Cylinder Air Quality for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus Ensuring the quality of air in a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) is important for the safety and well-being of the consumer in diving, firefighting, and laboratory applications. Divers, for example, will be completely reliant on the SCBA while under water, each diving tank has ~1 hour of use. If the mixture has contaminants, it can adversely affect the divers health or equipment. The supplier must ensure their breathing air cylinder
Accurate gas calibration for quality control in beverage production! Millions of beverages are sold worldwide every day. Testing contaminates that can be found in beverage products is a must to ensure a safe product. The quality and purity of the drink falls on all those involved in the supply chain from the simple components to the factory that bottles the beverage. Any failures in quality control can lead to health concerns for consumers and major recalls. There
Calibration for Humid Conditions Gas analyzer or detector calibration is more effective when the gas standard closely matches conditions of analysis. Percent relative humidity (%RH) in the environment can affect analytical readings as well as contaminate or shorten the lifespan of the detector. To be sure you are calibrating to the same conditions as exposure, you need to create calibration gas that relates to the operational environment. KIN-TEK Analytical, Inc. offers the FlexStreamTM Base Module paired with
The “How It Works – Troubleshooting Series” provides simple troubleshooting techniques to optimize your gas standard generator.
Calibration Gas Standards for Food Flavorings and Additives The health and environmental impacts of food additives and preservatives are becoming more prominent. To ensure that foodstuffs meet quality and regulatory guidelines, proper calibration of analyzers for these additives is required. Among the common additives are flavorings like Vanillin, Eugenol and d-Limonene, Terpenes like α-pinene and β-pinene, and preservatives like benzoic acid. While many standards for foodstuffs are provided in liquids for Liquid Chromatography analysis, KIN-TEK
Gas Standards for Chemical Warfare Agent (CWA) Simulants Recent world events have reinforced the need for accurate detection and analysis of trace concentration Chemical Warfare Agents (CWAs). Calibrating analytical devices using real agents is dangerous and difficult so simulants such as Dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP) and Diisopropylmethylphosphonate (DIMP) are used as G-agent simulants and Methyl salicylate (MS) and 2-Chloroethyl ethyl sulfide (CEES) are simulants for HD agents. KIN-TEK Analytical, Inc. offers several CWA simulants for calibrating detectors or researching