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Universal Gas Sampling System

10 mars 2016/dans Applications, Biogas, CEMS, Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, Direct Extractive, energy, Gas coolers, landfill, News, Process Monitoring, renewable, Sampling system, stack emissions, waste incinerator, waste-to-energy /par Gary

Sampling is a key factor to ensure representative analysis and essential to preserve the good status of your monitoring system. AquaGas Monitoring Systems introduces Ankersmid Sampling BVBA (Belgium) stationary sampling equipment designed for Continuous Emission Monitoring (CEMS) and process online analysis.

AquaGas solutions are available as system components for integration into third party systems or as complete turn-key systems. Our systems combine the best technologies available to extract, transfer, and condition samples from stack or crucial process locations prior to analysis.

Ankersmid Sampling Patented design offers a wide selection of modular options and combinations essential to optimise sampling performances and secure the availability rate of CEMS and process monitoring equipment.

Our adaptative product range is versatile and suits a large variety of applications including:

Cement Plant
Power Station (Coal fired, Diesel…)
Waste Incinerators
DeNOx, deSOx and other flue gas treatment process
Combustion and Process control
Syngas and biogas plant
Refineries…

Heated Gas Sample Probes

50°C to 320°C with PID controller or 0-180°C self-limiting heating cartridges
High & Low temperature alarm and RS485 ModBus
Wide variety of filter materials, length and porosity
PTFE demister for wet scrubbers
Blowback function for higher dust load up to 10g/Nm3
The test gas injection port according to emissions standards (EN14181)
Calibration gas feeding via the filter element of the gas sample probe
Large selection of heated and unheated sample tubes (incl. ATEX)
Easy access to filter, inner stack sample tube, and top-filter
Efficient and fast maintenance and routine inspection tasks

ASP Series

Heated Lines

50°C to 200°C Heated Line with PID controller
0-180°C self-limiting heat trace Sample line
High & Low temperature alarm and RS485 ModBus
Large choice of options and combinations (incl. ATEX)
PTFE or SS316 inner tube
Multiple inner tubes for calibration, air and sample flows
No cold spot
Large selection of temperature sensor
UV rated PA12 , Polyamide braiding or highly flexible smooth silicon outer jacket
Maintenance free and delivered ready for installation

AHL Heated Lines

Gas Conditioners

4°C +/-0.1°C dew point stabiliser
19 inch rack or wall mount units
High & Low temperature alarm and RS485 ModBus
Large choice of options and combinations (incl. ATEX)
Ankersmid Sampling patented NEO® heat exchanger design
Multiple stream capabilities
PFA® coated gas path and heat exchanger
ASS integrated rack mount complete stationary sampling system
Low maintenance and reduced operating cost
High-performance continuous condensate purge
AOX, TUV certified 99% conversion efficiency NOx converter

Gas Conditionners

Gas Sampling Pumps

High performance PTFE gas sampling pump
5 to 30 lpm flow range
5 to 240°C operating temperature range
Designed for a large range of analytical applications (incl. ATEX)
Large choice of options and combinations

Speciality Filters

Universal all purposes filters
Deep acting particulate filters
Calibration gas humidifiers
Scrubbers and adsorption material
Liquid stop, condensate drain…
Built-in liquid alarm sensor, condensate purge, heater…

CEMS components

Universal
CEMS integration made easy
Performant
Field proven, high quality, durable Ankersmid Sampling BVBA patented designs
Modular
Comprehensive range of gas sampling equipment from one source
Efficient
Easy to install, maintain and operate

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AquaGas is supporting the global industrial community with high performance environmental and process monitoring systems (Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems, Air Quality Monitoring Systems, Online process analysers, Water Quality Monitoring Systems) specifically designed and built to meet your application requirements.

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Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems

Process gas online monitoring

Combustion analysers

Water Quality Monitoring Systems

9 key parameters for the Chlorine and Soda production industry

20 octobre 2015/dans Applications, News, Water Quality /par Gary

Large-scale production of chlorine involves several steps and many pieces of equipment. The plant also simultaneously produces sodium hydroxide (caustic soda)hydrogen gas. A typical plant consists of brine production/treatment, cell operations, chlorine cooling & drying, chlorine compression & liquefaction, liquid chlorine storage & loading, caustic handling, evaporation, storage & loading and hydrogen handling.

BRINE

Key to the production of chlorine is the operation of the brine saturation/treatment system. Maintaining a properly saturated solution with the correct purity is vital, especially for membrane, diaphragm and mercuric cells. At several points in this process the brine is tested for hardness and strength.

After the ion exchangers, the brine is considered pure, and is transferred to storage tanks to be pumped into the cell room. The pure brine is heated to the correct temperature to control exit brine temperatures according to the electrical load. Brine exiting the cell room must be treated to remove residual chlorine and control PH levels before being returned to the saturation stage. This can be accomplished via dechlorination towers with acid and sodium bisulphite addition.

