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Focus on Analyzers

| By Gerald Ondrey

Raman spectroscopy capability with bioreactor platforms

Sartorius

BioPAT Spectro (photo) is a Quality by Design (QbD) tool for use with this company’s ambr automated micro and mini bioreactor systems and with Biostat STR single-use production bioreactors. The new tool offers access to Raman spectroscopy analysis in high-throughput process development, supporting faster Raman model building and accelerating scaleup into commercial manufacturing. Raman spectroscopy is non-invasive and can measure multiple analytes, making it suitable as a process-analytical technologies (PAT) method for process control and monitoring of cell cultures. The new BioPAT Spectro tool, can be retrofitted into ambr 15 cell-culture and ambr 250 high-throughput systems. It enables quick and simple sampling for integrated at-line analysis of a large number of analytes by Raman spectroscopy in a design-of-experiments (DoE) approach. — Sartorius AG, Göttingen, Germany

www.sartorius.com

Fluid Components International

Switch for analyzer verification in hazardous environments

The Model FS10A (photo) is a universal flow switch and monitor designed for gas and liquid process-analyzer-sampling systems. The FS10A is a fast-responding, highly repeatable sensor that installs easily into a standard tube tee fitting or the SP76 (NeSSI) modular manifold. The FS10A utilizes proven thermal-dispersion flow-measurement technology with this company’s proprietary equal mass sensing to achieve outstanding sensitivity and repeatability. The instrument’s wetted parts are corrosion-resistant 316L stainless steel with Hastelloy C-22 sensor tips. — Fluid Components International, San Marcos, Calif.

www.fluidcomponents.com

 

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Raman spectroscopy products with advanced features

Last September, this company unveiled the next-generation DXR3 family of Raman spectrometers and microscopes (photo). This new generation features advanced imaging and workflow capabilities to provide users with Raman analysis at their required speed. Advanced particle analysis and 3D confocal visualization software delivers answers faster while the automatic x-axis calibration eliminates time-consuming manual calibration. Additionally, the DXR3 family is more flexible with an expanded offering of lasers and detectors. The DXR3 family of Raman products accelerates productivity in a broad range of industries. — Thermo Fisher Scientific, Hillsboro, Ore.

www.thermofisher.com

Q.E.D. Environmental Systems

These fixed-gas analyzers are now CSA-certified

The Landtec Biogas 3000 and the Biomethane 3000 (photo) fixed-gas analyzers have received certification by the CSA Group. The CSA safety mark signifies that the equipment has been independently tested for compliance with North American and Canadian safety standards. The two analyzers are a.c.-powered products that measure biogas and landfill gas, and can be installed in potentially explosive areas. The CSA certification ensures that the equipment can be safely used and will not be the cause of an explosion. These products also have ATEX and IECEx certifications for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. — Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., Dexter, Mich.

www.qedenv.com

Analytical Systems Keco

Water analyzer quantifies total hydrocarbons and VOCs

The Model 204 Hydrocarbon VOC in Water Analyzer (photo) has an enhanced method of analytically quantifying total hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in cooling towers, heat exchangers, holding ponds, run-off water and wastewater. Utilizing an exclusive sample-transfer stripper and solid-state sensor, the water analyzer measures oil and VOCs directly in the water, as opposed to the air around the water — a method that misses VOCs and results in non-alarm events. The 204 also measures very low levels (parts per billion) to detect a small leak very early before it becomes an environmental issue. — Analytical Systems Keco, Houston

www.liquidgasanalyzers.com

Micromeritics Instrument

Characterize next-generation adsorbants with this analyzer

The Selective Adsorption Analyzer 8100 (SAA-8100, photo) is a flexible gas-delivery and management system for the precise characterization of adsorbent performance under process-relevant conditions. Combining this company’s knowledge of gas adsorption with the tried-and-tested technology of PID Eng and Tech, a recently acquired company that provides microreactor and pilot-plant technology, the SAA-8100 delivers reliable, selective adsorption data for gas or vapor mixtures by mass balance. A highly efficient tool for evaluating the performance of next-generation adsorbents, the SAA 8100 is particularly valuable for researchers working in fields such as gas separation, storage and purification, carbon dioxide capture and energy storage. — Micromeritics Instrument Corp., Norcross, Ga.

www.micromeritics.com

 

 

 

