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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 1979
Filed:
Dec. 26, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harshad Tataria, Miami, FL (US);
Alan A Schneider, Reisterstown, MD (US);
Assignee:
Catalyst Research Corporation, Baltimore, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2041 / ; 204 / ;
Abstract
An electrochemical cell for the detection of hydrogen sulfide which includes a gold working electrode and a counter electrode, with or without a reference electrode, comprising either gold or platinum black which operate in a substantially non-aqueous electrolyte consisting preferably of lithium perchlorate dissolved in an organic solvent selected from the group consisting of .gamma.butyrolactone and propylene carbonate. A fixed potential is maintained between the working electrode and a referenced air electrode of between 300 to 1100 mv, and, preferably, between 500 and 1000 mv.