*PICARRO ( Ring-down Spectroscopy ) > highly expensive > & far too “proprietary” yet !) *FTIR
GAS FTIR > Gasmet FTIR Crash Course in FTIR by Gasmet VIDEO 
Protea FTIR Vs. GC in Gas Analysis PDF Protea AtmosFTIR
- A Replacement for many GC Apps
- a huge compedia o revolutionary Gas Analysis instruments
- analayis of up to 50 mixture components by HighRes IR simultaneously
- Anyhing which has a NON- symmetrical molecule
eg but NOT H2, O2, N2, Ar,He, CCl4 (? perhaps) but also highly specific for toxics, NO2, NH3,
normally large spectra cell(Quartz)200cc > very long path length ( via multi relection cells ) determines sensitivity > LODs HIgh Flow rates >a few 100cc/min > 1 litre/min
revolutionary development over “many” decades albeiit very much in the hands of R&D “gurus: > ‘till recently > “restrictive” patents expriring ? and the marketing being freed
Problems ( for us !)
High Tech , ultra-expensive, protected by “academics” market dominate by business “gurus” protective > “attempts to corner the market” perhaps stifled by patents ?
- NEEDS INNOVATION and commercialising
Maybe PROTEA Systems ? (watch this space ! )
- at least NO LN required ( ambient and MAX Temp ???)
- a design compromise, resolution vs speed and need for a sample drier
- vs COST! . . . and hopefully now within reason !
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