A glow discharge using a solution as the cathode was investigated to add to the understanding of the operating mechanism and characteristics of such systems. The intensities and vertical distributions of emission from several analytes and background species were observed and compared with the vertical distribution of Fe excitation and OH rotational temperatures, as well as to electrical characteristics. The effects of the discharge gap size, the pH and conductivity of the solution, the applied current and the solution flow rate on these distributions were also studied. Detection limits for this system were found to be comparable to those of similar systems and mostly in range of tens of parts per billion.

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This investigation involved the experimental study of molten salt solutions containing magnesium chloride, sodium chloride and calcium chloride--an electrolyte of importance in magnesium production. Emf measurements were made on an electrochemical formation cell with pure chlorine gas and magnesium-bismuth alloy electrodes. Good agreement was obtained with the existing data on the thermodynamic properties of pure MgCl(,2) and MgCl(,2) - NaCl binary melts. Nearly ideal (Raoultian) solution behaviour was observed in the binary MgCl(,2) - CaCl(,2) melts. Although the thermodynamic data in this system was different than the reported vapour pressure data it was found to be in accord with the reported phase diagram measurements. The properties of MgCl(,2) in the ternary melts were measured for the first time. / A multiple discrete complex anion (MDCA) model was proposed to correlate all thermodynamic findings in MgCl(,2) - NaCl - CaCl(,2) molten salt solutions. Successful interrelations were obtained when both MgCl(,4)('=) and CaCl(,4)('=) were assumed to coexist in a state of equilibrium with the elementary ions Cl('-), Na('+), Mg('2+) and Ca('2+).

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Thesis (M.E.)--University of Canterbury, 2007. / Typescript (photocopy). "September 2007." Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis--University of Nebraska.

Thesis--University of Nebraska.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago. / Caption title. Reprinted from the American Journal of Physiology, vol. 7, no. 1, April, 1902. Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless and highly toxic gas. The detection of CO is a key requirement for safety and control in combustion processes. A number of sensors are currently available but all have drawbacks with most if not all having questions raised about their effective detection of CO over other gases such as hydrogen and methane. The power consumption of some methods of gas sensing is high as the active material must be heated to 400.600°C in order to function. The aim of this project was to attempt to eliminate this high power requirement and to study the design, fabrication and testing of CO sensors which function at room temperature, based on a supported platinum electrode in combination with a solid polymer electrolyte. It is therefore conceivable that the power source of such a sensor could be a battery, which could power a microcontroller and the relatively simple diagnostic testing equipment in a final commercial product.