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thermo-optical analyser  

DEFINITION

  • Instrument designed for measuring the organic and elemental carbon concentration in an aersol particle filter sample by measuring the amount of carbon emanating from the filter while the filter is heated, first in an inert atmosphere (organic carbon), then in an oxidising atmosphere (elemental carbon). Inorganic carbon is operationally distributed between organic and elemental carbon.

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