I am looking for a parameter to have a rough estimation of COD. I have a continuous setup and I need to measure COD online. I know I can measure COD using Potassium Dichromate which explained in Apha Awa standard methods (5220) but I want another fast response way to determine it online. The COD in my setup is 8000-40000 mg/L.
Dear Soheil,
You may use The QuickCODultra Online COD Analyzer
QuickCOD ultra Monitors Chemical Oxygen Demand
Fast, Accurate, Low-maintenance Monitoring of COD, TOC, TOD or Nitrogen
The QuickCOD ultra from LAR Process Analysers AG is an online measurement system for the measurement of Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) using thermal combustion, giving a result within minutes, even in difficult sample matrices. The QuickCODultra is suitable for almost every COD measurement in sewage treatment and industrial waste water applications. Typical online applications are plant effluent monitoring, waste water treatment (influent and effluent water), detection of organic spills and product loss (e.g. in chemical, petro-chemical and food processing plants).
The LAR QuickCODultra is an online COD/TOD measurement system for the measurement of chemical oxygen demand and suitable for the most difficult wastewater applications.
Combustion at 1200°C guarantees the complete oxidation of the sample. Even loads with salt concentration of up to 20% and in the case of NaCl as much as 30%, are easily melted at this temperature. LAR's method works without dangerous and caustic substances. No disposal is needed for analysis residue, cleaning solutions or harmful reagents. This means a high level of safety, and ease of operation is guaranteed at all times.
LAR's unique robotic system is capable of transporting and measuring high-solids content without sample filtration. The QuickCODultra is designed to operate in batch mode. COD analysis takes place in 3 minutes. This speed guarantees that very short peaks can be measured during a daily cycle.
https://www.larllc.com/quickcodultra.html
Hoping this will be helpful,
Rafik
For determination of the chemical oxygen demand (COD), the dichromate method (which a wet chemical oxidation method) requires about 2 hours for oxidation and it uses hazardous chemicals such as chromic acid, mercury suphate, sulphuric acid and titration reagents. Thus it is not suitable for online analysis. Also due to the heavy usage of toxic chemicals this method is not acceptable for laboratory personal.
The most popular current testing method for COD involves using sealed and heated (i.e., closed reflux) low-range (3-150 ppm) or high-range (20-1500 ppm) pre-prepared vials that change color from orange to green based on the amount of oxidation and that are read using a laboratory colorimeter.
Hope this helps answer your question.
Professor Yehia Khalil
Yale University
USA
Dear Professor Yehia Khalil,
There are different papers for determination of COD or BOD based optic or fiber optic sensors same as Flow Cytometry that used Raman and LIF spectrometry.
In industrial applicatins, are there products using Raman or Laser induced Fluorescence spectroscopy for measurement of COD and BOD?
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