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Laser-Based H2S Analyzer Provides Laser Accuracy while Eliminating Maintenance and Hazardous Waste

Date: 04/26/2007

The following release was created by Power PR, a business to business marketing public relations firm based in Torrance, California.


The costs, hazardous waste and other maintenance issues associated with lead acetate tape systems, UV analyzers, chromatographs and other technologies traditionally used by process industries for H2S measurement can now be avoided via a new-generation, laser-based H2S analyzer.

This technology, in wide use by petrochemical gas transportation, processing and refinery industries for measuring moisture, virtually eliminates recalibration and maintenance while providing very fast, accurate and repeatable measurements.

Developed by SpectraSensors, Inc. (Rancho Cucamonga, CA), a leader in optical sensor and measurement systems, the new analyzer uses the firm's NASA-based Tunable Laser Diode (TDL) technology to measure hydrogen sulfide content in hydrocarbon streams such as fuel gas typically used throughout refinery and petrochemical installations.

"One of the major benefits of the TDL-based analyzer is the avoidance of hazardous waste, a major drawback to widely used lead acetate tape systems," explains Sam Miller, Director of marketing for SpectraSensors. "Once used, the tape must be disposed of in a manner that is both costly and inconvenient. UV analyzers can be used for H2S measurement also but require light source replacement and are often confused by interfering background gas components. GC's are highly complex systems that require trained experts to operate. Reduced manpower for maintenance and increased automation are universal trends for refineries and chemical plants so these companies welcome technologies that reduce their financial exposure in this way."

The TDL-based H2S analyzer offers consistent repeatability as well as low operational costs. This greatly reduces the cost of ownership and virtually eliminates technician support while providing accurate and stable calibration throughout the life of the analyzer.

SpectraSensors, Inc., headquartered in Rancho Cucamonga, California, was incorporated in 1999, as a technology spin-off of the NASA/Caltech Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The company is a leading manufacturer of optically based gas sensors for the industrial process and environmental monitoring markets. Their gas analyzers measure moisture (H2O), carbon dioxide (CO2), hydrogen sulfide (H2S), methane (CH4), sulfur dioxide (SO2), total sulfur, ammonia (NH3), ethylene oxide (ETO) and more.

SpectraSensors, Inc.
Sam Miller
smiller@spectrasensors.com
http://www.spectrasensors.com/h2s
Phone: (800) 619-2861
Fax: (909) 948-4142

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