The document discusses MAX-Bev, an online CO2 monitoring system from MAX Analytical Technologies that uses infrared and UV fluorescence spectroscopy to rapidly and accurately measure impurities in CO2. It can detect more impurities than competitors' systems, at lower detection limits, with faster analysis times. MAX-Bev also has lower operating and maintenance costs than alternative solutions like gas chromatography. The system is suited for applications in the beverage industry to help assure product quality and safety.
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High-Speed Remote-Field Testing in Carbon Steel TubingEddyfi
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Introducing: Advanced Water Monitoring & Control Innovation for Industrial, M...Blue I Water Technologies
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XRF Advancements Improve Detection of Trace Silicon in Carbon Steel in On-Lin...Olympus IMS
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Measurement of VOCs for Air Quality Using Widely Tunable Mid-Infrared Laser S...Gasera Ltd.
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Diamond Systems Landtec GEM5000 Complete PackageMadison Miller
The GEMTM5000 is designed specifically for use on landfills to monitor Landfill Gas (LFG) Collection & Control Systems. The GEMTM5000 samples and analyzes the methane, carbon dioxide and oxygen content of landfill gas with options for additional analysis.
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This presentation explores the latest subsea wireless products and automation technologies including hybrid wireless, Subsea Internet of Things and Subsea Cloud Computing and their use to increase production, reduce operating costs, reduce asset integrity management costs and extend asset life.
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• Online & always connected
• Global distribution network
• Municipal and industrial applications
• HYDROGUARD - TurbiPlus Technology
• HYDROGUARD – Amperometric Technology
• Smart LEA – Self-Powered Data-Driven Network Technology
• Prizma – Electro-Optic Technology
XRF Advancements Improve Detection of Trace Silicon in Carbon Steel in On-Lin...Olympus IMS
Carbon steels with low-Si (< 0.10 %) content can corrode at an accelerated rate when exposed to sulfidation corrosion conditions. Detecting silicon content in carbon steel via X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and optical emission spectroscopy (OES) has been performed in recent years, though typically during downtime under ambient temperatures.
Recent advancements in handheld X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) to quantify levels of silicon (Si) in carbon steel as it pertains to API RP 939-C’s avoiding sulfidation corrosion failures in oil refineries will be discussed. The utility of handheld XRF is explained in practical terms that apply directly to industrial material testing and specifically the surface and environmental variables that affect in situ trace Si testing in high temperatures.
Recent developments are identified and their impact as related directly to this application. Dramatically improved hardware and software bring a new level of speed, improved accuracy and precision to the detection of silicon at concentrations below 0.10 wt % in carbon steel process piping systems and components up to 900F. Specifically, better detector/signal processing (1.5X higher count rate, resolution <145 eV) produces improved sensitivity and allows reduced test times in high temperature environments. Additionally the heat sink, standoff and fan design of current instruments mitigate the effects of heat on the instrument.
Measurement of VOCs for Air Quality Using Widely Tunable Mid-Infrared Laser S...Gasera Ltd.
Indoor Air Quality
Indoor air quality has a large impact on health, quality of life and work efficiency. Numerous indoor air impurities are responsible for respiratory diseases , allergies, intoxication and certain types of cancer. Contaminants are caused by e.g. moulds, decomposing floor covering, tobacco smoke, outgassing from furniture.
Photoacoustic detection combined with widely tunable mid-IR laser sources provides a versatile platform for various air quality applications. High-power EC-QCL in the fingerprint regions enables measurement of many VOCs and also other gases that typically are active in the common fingerprint region. Easy to operate, miniaturization possibilities and infrequent maintenance requirement provides additional benefit.
In this webinar, we will explore:
Why is liner selection important?
What does Total Insight mean and why is it important?
Why are accurate pH readings so important?
Why does pH measurement have to be so difficult?
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PyxisGC BTEX is the first and unique gaschromatograph "carrier gas free" for remote BTEX monitoring
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This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
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GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
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Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
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Ali max-bev demo presentation 2-9-18
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The New Standard in Beverage Grade
CO2 Purity Monitoring
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
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Whether your company is on the user side or the
supplier side, MAX-BevTM
will not only assure the
quality of your product but more importantly, reduce
food safety risk to the customer!
Why is MAX-Bev™ important to you?
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
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What is MAX-BevTM
?
MAX-Bev™ is an integrated, On-Line CO2 Monitoring System based on infrared (IR) & UV fluorescence
spectroscopy for the rapid & accurate measurement of sensory active & harmful impurities in CO2
Can Max-Bev™ meet ISBT CO2 Impurity Guidelines?
• YES! It meets or exceeds ALL ISBT CO2 test method performance criteria!
Why is MAX-Bev™ better than other solutions?
• Faster Analysis (every 6 sec update!!)
• Intuitive, Easy to Operate, Highly Automated
• Push Button CoA generation
• More ISBT Impurities Detected & at Lower Detection Limits
• Significantly Lower Operating & Maintenance Costs vs Competition
• More Robust Measurement Methods which Minimizes Analysis Errors &
Costly Rejections of Perfectly Good Product – or release of Off-Spec Batches
The Basics
MAX Analytical Technologies
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ACCURATE, EASY, RELIABLE AND FAST
ALL ISBT measurement results updated
every 6 seconds!!
