Electron Capture Detector

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific instrument
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ECD
gptkbp:application environmental analysis
pharmaceutical analysis
chlorinated hydrocarbon analysis
pesticide detection
gptkbp:category detector
analytical chemistry equipment
gptkbp:common_carrier_gas nitrogen
argon-methane mixture
gptkbp:common_radioactive_source gptkb:Tritium
Nickel-63
gptkbp:contains radioactive source
gptkbp:detects organometallic compounds
nitro compounds
nitriles
halogenated compounds
peroxides
electronegative compounds
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electron Capture Detector
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:James_Lovelock
gptkbp:invention_year 1957
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor hydrocarbons
alcohols
amines
gptkbp:operates measuring reduction in current due to electron capture
gptkbp:output_signal current
gptkbp:requires carrier gas
gptkbp:sensitivity high for halogenated compounds
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:gas_chromatography
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gas_Chromatograph
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6