Disclosed is a total organic carbon (TOC) measurement apparatus capable of
facilitating reduction in size of the apparatus and achieving enhanced
measurement accuracy. The TOC measurement apparatus includes an organics
oxidation unit, a carbon-dioxide separation unit and a conductivity
measurement unit, which are integrally formed by laminating a plurality
of plates to define therebetween and incorporate therein an oxidizing
flow passage, an aqueous-sample flow passage, a gas permeable membrane, a
measurement-water flow passage and a conductivity measuring electrode.
The TOC measurement apparatus is designed such that carbon oxide in an
aqueous sample is transferred from the aqueous-sample flow passage to the
measurement-water flow passage through the gas permeable membrane, and a
conductivity of measurement water which contains the carbon oxide and
flows through a flow passage facing the conductivity measuring electrode
is determined and converted to a TOC content.