Chemical sampling/dispensing apparatus

摘要

A chemical sampling or dispensing apparatus comprises: a sleeve (1) having a first end arranged to engage with an inlet to a vessel (10), a gas inlet (6) for receiving, in use, an inert gas and directing it toward the first end of the sleeve. The sleeve (1) is arranged to at least partially surround a chemical sampling or dispensing means. A chemical sampling or dispensing means (8) is arranged to dispense or take samples from a vessel inlet through the first end of the sleeve.