Ametek Process Instruments

Process mass spectrometer for realtime gas analysis

The StreamPro (photo) is a field-proven system for critical process analysis and control applications. Because mass spectrometry is a very rapid analytical method that allows for the analysis of multiple components in seconds, the StreamPro quickly provides the user with actionable data. Applications for the StreamPro include monitoring for any number of analytes (C1–C8, H2, N2, CO2, CO, O2, VOCs and other components) in a broad range of applications (pharmaceutical, hydrocarbon processing, research and design and process development). Realtime process monitoring of multiple components is straightforward with the StreamPro’s Process 2000 software. Complex overlapping spectra are handled automatically, with data output provided directly in concentration units. Different calibration and analysis methods can be assigned to each sample port. — Ametek Process Instruments, Pittsburgh, Pa.

www.ametekpi.com

 

 

 

 

Electro-Chemical Devices

This fluoride analyzer preconditions samples

The CA900 Analyzer (photo) delivers continuous, accurate measurement of fluoride in aqueous solutions to support a wide range of municipal water and industrial plant process and effluent treatment applications. Its all-in-one design eliminates the need for additional water sample pretreatment equipment, reducing installation complexity, maintenance tasks and lifecycle costs, says the company. The CA900 Analyzer operates in challenging environments from 0 to 50°C (32 to 120°F), and covers a wide measurement range from 0.1 to 200 mg/L (0.1 to 200 parts per million; ppm). It features accuracy of±100 parts per billion (ppb), or 5% of measurement, or whichever is greater and repeatability of±2% for consistent measurement. — Electro-Chemical Devices, Anaheim, Calif.

www.ecdi.com

 

 

Servomex Group

High-temperature oxygen transmitter is SIL 2 compliant

This company now offers SIL 2 safety compliance for the 2222H transmitter unit of its Servotough OxyExact 2200 oxygen gas analyzer (photo). A high-precision oxygen analyzer designed for use in hazardous area installations, the OxyExact utilizes the company’s patented, field-proven, non-depleting Paramagnetic sensing technology for a highly accurate, repeatable oxygen measurement. Using an intelligent three-enclosure system to ensure safe operation, it measures enriched oxygen (up to 100% O2) in potentially flammable sample gases at pressures up to 45 psia. This system dramatically reduces ongoing costs by removing the need for pre-sample drying. Used in process control applications where high-temperature, high-performance oxygen measurements are required, the OxyExact is ideal for use in a range of hydrocarbon processing applications. — Servomex Group Ltd., Crowborough, U.K.

www.servomex.com

Hybrid laser-based gas analyzer for CEMs

Emerson Automation Solutions

The new Rosemount CT4400 continuous gas analyzer (photo) is the said to be the world’s first purpose-built quantum cascade laser (QCL) and tunable diode laser (TDL) analyzer designed to help plants reduce ownership costs and report emissions accurately in environmental monitoring applications. The system measures standard components, such as NO, NO2, SO2, CO, CO2, and O2. Optimized for cold and dry applications running at ambient pressure, the CT4400 analyzer offers the benefits of QCL/TDL technology, including high sensitivity, accuracy, improved stability and low-drift performance in a configuration that allows fast, easy integration into existing plant infrastructure. Because the system can hold up to four laser modules, it can measure up to seven application-specific gas components simultaneously, providing great flexibility in continuous emissions monitoring systems (CEMs) applications. — Emerson Automation Solutions, Shakopee, Minn.

www.emerson.com

New coatings analyzer for ultrathin layers

The new FT160 XRF analyzer has three base configuration options for the analysis of nanometer-scale coatings. Following the introduction of the new FT160 series in Japan, this company now sells and services the FT160 series coatings analyzers in China, North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa. This latest generation of coatings analyzers has been designed to meet the challenges of measuring ultra-thin coatings on small features. The FT160 is a benchtop EDXRF (energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence) analyzer with powerful software and hardware created to deliver high sample throughput with quality results achieved by any operator. Designed to play a key role in production quality control, the FT160 series measures a wide range of applications in the semiconductor, circuit board and electronics components markets. — Hitachi High-Tech Analytical Science Corp., Westford, Mass.

www.hitachi-hightech.com

Tornado Spectral Systems

An ATEX-certified Raman analyzer is now available

This company has received ATEX and IECEx certification for its OPIS 35 laser accessory (photo). The certification is in accordance with the IEC 60079 standard, and authorizes the HyperFlux PRO Plus Raman analyzer for operation in ATEX Zone 0 when both products are used together. In the certified configuration, the OPIS 35 and HyperFlux PRO Plus are placed in a safe location with fiber optic interconnections to the Raman probe in the hazardous location. The OPIS 35 regulates the HyperFlux PRO Plus laser output to guarantee that no greater than 35 mW of laser power can enter the hazardous location. In accordance with Class 3B laser regulation, the OPIS 35 provides ATEX/IECEx certified signaling. — Tornado Spectral Systems, Toronto, Canada

www.tornado-spectral.com