Methods of analyzing and monitoring industrial fluids for corrosive ions using capillary electrophoresis

1 . A method for real-time monitoring of one or more industrial fluids for ionic species, wherein the method comprises:

analyzing a sample comprising the one or more industrial fluids using a system comprising:

a capillary electrophoresis device comprising a buffer reservoir, a separation capillary, and a detector; and

a processor;

detecting, by way of the detector, one or more ionic species in the sample;

generating, in real-time, by way of the processor, an ionic species data profile for the sample;

analyzing, in real-time, by way of the processor, the ionic species data profile for the sample; and

modulating, by way of the processor, a parameter of an industrial process in response to the ionic species data profile.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

selecting, by way of the processor, the composition of one or more buffer compositions optimized to the ionic species data profile of the sample; and

monitoring additional samples of the industrial fluid using the one or more buffer compositions optimized to the ionic species data profile of the sample.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the buffer reservoir comprises one or more buffer compositions optimized to the sample, and wherein the one or more buffer compositions optimized to the sample comprise at least one of a weak acid, a weak base, a strong acid, a strong base, a selectivity modifier, a surfactant, a UV or visual light absorbing probe, or an organic modifier.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the buffer reservoir comprises 1 to 10 different buffer compositions optimized to the sample, wherein each of the buffer compositions are optimized for a different set of ionic species present in the sample.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the sample further comprises one or more internal standards.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method allows for automated, real-time, identification of the one or more ionic species from a single sample, and wherein the one or more ionic species comprises amines, organic acids, inorganic anions or metals.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the method comprises generating, in real time, by way of the processor, an ionic species data profile comprising up to 100 different ionic species.

8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of an industrial process comprises temperature, amount of the ionic species, or pressure.

9 . A system for real-time monitoring of one or more industrial fluids for ionic species, wherein the system comprises:

a capillary electrophoresis device comprising a buffer reservoir, a separation capillary and a detector, wherein the capillary electrophoresis device is configured to detect one or more ionic species in a sample of the one or more industrial fluids; and

a computing device comprising a processor, wherein the processor is configured to generate, in real-time, an ionic species data profile for the sample;

analyze, in real-time, the ionic species data profile for the sample; and

modulate a parameter of an industrial process in response to the ionic species data profile.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to

select the composition of one or more buffer compositions optimized to the ionic species data profile of the sample; and

analyze additional samples of the industrial fluid using the one or more buffer compositions optimized to the ionic species data profile of the sample.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the buffer reservoir comprises one or more buffer compositions optimized to the sample, wherein the one or more buffer compositions optimized to the sample comprise at least one of a weak acid, a weak base, a strong acid, a strong base, a selectivity modifier, a surfactant, a UV or visual light absorbing probe, or an organic modifier.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the buffer reservoir comprises 1 to 10 different buffer compositions optimized to the sample, each optimized for a different set of ionic species present in the sample.

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the sample further comprises one or more internal standards.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the method allows for automated, real-time, identification of the one or more ionic species from a single sample.

15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more ionic species comprises amines, organic acids, inorganic anions or metals.

16 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the method comprises generating, in real time, by way of the processor, an ionic species data profile comprising up to 100 different ionic species.

17 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the system is configured to generate the ionic species data profile in (i) less than 1 hour, or (ii) less than 10 minutes.

18 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the capillary electrophoresis device is a multiplex capillary electrophoresis device.

19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the multiplex capillary electrophoresis device comprises (i) up to 200 capillaries, or (ii) 2 to 10 capillaries.

20 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the parameter of an industrial process comprises temperature, amount of the ionic species, or pressure.

21 . A method for real-time monitoring of a water sample, the method comprising

analyzing the water sample using a system comprising:

a capillary electrophoresis device comprising a buffer reservoir, a separation capillary, and a detector; and

a processor;

detecting one or more ionic species in the water sample using the detector;

generating, in real-time, by way of the processor, an ionic species data profile for the water sample; and

determining a treatment plan for the water sample,

wherein the ionic species comprises amines.

22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising:

analyzing, in real-time, by way of the processor, the ionic species data profile for the water sample;

selecting, by way of the processor, a composition of one or more buffer compositions optimized to the ionic species data profile of the water sample;

monitoring additional water samples using the one or more buffer compositions optimized to the ionic species data profile of the water sample, and

modulating, by way of the processor, a parameter in response to the ionic species data profile, wherein the parameter comprises temperature, amount of the ionic species or pressure.