CO2 permeability meter

CO2 is used in industries ranging from electronics to oil production and from water treatment and welding through to paper making and even the theatre.

Using the right materials for these applications is vital and some common plastics, for example, allow over a hundred times more CO2 to escape than others.

Versaperm's new meter is highly automated and easy to use and can measure to an accuracy in the parts per million (PPM) range and is said to be around 100 times faster than conventional gravimetric techniques. The instrument can optionally be configured to measure the permeability of almost any other gas, including hydrogen, helium, hydrocarbons, oxygen, nitrogen and water vapour.

The company also operates a laboratory service to measure permeability where the volume or logistics of measurements does not demand a dedicated instrument.