Two portable, easy-to-use mid-IR analysers to measure the percent ethanol in gasoline and/or water in ethanol or methanol are now available from Wilks Enterprise
They are rugged, compact instruments for use by non-technical personnel and give a direct readout in percent ethanol or percent water in under a minute.
This provides the user with the capability to make measurements on-site at a manufacturing facility, distribution center or service station and not wait for laboratory test results.
Each instrument weighs less only about 2kg and can be operated from a battery pack or cigarette lighter adapter cable.
The first is the InfraCal Filtometer.
This is a low-cost analyser that is preset for a specified wavelength suited for one pre-selected measurement.
It is self-contained with an internal calibration program and direct readout display.
An RS 232 interface is available for data transmission to a PC.
The InfraCal Filtometer is ideal where a single, repetitive analysis is needed.
The second instrument is the InfraSpec VFA-IR spectrometer that covers the spectral region 5.4 to 10.8micrometers and is capable of monitoring more than one biofuels component.
It will measure the % ethanol in gasoline or water in ethanol or methanol, as well as the % biodiesel in diesel fuel, or total glycerides during the biodiesel reaction process.
The InfraSpec spectrometer is operated from a PC, allowing for multiple calibrations, data storage and data transmission.
It can receive an input from a bar code scanner for sample identification.