• MAX-Bev™ provides rapid “Early Warning” response to
any developing process upset & produces rapid off-spec
concentration alarms
• Faster analysis results in quicker truckload offloads &
lower demurrage costs
• Compare vs. GC based systems (4 to 10 min. per update)
or Older IR-based technology (10 – 15 min. per update!!)
• Easy to operate – Intuitive, large screen display of all
impurity levels & limits
• Pushbutton CoA Generation!
• Secure Data Storage & Back-up
• Highly Automated & PLC friendly – Remote Monitoring
Capability
Exclusive Distributor of
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Lower Operating & Maintenance Costs
MAX-Bev™ requires only 4 hours of annual
preventative maintenance (ex. Filter
changes)
– Constant automatic / internal IR self-calibrations
– Calibration gas standards unnecessary - but available for
periodic performance verification
– Automated periodic calibration / verification of TSC analyzer
– No high purity carrier gases needed (unlike GC)
– No annoying, expensive, “every 10 month” PID lamp
replacements needed (unlike GC)
– Nitrogen purge gas only (no Helium or Hydrogen needed) =
Simple Supply Logistics
– NO Expensive, Mandatory Yearly Service Contracts
– Fast Service network (not weeks or months like some
competitors)
– Spare IR & UVF Modules available for Rapid Field Change-
out & minimal down-time - if these units require return &
repair
MAX Analytical Technologies
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The Challenges of IR Measurements of CO2
Facts & Solutions
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
• High AA is a source of many odor complaints & a key ISBT Target Impurity
• AA is commonly found in Fermentation & Combustion Feed Gas Sources
• Acetone is also a common impurity – but NOT an ISBT listed Target
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The Challenges of IR Measurements of CO2
Facts & Solutions
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
• High AA is a source of odor complaints & an ISBT Target Impurity
• AA is commonly found in Fermentation & Combustion Feed Gas Sources
• Acetone is also a common impurity – but NOT an ISBT listed Target
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MINIMIZE INTERFERENCES & REJECTED
GOOD PRODUCT & LOST PRODUCTION!
MAX-Bev™ has superior impurity
discrimination vs Older Generation
IR & UV-based CO2 Analyzers
• No more erroneous, false positive Acetaldehyde
(AA) alarms that result in rejection of good CO2
loads & packaged bev-products.
• Max-Bev™ eliminates issues with Acetone
interference as it easily distinguishes between
impurities with very similar IR spectra.
• Moisture at ISBT acceptable levels can create
significant false positives for NO, NO2, SO2
detection in older IR-based systems. The MAX-
Bev™ greatly reduces this influence to minimal,
acceptable levels.
• As CO2 Feed gas sources are increasingly
diverse & complex – interference robustness is
becoming a critical consideration in new
analyzer selections!
MAX Analytical Technologies
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Max-Bev™Systems
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The Challenges of IR Measurements of CO2
Facts & Solutions
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
• NO & NO2 (NOx) are ISBT Target Impurities
• NOx is common in Fermentation & Combustion Feed Gas Sources
• NO & NO2 IR bands are superimposed by H2O vapor bands
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The Challenges of IR Measurements of CO2
Facts & Solutions
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
• SO2 is an ISBT Target Impurity
• SO2 is common in Combustion Feed Gas Sources
• SO2 IR bands are superimposed by H2O vapor bands
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The Challenges of IR Measurements of CO2
Facts & Solutions
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
• % CO2 Purity is an ISBT Target Measurement
• % CO2 is commonly measured by a Zahm-Nagel Device & use of 40-60% Caustic
Agents = a relative hazardous field test method!!
• ISBT % CO2 Purity = 99.9% which requires a very precise & time-stabile
measurement method – so as not to create “false alarms” for low (ex. 99.8%) purity –
if the analyzer drifts!
• MAX Bev™ can directly measure % CO2 purity
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The Challenges of IR Measurements of CO2
The MAX-Bev Solution
A = ε l c (Beer - Lambert Law)
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
For Maximum Analyte Sensitivity
• Maximum pathlength (multiple reflections)
• For Gases = Maximize Cell Pressure (psig)* (increase the number density); use a highly stable IR
source, good optics & very low noise proprietary detector; precise cell Pressure & cell Temperature
control!!
Max-Bev’s IR selectivity, robustness & freedom from spectral interferences are accomplished by:
• Proper / clever selection of wavelength & bandwidth for each analyte
• Signal Averaging for S/N enhancement
• Algorithmic discrimination of interferences
Where: A = Absorbance, ε = molecular absorptivity constant, l = pathlength
c = analyte concentration (molecules/ mL)
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ALL KEY ISBT LIST IMPURITIES MEASURED
@ LOWER DETECTION LIMITS
MAX-Bev™ = Maximum Advantage
• MDLs up to 200x lower than competitors
• Easy to operate, highly automated with long-lasting
parts (no more 10 month PID lamp replacements!!)
