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. 2017 Sep 28;12(9):e0185469. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185469

Table 1. Summary table of methods used in this study.

Sample measurement time refers to measurements made during this study, with the upper end of the time range allowing for machine warm-up.

Method Time lag to obtain results Approx. sample measurement time Approx. cost of equipment (USD in 2016)
VINDTA CT Often long as samples are usually batch processed, often after the experiment 10–60 min $75,000
Spectrophotometric pHT Shortly after real-time 10–45 min $3,000–10,000
Electrode pHNBS Real-time 1–3 min $1,000
NDIR CO2 equilibrator Shortly after real-time (corresponding to equilibration time) 30–60 min $4,000