The invention discloses equipment and a method for automatically detecting
mass concentration of organic carbon /
elemental carbon in atmospheric
aerosol. The method comprises the following steps of: firstly, collecting particles to be detected on a
quartz filter film; and heating the
quartz filter film loaded with the particles in the environment of He gas, taking the carbon volatilized during the temperature rise as the organic carbon, heating the
quartz filter film in the environment of He / O2 carrier gas, during which the
elemental carbon is oxidized, decomposed and escapes. Through the whole process, a
laser beam is irradiated on the quartz film, the transmission light of the
laser beam is weakened in the
carbonization of the organic carbon and strengthened in the oxidizing
decomposition of the
elemental carbon. The dividing point of the organic carbon and the elemental carbon is decided at the time when the transmission light of the
laser beam recovers the original
optical intensity, namely the carbon detected before the time is taken as the organic carbon, and the carbon detected after the time is taken as the elemental carbon. The equipment consists of the quartz filter film, a
combustion furnace, an oxidation furnace, a CO2
detector, and a
laser detection unit. The method realizes detecting the
mass concentration of the organic carbon / elemental carbon in the atmospheric
aerosol more scientifically and accurately.