Hiden Isochema’s MBR is a fully automated system, supplied with an
integrated close-coupled mass spectrometer. In co-current flow mode, a gas mixture is applied upstream of the membrane at a controlled pressure and composition, while a dedicated helium flow flushes the downstream side. The gas composition is then analyzed to assess the separation performance of the membrane material. Alternatively, in cross flow mode, the MBR is operated without downstream sweep gas and the performance of the membrane is determined by comparing the downstream and upstream gas compositions.
Design features include fully programmable operation, pneumatically actuated shutoff and switching valves with minimised dead volume, a high performance pressure controller and a precision engineered membrane cell with unique integral support structure.