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Flame Thermionic Detectors Are Used For Organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Compounds

Flame thermionic detectors are used to detect organic nitrogen and phosphorus compounds at parts per billion to percent levels. They require hydrogen and air gases in a ratio of 1:50 along with a high voltage of 160-170 VDC. The detector is highly selective and sensitive but has poor stability and longevity depending on the analysis as it is a destructive detector.

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Flame Thermionic Detectors Are Used For Organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus Compounds

Flame thermionic detectors are used to detect organic nitrogen and phosphorus compounds at parts per billion to percent levels. They require hydrogen and air gases in a ratio of 1:50 along with a high voltage of 160-170 VDC. The detector is highly selective and sensitive but has poor stability and longevity depending on the analysis as it is a destructive detector.

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Flame Thermionic Detectors are used for organic Nitrogen and Phosphorus compounds

Introduction
Known as the N-P Detector Unknown mechanism

Requirements
Needs Hydrogen ( H2 ) and air as reaction /
fuel gases in a ratio of 1:50 Requires a High ( Biasing ) Voltage (160170 VDC) for baseline Backround Current must be set

Overview
Detects PPB to percent levels Highly selective and very sensitive Horrid stability and longevity depends on
the analysis Destructive detector

Flow Control via selector switch


Hydrogen pressure regulated through a FID H2
Restrictor in series with a FTD H2 Restrictor for a flow of 3 - 4 mL/min Air pressure regulated through a FID Air Restrictor in series with a FTD Air Restrictor for a flow of 150 mL/min Carrier Gas may also be hydrogen in small quantities - It can not skew the H2/Air Ratio

Detector Connections
Machined metal adapters Wide Bore Capillary with or without Makeup Gas Narrow Bore Capillary ( 0.1 0.32 mm ID ) adapters need Make-up Gas

FTD Diagram

Flows
Hydrogen at 3 4 mL/min Air at 150 mL/min 30 mL/min Carrier plus Make-up Gas

Troubleshooting
Isolation No HV No current to the FTD Bead = no plasma

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