Micromeritics will introduce developments in material characterisation instrumentation at Analytica 2010, which is scheduled to be held at the Munich Trade Fair Centre on 23-26 March.
The company, which will be located on Stand 121 in Hall A1, will showcase a variety of instruments and instrument options.
The new-generation Saturn Digisizer II high-definition digital particle-size analyser measures particle size in a range of 40nm to 2.5mm and utilises a charge-coupled-device (CCD) detector containing more than three million detector elements, Mie theory and design and data reduction features to provide a high level of resolution and sensitivity.
The Microstar residual gas analyser, which also be on display at Analytica, features a quadrupole mass spectrometer that complements the Micromeritics Autochem 2910, 2920 and 2950 dynamic chemisorption analysers.
It is suitable for pulse chemisorption studies and temperature-programmed reactions.
The company's Asap 2020 is now available with new vapour and water-vapour options, enabling researchers and formulators to characterise the surface area and porosity of materials both before and after exposure to vapours or moisture.
The Asap 2420 enhanced micropore option extends the low-pressure measurement capabilities of the instrument and enables enhanced performance for characterising microporous materials, according to Micromeritics.
The Asap 2420 features six independently operated ports for adsorption analysis and 12 automated independently controlled sample-preparation stations.
Since the formation of particulate systems with its acquisition of the Particle Insight Dynamic Image Analyzer, this Micromeritics brand has added a number of new products and announced a strategic collaboration with Surface Measurement Systems.
The HPVA-100 high-pressure volumetric analyser uses the static volumetric method to measure high-pressure adsorption isotherms with hydrogen, methane, carbon dioxide and other gases.
The operating pressure of the HPVA ranges from high vacuum to 200bar.
Sample temperatures during analysis can range from cryogenic to 500C.
The company will also exhibit the MA-1040 magnetic analyser, which detects minute quantities of iron in a range of materials, with sensitivity as low as 0.00001 per cent magnetic content.
The strategic collaboration with Surface Measurement Systems gives distribution rights to Particulate Systems for key Surface Measurement Systems products in selected regions of the world.
These products include the DVS dynamic vapour sorption systems, which utilise dynamic gas flow and the gravimetric technique to produce high-resolution adsorption and desorption isotherms of water and organic vapours on solid materials.
