Ion Chromatography for power plants

Thermal power plants are at the core of an industrial society.

Thermal power plants are at the core of an industrial society.

If this core becomes unstable then the consequences are unpredictable.

No matter whether the power plant operates with fossil or nuclear fuel, its safe and reliable operation must be guaranteed.

Water is at the source of all thermal power plants.

Water enables cooling, expanding water vapor drives the turbines, and water moderates nuclear fission.

If the water used is of perfect quality then an important criterion for the safe operation of the power plant has already been satisfied.

Quality refers to the water itself, but also to the chemicals that are added to the water for various reasons.

Still, an important question remains: how can we be sure that no hazardous substances enter the sensitive circuit of the power plant? The comprehensive analytical reply is ion chromatography.

IC allows anyone to monitor the ionic constituents of aqueous media very accurately and rapidly.

Both anions and cations can be determined reliably in the nanogram per liter (ppt - parts per trillion) to milligram per liter (ppm - parts per million) concentration range.

IC systems from Metrohm are custom-made for this application.

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