Automated Concentration System

An apparatus for extracting an analyte from a test-fluid, comprising:

• a concentration subsystem having a filter selected to separate at least one analyte from the test-fluid;
• a backflush subsystem in fluid communication with the concentration subsystem, said backflush subsystem adapted to remove at least one analyte from the filter thereby providing a sample;
• and
• a cleaning subsystem in fluid communication with the concentration subsystem, said cleaning subsystem adapted to pass a cleaning solution through the filter.

An apparatus for extracting an analyte from a test-fluid, comprising:

• a concentration subsystem having a filter selected to separate at least one analyte from the test-fluid;
• a liquid backflush subsystem in fluid communication with the filter, said liquid backflush subsystem adapted to pass a liquid in a reverse path of travel in relation to the test-fluid, whereby at least one analyte is removed from the filter thereby providing a sample;
• a gas backflush subsystem in fluid communication with the filter, said gas backflush subsystem adapted to pass a gas through the fiber cores in a reverse path of travel in relation to the test-fluid, whereby at least one analyte is removed from the filter thereby providing a sample;
• a sensor adapted to identify the analyte within the sample;
• a cleaning subsystem in fluid communication with the concentration subsystem, said cleaning subsystem adapted to pass a cleaning solution through the filter in a same path of travel as the test-fluid;
• a purge subsystem in fluid communication with the concentration subsystem, said purge subsystem adapted to release any gas in the filter;
• and
• a programmable logic controller in communication with the concentration, liquid backflush, gas backflush, cleaning and purge subsystems to initiate each subsystem responsive to predetermined criteria programmed thereon.