• High resolution & proprietary data processing
prevents getting false positive results caused by
H2O vapor & benign, non-regulated, trace impurities
(ex. acetone on critical AA measurements) – this
eliminates the cost of rejecting good product &
the delays involved with production restart!
• Measurement speed can greatly reduce your yearly
truck offloading demurrage costs.
• Max-Bev™ also precisely monitors CO2 % Purity
directly – NO Highly Caustic ZAHM NAGEL
Glassware Needed!
IMPURITY MAX Bev MDL IR Competitor MDL
Benzene (AHC) 2 ppb 5 ppb
Total Sulfur (TSC) 2 ppb 30 ppb
SO2 2 ppb 30 ppb
TNMHC 20 ppb 4 ppm
THC 20 ppb 4 ppm
CH4 6 ppb 1 ppm
H2O 40 ppb 5 ppm
Acetaldehyde 3 ppb 50 ppb
Acetone 3 ppb N/A
CO 20 ppb 2 ppm
NH3 20 ppb 1 ppm
HCN 40 ppb N/A
NO 20 ppb 1 ppm
NO2 6 ppb 1 ppm
Ethane 5 ppb 1 ppm
Propane 5 ppb 1 ppm
Pentane 5 ppb N/A
Methanol 10 ppb 1 ppm
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CO2 ANALYZER COMPARISON SUMMARY
MAX Analytical Technologies
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
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• Coca-Cola™ Certification achieved
February 2018 & WIKKI listed.
• MAX-Bev™ is currently installed at
Coca-Cola™ Northern New England.
• Max Analytical Technologies has
worked closely with CCNNE to
develop a custom product that is
made to meet the specific demands
of the carbonated beverage bottling
plant.
MAX Analytical Technologies
Coca-Cola™ Approved
Exclusive Distributor of
Max-Bev™Systems
Tank Truck Sampling Station
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SPECIFICATION SUMMARY
• Integrated Technology
– FTIR Gas Analyzer
– Total Sulfur (UV Fluorescence) Analyzer
• Automated Gas Handling System
– Up to 10 sample line inputs
– 1L Cylinder samples can be measured
• Custom Enclosure (IP5X rated)
– Truck Interface NEMA 4 with Auto-Offload Ctrl Option
• Ancillary & back-up analyzers available
• Detector Tube-based Analyzers
• Trace Oxygen Analyzer
• Gas Delivery System
– 5 LPM (MFC)
– Gas cell back pressure
– Gas Line switching valves (automated)
– Flash Vaporizers / Pressure Regulators
• Data Output
– Intuitive, Easy to use HMI with Large Screen
– 20+ measurable analytes
– PLC friendly
• FTIR dynamic range
– 0 – 500 ppm
• Accuracy / Linearity/Drift
– ± 1%
• CO2 measurement
– 100.0% ± 0.1%
• Power requirements
– 200-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz
– 2000 W
– Surge protector / Uninterruptible Power
Supply (UPS) recommended
• Dimensions
– 26" (W) x 74” (H) x 35" (D) [66 cm x 188
cm x 89 cm]
– 600 lbs. (272 kg)
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MAX-BEV™ = The Maximum Advantage
HARDWARE, SOFTWARE & SUPPORT SERVICES
HARDWARE
Rack and Analyzers
HMI + MAX-Bev™ Software Package
Sample Multiplexer (4 Port) & Controls - Std
OPTIONAL HARDWARE & SUPPLIES
Truck Interface Station
Sample Multiplexer (5 – 10 Port) & Controls
SS & Passivated Flash Vaporizers – Pressure Regulators
Uninterruptible Power Supply
Passivated, Multi-channel Detector Tube Analyzers – with
TSC capability
Passivated Single-channel Detector Tube Analyzer
Analyzer Friendly Detector Tube Supplies
Trace Oxygen Analyzer
Certified Gas Standard Supplies (Verification Gas)
Passivated Pressure Regulators, Transfer Lines &
Hardware
Printers
AVAILABLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT SERVICES
OPTIONAL Yearly Service Contract
Installation & Training
NJ or CT-based Training Options
Remote Web-based Training
Telephone Support
Remote Ethernet Data, Analyzer Status & Troubleshooting Review
Annual Preventative Maintenance Visit
On-site Repair & Training
Extensive Service Group (USA-BASED) with Rapid Response Capability
Expert Back-up ISO-17025 CO2 lab support
Back-up emergency analyzer rentals including FTIR & UVF Units
Consumables Maintenance Kit
Replacement Parts Maintenance Kit
Custom Calibration Programs
Software Rev. Updates
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Improved Product Quality Assurance & Food Safety
Fast Analysis – Beats all other technologies
More Impurities Measured (at no extra charge)
Lower Detection Limits – compare MDL’s vs the others
Lower Operating & Maintenance Costs
No Perpetual, Mandatory $ervice Contracts Required!
Minimize False Alarms that cause Rejected Good Product
No annoying “Unknown Impurity” Alarms
Better Cost of Ownership – No PID lamps & Carrier Gases!
Installation, Training, Back-up Expert ISO-17025 Lab Support
Rapid PM & Repair Service network – no waiting “months”
Swap out FTIR & UVF units to reduce out-of-service time
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