GE Analytical Instruments' unique Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) technique optimizes sample oxidation for superior TOC measurement of wastewater, industrial water, and environmental samples.

Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO)

Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO) was originally developed to treat large volumes of aqueous waste streams, sludges and contamined soils. GE Analytical Instruments is the first company to use this technique in a commerical laboratory TOC instrument, the Sievers InnovOx Laboratory TOC Analyzer. The InnovOx takes water samples to a supercritcal state by increasing the temperature, and subsequently the pressure, within the reactor. The properties of supercritical water enable the ultra-efficient, rapid oxidation of organic carbon to CO2, even in the presence of chloride and other inorganic species that negatively interfere with non-SCWO wet chemical oxidation. The result is a more efficient and reliable analyzer, requiring minimal maintenance. GE's SCWO technique is patent-pending.