A sensor for organic compounds in process water control

The aim of the presented experiments is the development of a technique for monitoring the fraction of organic components in water. The most important feature is not a detailed analysis of single components of a sample, but the temporal continuous indication of a sum parameter, e.g., linked with a threshold value at which an alarm should be set off. Such a system may be employed at critical points in process and wastewater control applications. Important factors are economic manufacture and the opportunity to react quickly to relevant changes in concentrations of pollutants.