Versaperm has launched a new version of its carbon dioxide (CO2) permeability meter, which can accurately measure permeability in food and drink manufacturing applications.
The new MK VI meter can measure permeability to an accuracy in the parts per million range, and is 100 times faster than conventional gravimetric techniques, Versaperm said. It is suitable for a wide range of materials, coatings, components, bottles and enclosures. It can also be configured to measure the permeability of other gases, including hydrogen, helium, oxygen and nitrogen.
MK VI “is highly automated and its multiple chambers can cope with several samples at one time – and still produce a permeability measurement in as little as 30 minutes for some materials and gases. It needs very little re-calibration and requires, at most, minimal training,” the company claimed.
Though useful in the production of drinks and in several industrial and commercial processes, the problem with CO2 “is that it is also very good at getting into places you don’t want it to be, and out of places you do,” it added. This is “not through leakage – but… because it permeates through the actual materials that are used to enclose it”.
The MK VI meter helps food manufacturers to detect and address this issue.
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