Online, continuous Peracetic Acid Analysers, Peracetic Acid Monitors, Peracetic Acid Meters and Peracetic Acid Controllers make up the PeraSense range which utilises the very latest and best peracetic acid sensors available in the world today. It is a membraned device which uses no reagents, is extremely stable, and has reduced maintenance and reduced whole life costs.
Pi’s PeraSense peracetic acid sensors and flow cells are available with different controllers giving you the same great performance with different communication, display, and control options.
The whole range of PeraSense peracetic acid analysers can be fitted with additional sensors such as ORP or pH. Please ask your local distributor for more details.
The PeraSense peracetic acid analyser can be installed in a variety of auxiliary flow cells and self-cleaning devices.
The PeraSense sensors can come equipped to automatically clean themselves at user defined intervals, with all the benefits of no operator intervention for up to 6 months. The AutoFlush is particularly useful in food preparation, pulp and paper, and many applications where there is likely to be a build up of solids in the sample.
The whole range of PeraSense Peracetic Acid Monitors and Controllers can be fitted with additional sensors such as conductivity or pH. Please ask your local distributor for more details.
Peracetic acid, is an organic compound with the formula CH₃CO₃H which smells like vinegar.
Every 3-6 months.
Once a year.
Yes, if you intend to use the PeraSense at a pH above 7 please contact Pi to discuss your application.
Ozone and Chlorine Dioxide interfere…please see the brochure.
If stored in a cool dry place, two years.
PVC-U, stainless steel, hydrophilic membrane.
0°C – 45°C
The sensor operates at a positive voltage all of the time so any drift on the zero is negligible compared to the positive operating voltage so no zero is necessary.
Nothing! The sensor has a thermistor that measures the temperature and does an automatic compensation.
Use a handheld meter. These are available from a variety of suppliers and nearly all of them utilise colorimetry to determine the chlorine concentration in the sample. Palintest have an electrochemical hand held test device called Kemio that is proving popular.
Firstly take the sample from right at the instrument. Secondly don’t take the sample when the concentration is varying quickly, and thirdly use a good quality handheld and follow the instructions carefully.
During calibration the analyser looks at the stability (rate of change) of the signal from the probe and if it varies by more than 10% over the countdown then the analyser prevents calibration to avoid the calibration routine introducing errors.
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Membraned sensors come with many advantages over non-membraned sensors such as higher resolutions, fewer interferents and a greatly reduced effect of flow rate changes. These advantages can make a huge difference to the bottom line, particularly if the cost of the chemical being dosed is quite high. For free chlorine sensors, using a membrane can make your measurement much less dependent on pH (if you are using sensors from Pi), meaning your measurement is a more accurate reflection of chlorine residual.
As such, membraned sensors are now largely the norm in residual chlorine measurement and are also prevalent for chlorine dioxide and ozone monitors, but did you know that…
…membraned sensors are sensitive to changes in pressure?
…flow cell outlets can airlock even when water is flowing through them?
…membraned sensors can still be used when the outlet does not go to drain?
…Pi has engineered and designed solutions to all of these potential issues?
Membraned sensors do have one property that needs to be carefully managed; they are sensitive to pressure. Pi was an early adopter of membrane technology, so we know that the installation of these sensors is just as important as the sensor itself. In fact, the same sensors in different flow cells can give very different results.
In order to prevent pressure variations affecting the probe, Pi typically uses open flow cells which eliminate variability in pressure before it reaches the probe.
Whether the sample to the cell is pumped, gravity fed, or comes from a pressurised line, it is important that the flow is controlled to within a range of 350-1000ml per minute, to ensure that sufficient flow is reaching the sensor and to prevent the flow cell overflowing.
If the flow to the cell is variable, Pi can provide a dole valve which controls the flow to approximately 500ml per minute, which prevents the cell from overflowing when pressure variations mean more flow than the cell can handle, while also ensuring adequate flow when the sample line flow/pressure reduces.
The outlet of the flow cell needs to be open to atmosphere, and completely unobstructed. Any system with a long outlet line (particularly flexible pipe) is prone to get airlocks, which will cause the cell to overflow. Outlets which are visually clear and even have water flowing through them, can be partially airlocked which causes backpressure to overflow the cell. This is very easy to diagnose as if you see the cell overflowing and remove the outlet pipe, you will see the cell go back to normal operations within approximately 10 seconds. If this is a persistent problem, consider putting in an air break using a commercially available tundish.
The water from a membraned sensor doesn’t have to go to drain. For processes where saving water is a high priority, a simple tank and pump system that will pump sample water back into your main process line will allow water losses to be reduced to almost zero. Pi’s CRIUS®4.0 controller can be used to control this return process and ensure that this tank never overflows and can automatically drain itself periodically to avoid sediment build up.
As any water engineer can tell you, no matter how well the system is designed, lines can clog, pumps can break and someone on site could fiddle with the settings. Pi recognises these challenges and has engineered solutions into our systems. All Pi membraned sensors have the option to be able to:
For membraned sensors, the best way of housing a membraned sensor is with an open flow cell. There are some occasions where this solution just isn’t practicable and in those instances the closed flow cells from Pi, which can take an overpressure of up to 3 bar, are the best solution.
There are, however, several factors which affect their viability and all three mediums have safety concerns which must be addressed, including; potential gas release, corrosive properties and stability under heat and sunlight. As a result of this, sites often spend considerable amounts of time and money implementing safety precautions such as the safe generation and storage of these chemicals.
Although PAA does still have some safety considerations, as with all disinfectants, it is widely accepted that storage, generation and stability is superior to using chlorine.
H&M Disinfection have designed, manufactured and installed cleaning and disinfection systems for the Food, Dairy and Beverage industries since the late 1980’s, providing their customers with bespoke cleaning solutions specific to their clients needs. More recently, Pi and H&M Disinfection combined their experience and expertise in water quality monitoring instrumentation and disinfection process engineering respectively to supply a UK food processing plant with an optimum water treatment solution, capable of handling their peak process water demand to ensure the sites final water meets the industry’s strict regulations. Pi’s peracetic acid analyser made up a small but integral part of the water treatment system provided by H&M Disinfection and continues to ensure the customer has optimum water quality.
Whatever the process being monitored is, there is often something in the sample water capable of fouling a sensor, and therefore causing erroneous results. The obvious solution to this problem is to clean the sensor, but how regular should inspection and cleaning programs be for each piece of instrumentation? Too regular and the inspection and cleaning regime is time consuming and unnecessarily costly. Not often enough and the instrumentation will give false results and probably fail prematurely.
Pi’s AutoClean and AutoFlush systems can give trouble free and fouling free functioning of sensors for weeks, if not months, at a time.
If using air to clean a DO sensor the system can also automatically verify that the sensor is still responding correctly, removing any need to remove the sensor from the sample for months at a time.
| Document | Type | Size |
|---|---|---|
| PeraSense | Brochure | 655kB |
| PeraSense for Online Peracetic Acid Monitoring | Technical Note | 796kB |
| Using Open Flow Cells with Membraned Sensors | Technical Note | 762kB |
| Probe Fouling | Technical Note | 459kB |
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