Quantitech Director to speak on portable FTIR

Dominic Duggan of specialist instrumentation company Quantitech will be among the guest speakers at an air analysis conference and exhibition taking place at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) in Middlesex.
‘Air analysis – out of the laboratory and into the field’ is a joint event arranged by the NPL, the Royal Society of Chemistry - Automation and Analytical Management Group and the Gas Analysis and Sensing Group.
Dominic will be discussing the application of a new portable FTIR system at the event which is being held on Thursday, 15th May 2008.
In the past, field-use instruments for the detection of toxic gases have sacrificed analytical performance for the sake of usability. As a result, many portable instruments have merely provided data that is indicative and non-specific, whereas analytical instruments have been difficult or impossible to operate in the field. The Gasmet DX-4030 from Quantitech is a revolutionary new analyser providing both field-usability and high levels of analytical performance. The DX-4030 employs FTIR (Fourier Transform InfraRed Spectroscopy) analysis producing almost instantaneous readings for multiple compounds across a wide measurement range that extends to sub-ppm levels.
Dominic said: “The event is sure to be of great interest to anyone within the gas detection field. For the first time users will have a truly portable device that will enable them to measure almost any parameter real-time, without having to know in advance which gas or vapour to test for. As a consequence, we foresee a great demand for this highly advanced technology in applications such as chemical spill response, industrial hygiene, contaminated land, leak detection and the measurement of anaesthetic gases in hospitals.”
The one-day meeting will include presentations on the current state of techniques available or potentially available for automated use in the field. There will also be an opportunity to visit the laboratory facilities at NPL.
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