Failure to remove chlorine can result in damage to the ion exchange units. Brine should be monitored for accumulation of both chlorate anions, sulphate anions, and either have a treatment system in place, or purging of the brine loop to maintain safe levels, since chlorate anions can diffuse through the Membrane and contaminate the caustic, while sulphate anions can damage the anode surface coating.

SERES Analysers tailored to the need of Soda and Chlorine production plant

Your facilities operate 24/7. However, you can be operating blind if your essential assets are monitored infrequently using manual measurements. AquaGas introduces SERES Environnement cost-effective monitoring solutions of 9 parameters enabling anytime, online insight into your essential assets to help you prevent unplanned shutdowns, improve reliability, and reduce maintenance costs.

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Parameters targeted

CA+MG in Brine (0.1 TO 5 MG/L)
CA+MG TRACES in Brine (5 TO 100 (G/L)
NAOH / NA2CO3 in Brine (Ranges according to process)
SO4 in Brine (Ranges according to process)
ACTIVE CHLORINE CL0CL+ in Brine and chemical effluents (Ranges according to process)
CHLORIDES TRACES in a Sodium Solution, 30% and 50%
(5 TO 100 MG/L)
NH4+ in Brine
NAOH/NA2CO3 in a Sodium Hypochlorite /Soda medium for the control of residual Alkalinity on a tail- gas exhaust in electrochlorination treatment tower (50 to 250 G/L NA)
NCL3 in Chlorine, in association with the determination of NH4, Chlorine precursor in Brine, on Diaphragm or membrane production processes.

Exclusive features

Multi parameter/range
Multistream capabilities (up to 6 streams)
Remote control
Powerful touchscreen interface
User programmable sampling sequences

Validated over the years in Chlorine production, chemical and petrochemical industries

SOLVAY, RHODIA, INEOS, FPG TAÏWAN, CIBA GEIGY, SANOFI, AVENTIS, PPG, ARKEMA, ASAHI GLASS, DE NORA…
Applications

Online Process Monitoring for

Chlorine production
Soda production
Electrochlorination
Gas emissions and liquid effluents treatment systems

Water Quality Monitoring Systems

True technical evolution in Total Organic Carbon (TOC) online monitoring

17 octobre 2015/dans News /par Gary

TOC Evolution

AquaGas introduces the TOC Evolution from SERES Environnement packed with true technical innovation empowering direct TOC online monitoring.

TRUE TOC ANALYSIS

The TOC Evolution allows accurate and complete measurement of Total Organic Carbon featuring simultaneous and direct measurement of various TOC groups including Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), Non-Purgeable Organic Carbons (NPOC) and Total Inorganic Carbons (TIC). In addition it is possible to complete the TOC Evolution water quality monitoring capacities by adding optional parameters Total Phosphorus (TP) and Total Nitrogen (TN) or the correlated Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC)

PRINCIPLE

TOC Evolution measures the pollution load of Organic Carbons (OC) in any type of water by oxidation of the OC in CO2 allowing accurate Non Dispersive Infra Red measurement (NDIR) of the produced CO2 .

Reactor

New SERES patented high performance multifunctional reactor providing powerful and efficient oxidation. Its stripping function enables ultra-fast and optimal transfer of CO2.

Enhanced NDIR detection

Integral optical system for accurate, continuous and online IR measurement.

With a detection limit lower than 0.1 mg/l and fast analysis sequence ( less than 6 minutes), the TOC Evolution suits an unprecedented wide range of applications in the field of Water Quality Monitoring including but not limited to: industrial wastewater, process water and effluents/influents monitoring, Fresh water in water table, sources, drinking water purification and distribution processes, production of pure water such as demineralized, condensate water, steam production…

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

Compact full stainless steel field proof enclosure

Intuitive colour touchscreen interface

Quick response time, high precision (+/- 3%) and repeatability (+/- 3%)

User programmable sampling sequences

Low maintenance and operation cost

Cost effective TRUE TOC online monitoring

Broad measuring range from 0-10mg/l to 0-5 g/l

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AT THE HEART OF INNOVATION

SERES environnement is continually implicated in the process of technological innovation. « We constantly re-invest in research and development in order to provide our clients with the most advanced technologies. For SERES, the notion of change is a permanent challenge. We work in partnership and collaboration with French and foreign research centres (such as the CNRS – the French National Centre for Scientific Research), Engineering Colleges and Universities. » SERES environnement makes 60% of its turnover on the export market in more than 35 countries with references in the Oil & Gas, Water treatment, Cement and Glass industry, Energy and large manufacturing companies…

Industrial and Surface Water