The Fumigation Monitor Company Integrated Fumigation Monitoring &Web Based Data Acquisition Methyl Bromide & Alternatives Conference Surabaya, Indonesia PART 1 of 2
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The Fumigation Monitor Company Integrated Fumigation Monitoring
&Web Based Data Acquisition Methyl Bromide & Alternatives
Conference Surabaya, Indonesia PART 1 of 2
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History of Fumigation Gas Monitors form Spectros Instruments
YearFumigation GasDevelopment Partners 1996 Ethylene Oxide Johnson
& Johnson 1998PhosphineLorillard; RJR 2004Sulfuryl FluorideDow
Chemical 2005Methyl BromideUSDA APPROVED
2009EthanedinitrileLinde
Fumigant Infrared Spectra: Unique Fingerprint for Real Answers
PH3 SO2F2 CH3Br CO2
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How Does Spectros Instruments Measure Concentrations? A=
Absorbance =log(Io/I) = Absorptivity Is a constant L = Pathlength
Is a constant C = Concentration Solve for this Beers Law A= LC
Absorbance Optical Filter Absolute Laws of Physics
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Other Monitors Sensors contact gas=Consumed=Short Life Our
Advantage: Years of Continuous Use Spectros Sensor =NO GAS
CONTACT=Long Life There are no moving parts.
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Dosage is not concentration Quality of fumigation product i.e.
phosphine tablets No reaction is 100% quantitative conversion
Leakage from the structureIS IT SEALED? Sorption of gas from free
space onto product Why Monitor a Fumigation?
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Fumigation Monitors for ISPM-15 Wood Packaging Materials
Multiple Presentations Rome, Italy United Nations Food and
Agriculture Organization
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Conclusion: ISPM15 (I)nternational (S)tandards for
(P)hytosanitary (M)easures #15. International Plant Protection
Convention, a part of the United Nation's Food and Agriculture
Organization. If you are not monitoring you are not fumigating
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Why Are ALL Fumigation Gas Measurements Wrong Unless they Have
Pressure, Temperature & Flow Correction?
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Different Temp and Pressure on Day of Calibration Vs. Day of
USE? a 1% error is observed for every 3C uncorrected temperature
change a fixed error of 1% for every 7.6 mm change in pressure
Errors can easily be 4 g/M 3 which is 7% in a 55g/M 3 fumigation.
Fumiscope and other thermoconductivity monitors will register at
least a 12 g/M 3 FALSE response for every 1% of CO2 present.
Reading of higher levels than actually present leads to
under-dosage Pump draw rates change sample pressures which changes
sample density. Different sample line lengths change pump pressure
changing gas density Easy to Get 20-25% Total Error with Other
Monitors
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Monitor Platform Unmatched Accuracy Long Life Use Modular
Design Rugged Construction Simple Operation Maximum Flexibility
Total Reliability FAST PAY-BACK
Diagnostic Screen IR detector output, volts Sample
concentration, in IR detector (Bench) System temperatures System
pressures Zone length > Active zone, purge, or press. check >
IR measurement units > Detector noise figure > Change since
last P check Modbus packet traffic appears here, when RS485 is
enabled and active. Concentration at ambient P&T and STP Change
since last re-zero Initiate Purge cycle Switch to next zone Toggle
pump on/off Clear Modbus data Press to store current as zero Exit
Diag screen Current fault code (Flagged with F) Concentration
correction due to temperature Detector comp since last zero 400
Series
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Spectros Instruments Monitors are calibrated to absolute laws
of physics PV=nRT (Validate Any Time) with precise molar
concentrations and compensate for ambient Pressure, Gas Flow
&Temperature with onboard sensors.
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Phosphine PH3
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Electrochemical Sensor Chemical Reaction PH 3 +4H20 H 3 PO 4
+8H + +8e - Sensor is Consumed Cross sensitivity to other
gases.Typical interferences include CO ; H2 ; SO2 ; H2S ; CO2
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In-Transit Fumigations
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Alarm
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NEW Handheld Phosphine Monitor Up to 5000PPM Reading NDIR Based
Onboard Data Storage Unmatched Accuracy NDIR Technology Long Life
Use Price Competitive
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Low Level Phosphine Fixed Installations
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Thank You Dennis Glennon Ph.D. Chief Technology Officer
Spectros Instruments, Inc. 17D Airport Road Hopedale, MA USA Office
508.478.1648 Direct 508.579.6301
[email protected]