Gas analysis
Classifications of methods of gas analysis
Continuous
- Mass spectrometry
- Raman scattering
- Infrared absorption
- IR photoacoustic spectroscopy
- Ultraviolet absorption
- Paramagnetic analysis
- Fuel cell
- Piezoelectric crystal resonance
Intermittent
- Gas chromatography
- Haldane apparatus
- Refractometer
Oxygen measurement
O2 specific
- Polarographic analysis (include Clark electrode)
- Fuel cell
- Paramagnetic analysis
Generic technique
- Gas chromatography
- Mass spectrometry
- Raman scattering
Infrared analyzer does NOT detect oxygen.
For blood gas only
- Lex-O2-Con
- Lloyd-Haldane apparatus
- van Slyke apparatus
- indirect method (by calculation using Hb, pO2, SatO2)
CO2 measurement
- CO2 electrode (main)
- Infrared analyser (main)
- Gas chromatography
- Mass spectrometry
- Raman scattering
- Chemical analysis
Volatile agent measurement
- Infrared absorption
- Gas chromatography
- Mass spectrometry
- Raman scattering
- Piezoelectric crystal resonance
- Photoacoustic analysis