A sampling method using a sampling device (2) comprising a container (5) comprising a body (6) consisting of a soft pouch, and a lid (30), in which at least one among the container (5) and the lid (30) is provided with a discharging member (40) suitable for, in an open state, discharging at least one part of the gases contained in the internal space (7) of the body (6) of the container (5), wherein the sampling method comprises the steps consisting in: —collecting a biological material in the body (6) of the container (5), and assembling the lid (30) on the neck (10) of the container (5), —and placing an internal space (7) of the body (6) of the container (5) under anaerobic conditions by placing the discharging member (40) in the open state, by compressing the body (6) of the container (5) and by placing the discharging member (40) in a closed state.

A sediment pressure-holding transfer device developed based on abyssal sediment fidelity sampler is disclosed, which uses a vacuum pump to discharge a gas in the device, uses a high-pressure pump as a power source to perform a pressurization process, uses gravity of a sample to perform a first transfer, and uses a high-pressure impurity pump and a safety valve to perform a second transfer of a sample mixture, in its structure, a high-pressure-resistant and corrosion-resistant material is used as a main material of the device, the device mainly comprises a mechanical system and a hydraulic system, the mechanical system is used as a main frame of the device and is a basis for ensuring operation of the device; the hydraulic system is used as a core of the device and is a key to ensure success of sediment transfer.

Systems and methods for maintaining operation of gas sampling equipment utilized in oil and gas operations, wherein an isolation valve is deployed along a gas extraction conduit in order to isolate a gas analysis system from pressurized fluid that may be injected into the extraction conduit from a fluid delivery system. A parameter of the flow stream, such as a particular gas content or the presence of a bump gas, may be monitored. A change in the parameter may be indicative that debris is inhibiting fluid flow into the extraction conduit. When such a condition is suspected, gas sampling is suspended and the valve between the gas analysis system and the intake of the extraction conduit is closed. With the valve closed in order to protect the gas analysis system, a fluid is injected into the extraction conduit from the fluid delivery system.

A method of analysing granular material in a slurry, the method comprising: compacting the granular material in the slurry to form one or more pucks; irradiating said pucks with X-Ray radiation and detecting X-ray energy transmitted through said one or more irradiated pucks; irradiating a reference material with X-Ray radiation, said reference material having known material characteristics and detecting X-ray energy transmitted through said reference material; comparing X-ray energy transmission through said one or more pucks with the reference material to compute, using a processing unit, one or more particle characteristics of the granular material in the one or more pucks.

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided for sampling solid particles in fluid flowing through a pipeline. In one or more embodiments, a pipeline pig having at least one bypass channel and at least one filter located within the bypass channel is configured to collect solid particles within the fluid of predetermined minimum size. Additional filters of varying mesh size may be included. In other embodiments, at least one valve may be used to adjust the fluid flow through the bypass channel, and a flow metering device may be configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid flowing through the bypass channel. In other embodiments, a bypass control device may be configured to control the valve to regulate fluid flow rate and fluid access into the bypass channel.

A sediment pressure-holding transfer device developed based on abyssal sediment fidelity sampler is disclosed, which uses a vacuum pump to discharge a gas in the device, uses a high-pressure pump as a power source to perform a pressurization process, uses gravity of a sample to perform a first transfer, and uses a high-pressure impurity pump and a safety valve to perform a second transfer of a sample mixture, in its structure, a high-pressure-resistant and corrosion-resistant material is used as a main material of the device, the device mainly comprises a mechanical system and a hydraulic system, the mechanical system is used as a main frame of the device and is a basis for ensuring operation of the device; the hydraulic system is used as a core of the device and is a key to ensure success of sediment transfer.

A test apparatus for a waste water treatment system includes a fluid passageway having an inlet communicating with a first region of a flow path of the waste water treatment system and an outlet communicating with a second region of the flow path. At least a portion of the fluid passageway defines a test chamber within which a test may be carried out. The inlet and outlet are arranged within the flow path such that a pressure differential exists between the inlet and outlet such that waste water is caused to be diverted from the flow path through the test chamber from the inlet to the outlet of the fluid passageway. First and second valves may be provided in the fluid passageway upstream and downstream of the test chamber, the valves being operable to trap a test sample of waste water within the test chamber during a test process.

A device for sampling, preparing and analysing a sample, for example a suspension, comprises: a sampling device adapted to sampling a fluid sample, at least one sample preparation unit adapted to prepare the sample, and at least one analysing unit. By adapting the device for sampling and analysing a sample for placement in direct vicinity to a process pipe and adapting the sampling device to sample a fluid sample directly from a gate, a compact and cost-efficient device is provided, which also provides fast feedback to a process to be controlled.

A filtration assembly for separating solids from liquids contained in a sample, and a method for preparing such a sample are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, the filtration assembly includes an inner element (100) with proximal and distal ends (102,103) and a sample (200) disposed therein. A reinforcing sleeve (300) is disposed around the inner element (100) to form a sample receiver (250) with proximal and distal ends (252,253). A filter (400) is disposed at the open proximal end of the sample receiver (252) and a filtrate receiver (500) is placed over the filter (400) and threadedly engaged with the sample receiver (250) to clamp the filter (400) therebetween. Then, the receivers (250,500) are inverted and a pressure is applied to the sample (200) to force a liquid component (200a) through the filter (400) into the filtrate receiver (500), while solids (200b) are retained in the sample receiver (250).

Disclosed is a method for detection of air-water exchange flux of organic contaminants, which passively and continuously collects contaminants at consecutive points close to a sea surface microlayer, acquires the freely dissolved concentration at the consecutive points of the air and water body close to a water body surface microlayer, and obtains the air-water exchange flux of the contaminants through fitting a self-developed model, wherein the consecutive points include a plurality of sampling points along a height direction above an air-water interface and a plurality of sampling points along a depth direction below the air-water interface. The present invention can be applied to determine the air-water body exchange flux of organic contaminants.