TÜV and MCERTS for enhanced FTIR emissions analysers

Gasmet’s ‘CEMS II e’ FTIR continuous emissions monitoring system is now certified by TÜV for enhanced performance across an extended list of gases, following completion of EN 15267-3 testing for the analysis of a wide range of gases including Methane, Formaldehyde and low range HF and NO. “This means that it meets the performance specifications in European directives and also the more stringent specifications in the type approval standard EN 15267-3,” comments Gasmet’s Antti Heikkilä.

The performance tests, which involved laboratory and climate chamber tests, and a field test of six months, were undertaken by TÜV Rheinland, the internationally renowned independent test, inspection and auditing organisation. “While the field test was successfully completed in 2015, an extended field test is still ongoing, and this will extend the maintenance interval of three months up to six months after a year of faultless operation,” adds Heikkilä.

The technology in all of Gasmet’s FTIR analysers (fixed and portable) is essentially the same, and benefits from continual investment in product development. It is this work that has enabled the dramatic improvements that have been highlighted by the TÜV tests.

Rami Vuorinen manages Gasmet’s development work. He says: “During 2014, we were able to reduce the baseline noise level significantly, improving sensitivity by a factor of two. However, we did not publish this information, pending the results of the TÜV tests, so it is very pleasing to be able to provide third party evidence that supports our own findings.”

The newly certified CEM system has been denoted ‘CEMS II e‘ to highlight the extended range of certified components and the enhanced analytical performance. 

Both that the Gasmet CEMS II e and the portable (DX4000) FTIR analysers have been awarded an MCERTS certificate (Sira MC030014/08) demonstrating compliance with the MCERTS Performance Standards EN15267-3 & QAL 1 as defined in EN 14181.

The MCERTS certificate confirms the performance of Gasmet’s FTIR analysers for the measurement of CO, NO, SO2, NO2, N2O, HCl, NH3, H2O, HF, CO2, O2, CH4 and CHOH. 

FTIR is an extremely popular multiparameter emissions monitoring technology; able to monitor almost any gaseous compound. This means for example, that the Gasmet CEMS II e and the DX4000 are able to provide monitoring data for up to 50 compounds simultaneously.