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| Chemical Analysis
Automation |
| The Chemical Analysis Automation
(CAA) ProgramΖs objective is to promote the development and
commercialization of chemical analysis and sample preparation technologies
necessary for the automation of DOE and private contract environmental
laboratories. This effort is in direct response to the tremendous need for
chemical characterization of contaminated environmental soil samples,
contents of storage tanks, water samples, and other sample matrices under
the control of DOE that must take place before remediation can be
initiated. The technologies being developed by the CAA team have
additional value as commercial products for other chemical applications
and laboratories involved in other markets, such as petro-chemical, food
and flavorings, cellulose, polymers, and mining. The CAA team has made
substantial progress towards its goal of automating the environmental
analytical laboratory under a standardized and modular paradigm known as
the Standard Analysis Method (SAM). The first system, the organic system
for PCB analysis in soils has been integrated and tested. To date, a suite
of 14 Standard Laboratory Modules (SLM ), the backbone of this integrated
technology, has been designed and developed. Also, several detailed
surveys of the environmental market and its needs were commissioned to
help focus and prioritize development. |
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Developers:
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Idaho National
Engineering & Environmental Laboratory Oak Ridge National
Laboratory | |
Applications:
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Rapid automated analysis of solid waste samples at
PCB-contaminated sites such as Oak Ridge Paducah WAG 23, Idaho,
Hanford |
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Analysis of a broad range of organic contaminants
at cleanup sites across DOE | |
Benefits:
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30-50% reduction in sample analysis costs
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Rapid sample turnaround times; reducted data
variability |
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Minimized human exposure; improved analyst safety
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Reduction in analytical laboratory pollution
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Increased sample
throughput | |
Status:
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Prototype modules for the GC System have been
developed and demonstrated to gain both operational experience and
user acceptance. |
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Between FY98 and FY00, prototypes of successive
systems are planned in parallel with the commercial
deployment/market introduction |
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Commercialization partner: Advanced Power
Technologies, Inc. |
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See Technology #s 2069, 2070, 2071, 2072, 2075,
& 2077 | |
| Milestones:
IT - ITSR Publication;
PR - Peer Review; DP - Deployment; AI -
Available for Implementation; DM - Demonstration; BST
- Bench-Scale Testing; | |
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| 9/19/02 |
Characterization,
Monitoring and Sensor Technology |
OST Ref #:
72 | |
