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General

The AirSense is a mass spectrometer based on the patented Ion-Molecule Reaction (IMR-MS) and can be used for a broad field of applications.

This analyzer is the multi-purpose level model focusing applications for non limited gas components, highest flexibility and robustness all in one.

Functional Diagram

Typical Applications

As our multi-purpose analyzer the V&F AirSense is state-of-the-art for most of the applications in the following fields:

• Automotive Applications
• Food, Beverages & Tobacco Applications
• Environmental Applications
• Medical Applications

Success Stories

Automotive Industry

• Online Oil Dilution Measurement
• Gas Analysis in Fuel Cell Technology
• Ammonia and NOx Measurements in Engine Exhaust Gas
• Desulfation Strategies for Catalytic Devices

Environmental Industry - Immission

• Immission Monitoring by IMR-MS in Accordance with EPA Methods
• Monitoring Immission of Gases Near Waste Processing Plants
• Mobile Pollution Measurements in Traffic
• Monitoring Air Quality Near Petrochemical Plants

Environmental Industry - Emission

• Online Quantification of Tar during Biomass Gasification
• Dioxin Formation in Waste Incinerators

Environmental Industry - Indoor Room Air Quality

• Ambient Air Quality and Exposure Level Measurements at the Workplace
• Real Time Analysis of Indoor Air Pollutants for Photocatalytic Research

Industrial Gases Industry

• Feed Gas and Process Monitoring in CO2 Production
• Analysis of N2O, CO2 and Hydrocarbons in Pure O2
• Hydrocarbon and Other Impurities in Calibration and Specialty Gas Mixtures

Food, Beverages and Tobacco Industry

• Rapid Impurity Monitoring of Raw Milk
• Measurements of Flavour Release Using an IMR Mass Spectrometer
• Rapid Detection of Mold in Jelly
• Determination of Nut Quality
• Analysis and Quantification of Short Chain Fatty Acids in Fermentation Processes
• Control of PET Recycling (PET Flakes)
• Real Time Monitoring of Residual Styrene from Polystyrene Packing Material
• Aroma Gas Phase Analysis of Cigarette Paper
• Determination of Volatile Compounds in Cigarette Packaging
• Puff–by-Puff online Cigarette Smoke Analysis of Hoffmann Analytes

Healthcare Industry

• Non-invasive Diagnosis of Disease Using Breath Analysis
• Early Detection of Bacteria
• Real Time Monitoring of Propofol in Expired Air
• Bioavailabiltiy of Administered Pharmaceuticals
• Bad Breath After Administering Drugs

Cement Industry

• Detection of Pollutants Resulting from Cement Production
• Measurements of Emissions Produced by Burning Alternative Fuels in the Cement Industry
• Monitoring the Formation of Benzene in Cement Kiln Systems

Steel Industry

• Process Control in Steel Production
• Hazardous Impurities in Steel Process Off Gas
• Hydrogen Production in a Cyclic Ion Ore to Steel Conversion Process

Alternative Energies Industry

• Gas Analysis in Fuel Cell Technology
• Emission Reduction in Hydromethane Combustion
• Monitoring of Gasification Processes

Polymers, Tire & Rubber Industry

• Production Control of Elastomers in the Tire Industry
• Quality Control of PET Recycling (PET Flakes)
• Real Time Monitoring of Residual Styrene from Polystyrene Packing Material
• Evaporation of Inorganic- and Organic Compounds from Elastomers

Measureable Compounds (excerpt)

Further Compound Groups

• Ethers
• Esters
• Phosphororganics
• Terpenes
• Lactones

* depending on the components measured, system setup and the settings

** depending on the type of gas inlet System

Reference Customers (excerpt)

 

 

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