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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 23, 1989
Arthur J Goldstein, Weston, MA (US);
Edgardo J Parsi, Lexington, MA (US);
Ionics, Incorporated, Watertown, MA (US);
Abstract
A process is disclosed for monitoring the quality of water, said process comprising a first heated zone, means for introducing at least a portion of said water into said first heated zone, means for gently evaporating at least part of the water in the first heated zone and passing the vapor into and through a second heated zone, means for maintaining the temperature of said second heated zone in the range of from about 450.degree. to about 1000.degree. C., means for collecting and condensing vapor from said second heated zone to condensed liquid water and means for measuring the electrical impedance of at least a portion of said condensed liquid water.