The F-900 Portable Ethylene Analyzer provides measurements of ethylene in real time. Quality Assurance professionals use the F-900 to collect the data they need to manage ethylene gas accurately and efficiently—in controlled atmosphere facilities, cold storage, and shipping containers.
Until recently, sensitive ethylene measurements were available only through complex and expensive gas sampling and gas chromatography analysis. The F-900 is an economical, yet precise, solution to ethylene measurement.
The F-900 Research Kit enables the stand-alone unit to take in-situ measurements of ethylene flux from fruits and leaves non-destructively. By using the Injection Port Kit, users can take small-volume, point-in-time measurements of ethylene. Additional sensors for measuring CO2 and O2 can be added to the F-900 for complete ripening gas analysis.
Main Unit
| Air Sampling Rate: | 80 ml/min | |
| Measuring Rate: | 1 second intervals, open or closed loop | |
| Display: | Sunlight visible transflective LCD | |
| Operating Environment: | 0°C - 45°C; 0-90% humidity non-condensing | |
| Battery Capacity: | 5 hours - Rechargeable Li-Ion (5000 mAh) | |
| Dimensions: | 255 mm (L) x 210 mm (W) x 138 mm (H; includes body with legs) | |
| Weight: | 2.96 kg | |
| Enclosure: | Anodized aluminum | |
| Warm-up Time: | 1 min (C2H4) | |
C2H4 PPB Sensor
| Sensor Type: | Electrochemical | |
| Range: | 0-10 ppm | |
| Resolution: | 0.001 ppm | |
| Accuracy: | 5% ± 0.025 ppm | |
| Lower Detection Limit: | 0.025 ppm (25 ppb) | |
C2H4 PPM Sensor
| Sensor Type: | Electrochemical | |
| Range: | 0-200 ppm | |
| Resolution: | 0.1 ppm | |
| Accuracy: | 5% ± 0.5 ppm | |
| Lower Detection Limit: | 0.5 ppm | |
CO2 PPM Sensor (optional)
| Sensor Type: | Low-power non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer | |
| Range: | 0-2000 ppm | |
| Resolution: | 0.1 ppm | |
| Accuracy: | 5% | |
CO2 PCT Sensor (optional)
| Sensor Type: | Infrared sensor, pyroelectric detector | |
| Range: | 0-20% | |
| Resolution: | 0.01% | |
| Accuracy: | 5% | |
O2 Sensor (optional)
| Sensor Type: | Electrochemical | |
| Range: | 0-100% | |
| Resolution: | 0.1% | |
| Accuracy: | 5% | |
| Sensor | Set Zero | Set Span | ||
| C2H4 ppb | Weekly | 3 months+ | ||
| C2H4 ppm | Weekly | 3 months* | ||
| CO2 ppm | Weekly | 6 months* | ||
| CO2 PCT | 6 months | 6 months* | ||
| O2 | 6 months | 6 months* | ||
* Standard gas required
+ Typically < 5% per month
Main Unit
| Air Sampling Rate: | 80 ml/min | |
| Measuring Rate: | 1 second intervals, open or closed loop | |
| Display: | Sunlight visible transflective LCD | |
| Operating Environment: | 0°C - 45°C; 0-90% humidity non-condensing | |
| Battery Capacity: | 5 hours - Rechargeable Li-Ion (5000 mAh) | |
| Dimensions: | 255 mm (L) x 210 mm (W) x 138 mm (H; includes body with legs) | |
| Weight: | 2.96 kg | |
| Enclosure: | Anodized aluminum | |
| Warm-up Time: | 1 min (C2H4) | |
C2H4 PPB Sensor
| Sensor Type: | Electrochemical | |
| Range: | 0-10 ppm | |
| Resolution: | 0.001 ppm | |
| Accuracy: | 5% ± 0.025 ppm | |
| Lower Detection Limit: | 0.025 ppm (25 ppb) | |
C2H4 PPM Sensor
| Sensor Type: | Electrochemical | |
| Range: | 0-200 ppm | |
| Resolution: | 0.1 ppm | |
| Accuracy: | 5% ± 0.5 ppm | |
| Lower Detection Limit: | 0.5 ppm | |
CO2 PPM Sensor (optional)
| Sensor Type: | Low-power non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer | |
| Range: | 0-2000 ppm | |
| Resolution: | 0.1 ppm | |
| Accuracy: | 5% | |
CO2 PCT Sensor (optional)
| Sensor Type: | Infrared sensor, pyroelectric detector | |
| Range: | 0-20% | |
| Resolution: | 0.01% | |
| Accuracy: | 5% | |
O2 Sensor (optional)
| Sensor Type: | Electrochemical | |
| Range: | 0-100% | |
| Resolution: | 0.1% | |
| Accuracy: | 5% | |
| Sensor | Set Zero | Set Span | ||
| C2H4 ppb | Weekly | 3 months+ | ||
| C2H4 ppm | Weekly | 3 months* | ||
| CO2 ppm | Weekly | 6 months* | ||
| CO2 PCT | 6 months | 6 months* | ||
| O2 | 6 months | 6 months* | ||
* Standard gas required
+ Typically < 5% per month
The F-900 Portable Ethylene Analyzer provides measurements of ethylene in real time. Quality Assurance professionals use the F-900 to collect the data they need to manage ethylene gas accurately and efficiently—in controlled atmosphere facilities, cold storage, and shipping containers.
Until recently, sensitive ethylene measurements were available only through complex and expensive gas sampling and gas chromatography analysis. The F-900 is an economical, yet precise, solution to ethylene measurement.
The F-900 Research Kit enables the stand-alone unit to take in-situ measurements of ethylene flux from fruits and leaves non-destructively. By using the Injection Port Kit, users can take small-volume, point-in-time measurements of ethylene. Additional sensors for measuring CO2 and O2 can be added to the F-900 for complete ripening gas analysis.
