Product category:
Spectroscopy
News Release from: Aspectrics | Subject: EP-IR spectrometry
Edited by the Laboratorytalk Editorial
Team on 14 December 2006
Analysis of methane, ethane and propane
in gas
Aspectrics, innovator of encoded photometric infrared spectroscopy (EP-IR) analysers, announces a new application for the analysis of methane, ethane and propane in gas phase using EP-IR technology
The study was designed to prove the capacity of EP-IR spectrometry to collect sufficient spectral information to enable the development of a multivariate quantitative analysis method for the simultaneous measurement of all three gases The application showed that Aspectrics's EP-IR analysers are capable of resolving several chemical compounds, even if they share a similar chemical composition and subsequent spectroscopic features
This article was originally published on Laboratorytalk on 8 Feb 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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The new six-page brochure details the technical features and benefits of Aspectrics's EP-IR analyser when used for out-of-the-laboratory applications
This application is designed to offer scientists working in the process industry an efficient and cost-effective solution for measuring hydrocarbon gases.
This new application note is available to download free-of-charge.
Achieving 100scans/second, Aspectrics's award-winning EP-IR MultiComponent analysers feature a nominal spectral range of 2.5-5.0 microns and an impressive 128 photometric channels.
The company's analyser was coupled with its I-Cell gas cell and data was collected using Commander data collection software which controlled both the spectrometer for data collection and the Environics 4000 gas blender for the delivery of the sample.
This easy-to-use configuration allowed laboratory technicians to analyse the samples, freeing up scientists' time.
Traditionally, infrared wavelength instruments are limited either in the simultaneous characterisation of more than one chemical compound, or by a lack of ruggedness.
In contrast, Aspectrics's MultiComponent EP-IR spectrometer, which recently received the R+D 100 Award, is capable of measuring several chemical compounds with the same chemical composition.
The EP-IR analyser delivered excellent analytical results in calibration and validation and obtained precise values for all measurements of methane, ethane and propane in conditions mimicking the presence of ethane and propane in a pure stream of methane. Request a free brochure from Aspectrics ...
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