Viabilidad de un Proceso para la Eliminación conjunta de H2S Y NH3 contenido en Efluentes Gaseosos. Parte 14

Martín Ramírez Muñoz TESIS DOCTORAL UNIVERSIDAD DE CÁDIZ FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Tecnología de Alimentos y Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente

La presente Tesis ha sido co-dirigida por los Doctores D. Domingo Cantero Moreno, Catedrático de Ingeniería Química y D. José Manuel Gómez Montes de Oca, Profesor Titular de Ingeniería Química de la Universidad de Cádiz, y cumple los requisitos exigidos por la legislación vigente.
Fdo.: Dr. D. Domingo Cantero Moreno Fdo.: Dr. D. José Manuel Gómez Montes de Oca
Fdo.: Dr. D. José María Quiroga Alonso
Director del Dpto. de Ingeniería Química, Tecnología de Alimentos y Tecnologías del Medio Ambiente
Universidad de Cádiz

6.3.RECTAS DE CALIBRADO
6.3.1. Medición de sulfato

El gráfico de la Figura 114 representa la recta de calibrado obtenida para la medición de sulfato. Las líneas discontinuas son para un margen de confianza del 95%.

El coeficiente de regresión lineal fue de 0,9974, el valor de la pendiente de la recta de 75,4271 y la ordenada en el origen de 5,7992.

6.3.2. Medición de amoniaco

El gráfico de la Figura 115 representa la recta de calibrado obtenida para la medición de amoniaco. Las líneas discontinuas son para un margen de confianza del 95%.

El coeficiente de regresión lineal fue de 0,9993, el valor de la pendiente de la recta de 6,933 y la ordenada en el origen de -0,035.

6.3.3. Medición de nitrito

El gráfico de la Figura 116 representa la recta de calibrado obtenida para la medición de nitrito. Las líneas discontinuas son para un margen de confianza del 95%.

El coeficiente de regresión lineal fue de 0,9982, el valor de la pendiente de la recta de 0,3646 y la ordenada en el origen de -0,0280.

6.3.4. Medición de H2S fase gas

La Figura 117 muestra una recta de calibrado realizada con el sensor especifico para H2S.

El coeficiente de regresión lineal fue de 0,9980, el valor de la pendiente de la recta de 0,2542 y la ordenada en el origen de -9,7849.

6.3.5. Medición de NH3 fase gas

La Figura 118 muestra una recta de calibrado realizada con el sensor especifico para NH3

El coeficiente de regresión lineal fue de 0,9988, el valor de la pendiente de la recta de 0,3407y la ordenada en el origen de -14,4072.

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