Trace Oxygen Analyzer

Operational Theory

 

 

 

sufficient wetting of the upper surface with electrolyte, and it is plated with an inert metal.

The anode structure is below the cathode. It is made of lead and has a proprietary design which is meant to maximize the amount of metal available for chemical reaction.

At the rear of the cell, just below the anode structure, is a flexible membrane designed to accommodate the internal volume changes that occur throughout the life of the cell. This flexibility assures that the sensing membrane remains in its proper position, keeping the electrical output constant.

The entire space between the diffusion membrane, above the cathode, and the flexible rear membrane, beneath the anode, is filled with electrolyte. Cathode and anode are submerged in this common pool. They each have a conductor connecting them to one of the external contact rings on the contact plate, which is on the bottom of the cell.

2.2.3 Electrochemical Reactions

The sample gas diffuses through the Teflon membrane. Any oxygen in the sample gas is reduced on the surface of the cathode by the following HALF REACTION:

O2 + 2H2O + 4e– → 4OH–

(cathode)

(Four electrons combine with one oxygen molecule—in the presence of water from the electrolyte—to produce four hydroxyl ions.)

When the oxygen is reduced at the cathode, lead is simultaneously oxidized at the anode by the following HALF REACTION:

Pb + 2OH– → Pb+2 + H2O + 2e–

(anode)

(Two electrons are transferred for each atom of lead that is oxidized. Therefore it takes two of the above anode reactions to balance one cathode reaction and transfer four electrons.)

The electrons released at the surface of the anode flow to the cathode surface when an external electrical path is provided. The current is proportional to the amount of oxygen reaching the cathode. It is

 

 

 

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