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AMPTS II
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Methane potential
analysis made easier
Determine the true Standardise and
methane potential compare results
up to
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The Automatic Methane Potential Test The AMPTS II is a universal platform for
System (AMPTS) II allows users to deter- all anaerobic biodegradability, methane
mine the true biochemical methane poten- potential (BMP) and specific methanogenic
tial and dynamic degradation profile of any activity (SMA) test protocols, allowing
biomass substrate. for the standardisation of measurement
This in turn will allow users to more procedures, data interpretation and
cells
easily determine the optimal retention time reports. This allows for data from different
and mix of substrates for co-digesting, laboratories around the world to be easily
screen proper pre-treatment methods and compared, thus creating value over and
evaluate the need for additives. above the high quality results obtained
from operating the AMPTS II.
Significantly reduce
your labour demands Get access to highly
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precise and accurate data
The AMPTS II is a well engineered ana-
lytical device, developed for on-line The real-time performance and out-
measurements of ultra low bio-methane standing features of the AMPTS II satisfy
ml
and biogas flows produced from the the highest demands for data accuracy measuring
anaerobic digestion of any biological de- and precision. This high quality data
gradable substrate at laboratory scale. can be used to extract important kinetic
resolution
The automated analytical procedure information of the degradation process,
significantly reduces labour demands which in turn provides for a much better
when compared to traditional methods or understanding of the dynamic degradation
competitive solutions on the market. behaviour of a specific substrate.
Outstanding real-time Automatic removal of
performance gas overestimation
The internal software
of the AMPTS II runs The AMPTS II is an efficient analytical Methane gas overestimation arises after
instrument for conducting real-time flushing the system with an inert gas such
on an embedded ARM BMP, anaerobic biodegradability and as nitrogen. Consequently, carbon dioxide
CPU utilising the Linux SMA assays, having sampling, analysis, in the newly formed biogas is mistakenly
recording and report generation fully counted as methane gas. This can lead,
operating system
integrated and automated. in some cases, to an overestimation of
A multi-channel analyser consisting of methane gas production by as much as
15 parallel reactors and the same number 2030 percent, and even more depen-
of gas flow meters (flow cells) attached to ding on the volume of the headspace.
a data acquisition system, allows for the The AMPTS II calculates and removes
real-time investigation of a high number this overestimation, providing for more
of samples. This unique design makes accurate and reliable data on methane
the AMPTS II an extremely precise and gas production.
accurate instrument, and with a wide
range of applications. Network ready
and easy access
Temperature and pressure
Up to 13 litres compensation The AMPTS II is designed to allow easy
access from a remote location. Through
cumulative gas The real-time temperature and pressure the use of standard protocols and con-
per channel for compensation feature of the AMPTS II nections, the AMPTS II behaves like
ensures that the impact of measurement any other unit on an internal network,
each batch test conditions can be minimised and data secured by a user definable password.
presentation standardised. All interactions with the software are
The temperature and pressure of conducted through a web browser
gas are measured every time a flow cell using any computer. Thus, experiment
opens, allowing the user to derive exact monitoring can be carried out with any
kinetic information compensated for any smartphone or tablet device.
variation over time, while considering the
vapour content of the gas. The norma-
lised volumes are presented under dry
conditions at 0 C and 1 atm.
Software for
AMPTS II
control over your The Graph feature of the AMPTS software If a flush gas with a different gas compo-
experiment at any application and embedded web server allows sition from biogas is used for establishing
users to see their experiment in real-time and an anaerobic condition, the impact of
time and any place from anywhere. Users can easily monitor the flush gas is also taken care of by the
the accumulated gas volume and flow rate AMPTS software application.
of each reactor in real-time by selecting and This flexibility and precision allows
viewing only the one they wish to see. AMPTS users to always know the status of
Moreover, all values displayed are already an experiment, as well as the data being
adjusted for gas volumes normalized to produced.
1 atmospheric pressure, 0 C and zero
moisture content.
Wide user base and
application areas
The AMPTS II is currently used by academic
User base scientists, public and private laboratories, energy
producers, organic waste handlers, wastewater
treatment plants, food producers, bio-ethanol
producers, and bio-hydrogen producers.