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PAT Solutions: Online Analytics for Automated Process Control

Better data for more efficient processes

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NIR spectra as the basis for monitoring a polycondensation reaction

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Near-infrared spectroscopy is a well-established procedure for quantifying multi-component systems in chemical and technical processes. Compared with other analytical methods, NIR technology offers the following key benefits:

Crucial to ensuring optimum process monitoring, apart from the spectrometer hardware, is the process connection. This feature is offered by the SpectroBAY.system.

SpectroBAY® integrates the proven MATRIX-F® spectrometer from Bruker Optik with the complete processor and control unit (incl. software) and connection to the fiber optics.

Bayer Technology Services has already implemented a large number of process applications using SpectroBAY®:

  • Online determination of concentration in liquid organic solutions at more than 100 measuring points;
  • Quality monitoring of polymer melts up to 300 °C and 200 bar;
  • Determination of concentration in aqueous systems (e.g. acids and wastewater);
  • Analytics for complete plant networks (raw materials, reaction steps and downstream processing);
  • Online reaction monitoring in batch and continuous polymerization processes;
  • Sample-free measurement in toxic, corrosive and explosive media.
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SpectroBAY® with MATRIX-F® for in-process use

Our scope of services: We can partner you as required from the initial query through to validation of the full system in your production unit. Of course, you can also select just the modules you need from our range of services:

  • Feasibility study;
  • Complete SpectroBAY® system with NIR spectrometer, processor, control unit, software, fiber optics and customer-specified sensors – also on loan;
  • Start-up in your process;
  • Application development to comply with your measuring tasks;
  • Leasing of SpectroBAY® following successful testing;
  • Inspection and maintenance;
  • Telephone support and application maintenance.
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