Dissolved oxygen sensor common application areas

Dissolved oxygen sensors are a large category in the sensor family, so the application range of dissolved oxygen sensors is also very extensive. Next, we will introduce the scope and field of the main applications of dissolved oxygen sensors in detail.

1. aquaculture:

There are freshwater (currently factory farming) and offshore mariculture methods in aquaculture. Dissolved oxygen in aquaculture is a parameter that must be measured. When the dissolved oxygen concentration in the water is less than (3~4) mg/L, the fish will have difficulty breathing; if it continues to decrease, it will suffocate and die. At this point, it is necessary to turn on the oxygen in the aerator to replenish the water. When measuring dissolved oxygen in marine aquaculture, salinity compensation is required to ensure the accuracy of the measurement. In instruments without automatic salinity compensation, the salinity of seawater is generally measured with a hydrometer, and the data is manually input for measurement.

2. Water source monitoring, Sewage treatment and other industries:

In order to ensure the quality of the water value, the water plant detects dissolved oxygen in the water source entering the water plant. The sewage treatment plant also measures dissolved oxygen for the sewage that enters the plant for treatment. In the sewage treatment plant, in order to ensure the normal life of microorganisms/bacteria in the water body and ensure the effect of water treatment, the dissolved oxygen content of the sewage pool must be controlled within a certain range. The dissolved oxygen is in the process of sewage treatment. One of the parameters to be measured. In industries such as sewage treatment, it is necessary to measure the biochemical oxygen demand BOD5 of water bodies to understand the effect of sewage treatment. Dissolved oxygen instrument is one of the methods to measure the change of dissolved oxygen before and after water treatment. Therefore, dissolved oxygen analyzers are often used as a detection tool for measuring changes in dissolved oxygen in BOD5.

3. Environmental monitoring:

The dissolved oxygen in rivers, rivers, lakes and seawater is one of the important indicators to measure the quality of water. It is a parameter that needs to be determined. The amount of dissolved oxygen in the water reflects the quality of the water. The reduction of dissolved oxygen in the water is the main cause of the odor of the water. Therefore, in the national, city, prefecture, county and district water quality testing stations, important river, river and lake testing stations must be equipped with dissolved oxygen measuring instruments.

4. Applied in the fields of education and research:

Dissolved oxygen meters and sensors are often used as instruments for measuring other parameters in education and scientific research. For example, an immobilized glucose oxidase membrane sensitive to changes in glucose concentration is added to the oxygen sensor, and an analyzer for glucose content can be produced by using an oxygen sensor. A special layer of bacteria/microbial membrane sensitive to changes in BOD concentration can be added to the oxygen sensor to create an instrument for measuring biochemical oxygen demand. A membrane made of different kinds of bacteria/microorganisms is added to the oxygen electrode and can be used for BOD measurement in different industries.