This powerful and growing global industry now has the attending facilities for Synthetic Fuels or Bio-Fuels production. For this derivative product BWB Technologies offers a hybridized Flame Photometer we have named Syn Fuels.
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The BWB SYN FUELS Flame Photometer is the first and only 4 channel flame photometer with simultaneous detection and display of all 4 elements. A high quality and high performance instrument, the BWB SYN FUELS employs modern technology to improve both accuracy and stability while significantly reducing analysis time.
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The fluid handling sections of the BWB SYN FUELS Flame Photometer
incorporate proprietary engineered thermoplastics that are highly chemically resistant to withstand the solvents encountered in Synthetic Fuels production facilities.
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The majority of our Global clients purchases a BWB Sugar FES for the
beet or cane refining plant and the Syn Fuels FES for the bio-conversion plant site.  
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For non Sugar processors embracing Syn Fuels, the BWB XP is typically the BWB FES of interest during the bio-conversion processes.

 
Technical Data

Sample rate 
3.5 – 7ml/min
 
Tubing materials 
PTFE and Teflon 
 
Required desk space for Instrument  
50cm (H) x 45cm (W) x 45cm (D)*
For Safety reasons the Flame photometer requires 1m of unobstructed space above to allow dissipation of heat from the chimney.
 
Instrument size 
Syn Fuels Flame Photometer
51cm (H) x 38cm (W) x 41cm (D)
(20in x 14in x 16in)
 
Shipping
62cm (H) x 55cm (W) x 47cm (D)
(24in x 22in x 19in)
 
Weight 
Syn Fuels Flame Photometer – 15.3kg
Shipping – 25kg
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Optimal range
Single point calibration
Na 0.1 – 60ppm 
K 0.05 – 100ppm 
Li 0.05 – 50ppm 
Ca 1.0 – 100ppm 
 
Multi Point Calibration
Na 0.1 – 1000ppm 
K 0.05 – 1000ppm 
Li 0.05 – 1000ppm 
Ca 1.0 – 1000ppm
 
Reproducibility 
<1% Coefficient of variability for 20 consecutive samples over ten minutes at concentrations of 100ppm or less. (After instrument stabilisation). 
 
Specificity 
Na/K/Li = <0.5% to each other when equal in concentration at <100ppm  
Limit of detection (LOD) and
limit of quantification (LOQ) displayed 
LOD                      LOQ        
Na – 0.03ppm     Na – 0.1ppm
K – 0.02ppm       K – 0.05ppm
Li – 0.02ppm      Li – 0.05ppm
Ca – 0.3ppm       Ca – 1ppm
 
Time to stability 
Less than 15 seconds after sample
is introduced into the flame
 
Ions measured
Simultaneous measurement of Na, K, Li, Ca
 
Interfaces 
USB
0-2.5 volt output (based on sample concentration linked to element of users choice)
Optional 4-20mA output in place of the above
Optional integrated printer
.CSV and .PDF generated reports and files via FP-PC software
Collection Cup fitted as standard allowing live reading
 
Recommended minimum warm up
time based on ambient temperature
21°C – 40 minutes     
    
Power requirements 
100V – 250V AC at 50 or 60Hz
 
Fuel requirement 
Propane, Butane or Natural Gas*
regulated to 19Bar. Flow rate of 0.4l/min
*with modifications. BWB Technologies recommends either Propane or Butane for optimum results. 
 
Readout
LCD, four line, alpha numeric, back lit.