Gas and Chemical Sensors / Detectors
Gas Detector offers hand-held workplace monitoring.
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VaporLab(TM) combines specific gas chromatography, solid-state detector, and menu-driven operation to obtain consistent results under field conditions. Benzene is detectable to below 0.1 ppm. Sniff mode provides real-time surveying of concentration hot-spots without need for blind sampling. Unit includes built-in sampling pump and does not require carrier gas supply or use replaceable absorption tubes. Results are stored for download via wireless transfer to PC or Palm Pilot.
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Hand-held Analytical Power for Workplace Monitoring
The new VaporLab(TM) from Microsensor Systems sets new standards for hand-held workplace monitoring. Highly specific gas chromatography and a sensitive solid state detector are combined with easy menu-driven operation, so that non-technical staff can routinely obtain consistent, laboratory-comparable results under field conditions. Challenging measurements like that of benzene in an atmosphere already contaminated with gasoline are made routine by the instrument's excellent selectivity - even similar compounds like xylene, ethylbenzene and toluene give no measurable interference, and benzene is detectable to below 0.1ppm. At the other end of the scale, a convenient "Sniff" mode provides easy real-time surveying of concentration "hot spots" without the need for blind sampling. Other applications include ethylene oxide, vinyl chloride, 1,3-butadiene and acrylonitrile.
The instrument has a built-in sampling pump and does not require a carrier gas supply or use replaceable absorption tubes - the saving on consumables alone will pay for the instrument in a year of normal use. A full 8-hour day's work can be stored in the VaporLab(TM) and subsequently downloaded via wireless transfer to PC or Palm Pilot, so that no separate data logging is normally required. Results are fully date/time stamped for easy auditing. The VaporLab(TM) is intrinsically safe to ATEX standards and has a rugged impact-resistant case, so is ideal for use in the real world of refineries or chemical plants. A rechargeable battery pack give 6 hours continuous operation.
UK distributors for VaporLab(TM) are Quantitech Ltd of Milton Keynes - visit www.quantitech.co.uk or call 01908 227722 for more details.
For further information about this press release, please contact:
Phoenix MarCom Limited
Tel: +44 (0) 1223 836800
Fax: +44 (0) 1223 833891
E-mail: lynn@phoenixmarcom.co.uk
