Teledyne's patent pending innovation called INSTA TRACE eliminates the greatest inconvenience associated with
electrochemical oxygen sensors at the trace level -- the wait.
When a typical electrochemical trace oxygen sensor is removed from its barrier bag for the purpose of replacing an
expired sensor, it is exposed to ambient air (209,000 ppm O2).
During this transition from an oxygen free environment to open exposure, the sensor's electrolyte becomes
saturated with dissolved oxygen -- and the longer the exposure, the longer the recovery time. The typical recovery
period when replacing a sensor is between 6 to 24 hours.
The INSTA TRACE Micro-fuel Cell oxygen sensor is capable of measuring below 1 ppm of oxygen within
15 minutes of installation. By reducing the recovery period from several hours to just minutes, users will no
longer have to divert unanalyzed product, go to liquid back-up (in the case of the air separation industry), or
switch analyzers. The intrinsic value of this innovation has extreme significance in plant operation.