• MOCON

Oxygen Analyzer

MOCON, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOCO) is launching the OpTech - O2 platinum, a new standard-setting oxygen (O2) analyzer using optical fluorescence technology. The system's use of platinum fluorescent material, coupled with state-of -the-art electronics provides significant advantages over other O2 technologies.

The platinum chemistry used in the OpTech - O2 platinum will "fluoresce" or give off light in an amount which is directly related to the amount of oxygen present. This fluorescence can then be read optically making it ideal for non-destructive permeation analysis, headspace and dissolved oxygen analysis as well as leak determination in flexible and rigid packaging.

For non-destructive permeation analysis, a small platinum-based "spot" encased in a substrate is inserted into a package, either in the package headspace or in liquid in the case of a liquid based product. Change in oxygen due to permeation is then read externally over time through a sealed package