#21 Weekly application: Whiskey🥃

Whiskey has long been a beloved spirit, and with global sales soaring, maintaining its appeal is essential. A key factor in whiskey’s quality is its clarity—often impacted by turbidity due to factors like fatty acids, minerals, and aging processes. Consumers prefer a clear, amber appearance, so managing turbidity is crucial for distillers. The Kemtrak TC007 … Continued

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#20 Weekly application: Natural Gas Liquids

Ensuring the quality of Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) is crucial for the petrochemical industry. Impurities can damage refining equipment and lead to costly clean-ups. When natural gas is first recovered from a well it is a mixture of C1 through C6+ hydrocarbons, water, sulfur compounds, and carbon dioxide. The separation process contains many steps. First … Continued

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#19 Weekly Application: Alcohols

In many pharmaceutical processes, measuring water in alcohols is crucial. Traditional methods like Karl Fischer titration are precise but can be costly and time-consuming, and there’s a much better way today 🌊 The Kemtrak “moisture in alcohol analyzer” offers high sensitivity with in-line, real-time results. This is a game-changer—replacing Karl Fischer analyzers with no need … Continued

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#18 Weekly Application highlight: APIs

At the core of the pharmaceutical industry are Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs), the key substances responsible for the therapeutic effects of medications. APIs can be classified into two main types: Natural: Derived from plants or animals ☘ Synthetic: Manufactured in laboratories 🔬 APIs are typically produced by pharmaceutical companies and then sold to other companies … Continued

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Sulfuric acid analyzer

The measurement of sulfuric acid is crucial for various industries, including the chemical, fertilizer, metal processing, semiconductor and textile industry. The concentration of sulfuric acid affects product quality, safety, stability, and process efficiency, making accurate measurements essential. Too high or too low acid concentrations can greatly jeopardize process safety and efficiency. Measuring sulfuric acid is … Continued

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New video on leak detection

Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless chemical used as a heat transfer compound in industrial applications and as antifreeze in car radiators. Ethylene glycol is toxic, affecting the central nervous system, heart and kidneys. Ingested in sufficient quantity will result in death. Ethylene glycol leaks can be detected by the addition of FDA-approved dyes such … Continued

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#16 Weekly Application: Lactoferrin/Lactose

Lactoferrin is a protein that is extracted from raw materials such as skim milk or cheese whey. It offers multiple health benefits, such as supporting the immune system, possessing antimicrobial properties, acting as an antioxidant, and potentially anti-carcinogenic effects. It’s used in various products, including sports and clinical nutrition supplements, yogurt, and even personal care … Continued

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UV254 process analyzer

Organic compounds commonly found in water and wastewater e.g., humic substances, tannin, lignin, and various aromatic compounds, strongly absorb ultraviolet (UV) light. This absorption of UV light at 254nm (UV254), also known as the spectral absorption coefficient (SAC254), is routinely used for the measurement of the organic pollution in drinking water supplies. UV254 has a … Continued

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#15 Weekly Application: Leak detection 🔍

Ethylene glycol, a widely-used chemical in industrial applications and automotive antifreeze, poses serious health risks due to its toxicity. Even a small leak in a heat transfer system can result in product contamination, which is especially dangerous in industries like Food & Beverage. The Kemtrak Ethylene Glycol detector plays a crucial role in quality control, … Continued

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#14 Weekly Application: Chlorine Dioxide

Discovered by Sir Humphry Davy in the early 1800s when he added sulfuric acid to potassium chlorate, chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is essential in various industries, from bleaching paper and textiles to water purification and disinfection. Due to its reactive nature, ClO2 is often generated on-site for safety. With a global production value of $1 billion … Continued

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