Method for integration of sorption materials and data analysis for detection of contaminants in fluids

Abstract

A method for detection of an analyte in a fluid. The method includes i) trapping the analyte in the fluid using a sorption material; ii) continuously measuring time-dependent accumulation data of the trapped analyte in the sorption material using a measurement apparatus over a plurality of time points prior to, or including, equilibrium; iii) fitting the time-dependent accumulation data to a kinetic model during the measurement process; and iv) predicting an equilibrium concentration value of the analyte in the fluid based on the fitted kinetic model at any time during the sorption process, including prior to or at equilibrium

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