Process Analysis
Company Announcements
Calculus Capital announced in April a £2.25 million ($3.17 million) investment in Duvas Technologies, a developer of UV absorption spectroscopy systems.
VUV Analytics announced an exclusive distribution agreement with Wasson-ECE Instrumentation to distribute its VGA-100 GC detector integrated with Wasson-ECE’s enclosures and process chromatography technology to provide fully automated process analyzers into hazardous locations within the hydrocarbon processing industry market.
DKK-TOA announced a technology and sales agreement with Beijing Peony Friends Union Environmental Technology for VOC emission regulation in China.
Product Introductions
In May, Emerson introduced the Rosemount CT5100 continuous gas analyzer, which combines tunable diode laser and quantum cascade laser measurement technologies. It can measure up to 12 critical component gases and potential pollutants.
Emerson launched in July the Rosemount CT5400 continuous gas analyzer, designed for process applications, DeNOX/SCR, ammonium nitrate precursors, CEMS and continuous ambient monitoring systems.
In May, Metrohm Process Analytics released the Process Ion Chromatograph for online analysis.
ABB Measurement & Analytics launched the LGR-ICOS Model 950 process analyzer based on off-axis integrated cavity output spectroscopy technology for ppb measurements of industrial trace gases.

