ASSAY FOR QUANTIFYING ELEMENTAL SULFUR LEVELS IN A SAMPLE

• Main Authors: KWASNIEWSKI MISHA T, SACKS GAVIN L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 13.06.2013
• Subjects: GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TESTING

The present invention relates to a method for quantifying elemental sulfur levels in a test sample. This method involves the steps of: (i) providing a test sample having an unknown amount of elemental sulfur; (ii) converting the elemental sulfur contained in the test sample into volatilized hydrogen sulfide using benign reagents and without prior need to purify the elemental sulfur in the test sample by extraction or other purification processes; and (iii) determining the amount of volatilized hydrogen sulfide from the test sample in order to quantify the amount of elemental sulfur contained in the test sample. The present invention also relates to kits, systems, and assays for quantifying elemental sulfur levels in a test sample.