube from a plurality of tubes stored in an autosampler.
- the apparatus thus obviates the requirement for the manual loading of collecting tubes into an autosampler, for a two stage analysis to be carried out on samples contained in a plurality of sampling tubes.
- the apparatus is arranged to provide a comparison of the results from each of the two analysis stages.
- the second portion of the sample released from each sampling tube is collected either in the sampling tube itself or in a separate collecting tube or trap.
- a single collecting tube or trap is used to collect, in turn, the second portion of the sample released from each of a plurality of sampling tubes, or respective collecting tubes are used to collect the second portion of each of the released samples, each of said respective collecting tubes preferably being selected automatically from a plurality of tubes stored either in the same autosampler as the sampling tubes or in a further autosampler.
- each of said respective recollecting tubes preferably being selected automatically from a plurality of tubes stored either in the same autosampler as the sampling tubes and/or collecting tubes or in a further autosampler.
- the apparatus may be arranged such that the sample released from the sampling tube is buffered, by collecting the sample in an intermediate tube or trap, prior to the steps of analysing the first portion of the released sample and collecting the second portion of the released sample.
- the second portion of the sample released from the sampling tube, or subsequently collected and re-released may be buffered, by collecting the sample in an intermediate tube or trap, prior to its collection/re-collection.
- an analytical apparatus comprising means for automatically carrying out, for each of a plurality of sampling tubes stored in an autosampler, the steps of: selecting a sampling tube from said plurality of tubes; releasing a sample from the sampling tube; analysing a first portion of the released sample ; collecting a second portion of the released sample, either in the sampling tube or in a collecting tube selected from said plurality of tubes, with which said first tube is replaced in the autosampler.
- the apparatus thus obviates the requirement for automatic storage means for storing the collecting tubes in which respective portions of the samples released from each of the sampling tubes are collected, independent of the autosampler in which the sampling tubes are stored.
- the apparatus may also comprise means for automatically carrying out the further steps of releasing the sample collected in either the sampling tube or the collecting tube and analysing the released sample.
- the apparatus may be arranged to analyse only a first portion of the sample released by said collecting means, a second portion of the released sample being re-collected, either in the sampling tube, the collecting tube or in a re-collecting tube selected from said plurality of tubes, with which either the sampling tube or the collecting tube is replaced in the autosampler.
- the apparatus may be arranged such that, for each of the plurality of sampling tubes, the sample released from the sampling tube is buffered, by collecting the sample in a tube or trap, prior to the steps of analysing the first portion of the released sample and collecting the second portion of the released sample.
- the second portion of the sample released from the sampling tube or by the collecting means may be buffered, by collecting the sample in a tube or trap, prior to its collection/re-collection.
- an analytical method which method includes: releasing a sample from a sample tube; analysing a first portion of the released sample; collecting a second portion of the released sample; re-releasing the collected second portion of the sample; and analysing the re-released portion of the sample.
- the sampling tube is typically selected from a plurality of tubes stored in an autosampler.
- the second portion of the sample released from each sampling tube is collected either in the sampling tube, or in a separate collecting tube or trap.
- a portion of the re-released sample is analysed, a second portion of the re-released sample being re- collected, either in the sampling tube or in a further respective re-collecting tube, each of said respective recollecting tubes stored either in the same autosampler as the sampling tubes and/or collecting tubes, or in a further autosampler.
- the sample released from the sampling tube is buffered, typically by collecting the sample in an intermediate tube or trap, prior to the steps of analysing the first portion of the released sample and collecting the second portion of the released sample.
- the second portion of the sample released from the sampling tube, or subsequently collected and re-released may be buffered, typically by collecting the sample in an intermediate tube or trap, prior to its collection/recollection .
- the method is carried out using the analytical apparatus substantially as described hereinbefore .
- FIGURE 1 is a schematic illustration of an embodiment of apparatus in accordance with the present invention.
- FIGURE 2 to 5 are schematic illustrations of respective modes of operation of the apparatus of Figure 1
- FIGURE 6 and 7 are schematic illustrations of respective modes of operation of a second embodiment of apparatus in accordance with the present invention.
- a first embodiment of analytical apparatus in accordance with the present invention is schematically illustrated, the apparatus comprising an autosampler 2, within which a plurality of sorbent tubes are stored (sampling tubes) , analysis means 4 and a further sorbent tube (collecting tube) or trap 6.
- the autosampler may instead be replaced by a single sampling tube.
- sampling tubes are automatically selected, in turn, from those stored in the autosampler.
- Each tube (L) is first heated to desorb a sample from a sorbent material contained therein and the desorbed sample driven from the tube by a flow of inert gas therethrough.
- a first portion of the sample driven from the sampling tube (L) is analysed by the analysing means 4 and a second portion passed through the collecting tube (A) , within which it is adsorbed by the sorbent material therein or contained in a trap.
- the collecting tube (A) is then heated to desorb the sample from the sorbent material therein and is driven out of the tube by a reversed flow of inert gas.
- the entire sample thus released from the collecting tube (A) may then be passed through the sampling tube (L) , within which it is re-adsorbed for archiving or subsequent analysis ( Figure 2) , or only a portion of the sample may be passed through the sampling tube (L) for re-adsorption, with a second portion of the sample being analysed by the analysing means 4 ( Figure 3) .
- the apparatus preferably comprises means for cooling the sampling tube (L) to facilitate re-adsorption by the sorbent material contained therein.
- the apparatus preferably comprises means for cooling the collecting tube (A) to facilitate adsorption by the sorbent material contained therein.
- the whole ( Figure 4) or a portion ( Figure 5) of the sample released from the collecting (A) tube may be passed though a sorbent tube (M) other than the sampling tube (re-collecting tube) , with which the sampling tube (L) is replaced in the autosampler.
- each sampling tube (L,N) selected from the autosampler may be repeated for each sampling tube (L,N) selected from the autosampler, either using a single collecting tube (A) for collecting the second portion of the sample released from each sampling tube ( Figures 4 and 5) or using a respective collecting tube (A,B) for each sample, as illustrated schematically in Figures 6 and 7, with each collecting tube being selected, in turn, from a plurality of collecting tubes stored in a second autosampler.
- the apparatus preferably comprises means for cooling the collecting tube (A) to facilitate adsorption by the sorbent material contained therein.
- the entire sample driven from each sampling tube may be collected in a collecting tube, a first portion of the sample subsequently released from the collecting tube being analysed by the analysing means 4, with a second portion of the sample being re-collected in the sampling tube or a re-collection tube.
- the apparatus preferably comprises means for cooling the collecting tube to facilitate adsorption by the sorbent material contained therein.
- the various apparatus thus described provide an efficient and labour saving means for the thermal desorption of a plurality of samples contained in respective sampling tubes, wherein a portion of the desorbed sample is to be collected for subsequent analysis.
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