C230M Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System is designed and manufactured based on coulometric sensor method (aka. equal pressure method) and conforms to the requirements of ISO 15105-2/ASTM D3985. This instrument can be used to measure the oxygen transmission rate of barrier materials with high, medium and lower barrier properties with a wide testing range and high testing efficiency. The instrument is featured with patented design of integrated block consisting of 3 test cells. Equipped with high precision sensors and professional computer-controlled system, the instrument can regulate and control the temperature, humidity and flow rate properly, which guarantee the testing sensitivity and repeatability of test results. C230 is applicable to determination of oxygen permeability of plastic films, sheeting, paper, packages and other relative packaging materials in food, pharmaceutical, medical apparatus, daily chemical, photovoltaic and electronic industries, etc.
Product Features
Innovative Sensor Technology
The instrument uses Labthink’s new generation gas analytical sensor, which is developed by Labthink Global Research & Development Center, collecting top class scientific and technical achievements in Chinese and American sensor technology fields. With core sensor technology, the precision and stability reach world advanced level.
Best Products Created by Mature Process
With 30 years’ experience, Labthink has most mature and reliable manufacturing technology of gas permeability testing instruments. Labthink provides customers with high-end barrier property testing instruments with best design, best material, best performance and best sensor by continuously adjusting the details, completing the designs and improving the performance.
Complete Product Line for Various Standards
By studying various test methods of gas transmission rate, Labthink manufactures many gas permeability testing instruments based on ISO 15105-2/ASTM D3985 (equal pressure method) and ISO 2556/ISO 15105-1/ASTM D1434 (differential pressure method). Labthink has the most complete product line of gas permeability testing instruments in packaging industry worldwide.
All for Customers
Labthink is dedicated to providing customers with suitable products. From scientific tracing method to commercially applied method, from scientific research to quality control, you will finally find the products that are suitable for you. C230M Oxygen Transmission Rate Test System is one of those products.
- Precise adjustment of temperature, humidity and flow rate of test gasNote3
- Short warm-up time. Test conditions can be achieved in a very short period
- Liquid cooling agent, catalyst or special mixture of gases are not needed
- Professional test mode and fast test mode can meet requirements for different applications or materials
- Reference films are available for system calibration use
- Core sensors and other key parts have self-protection features
- The instrument is equipped with internal computer, requiring no external computer
- Package testing is supported
- Intelligent gas saving feature can help reduce the consumption of test gas
- Net connection and USB ports are available
- Professional software is easy to use. Multiple levels are defined for users. Various forms of reports.
- Labthink exclusive DataShieldTM Note2 provides the users with safe and reliable management of test data and test reports.
- Computer system required by China GMP is available for medical industry.
- CFR21 PART11
Test Principle
The pre-conditioned specimen is mounted between the upper and lower chambers at ambient atmospheric pressure. One chamber contains oxygen or air and the other chamber is slowly purged by a stream of nitrogen. Due to the concentration difference between the two chambers, oxygen molecules permeate through the specimen into the nitrogen side and are taken to the coulometric sensor where proportional electrical signals are generated. The oxygen transmission rate is then obtained by analyzing and calculating the signals. For package samples, high purity nitrogen flows inside the package, and oxygen or air flows outside.
Test Standards
ISO 15105-2, ASTM D3985, ASTM F2622, ASTM F1307, ASTM F1927, GB/T 19789, GB/T 31354, JIS K7126-B, YBB 00082003-2015
Applications
| Basic Applications |
|---|
Plastic films, paper-plastic composite films, coextruded films, aluminized films, aluminum foils, aluminum foil composite films, glass fiber aluminum foil composite films and many others |
PP, PVC and PVDC sheets, metal foils, rubber pads, silicon wafers and other sheeting materials |
Plastic, rubber, paper, paper-plastic composite, glass and metal packages, e.g. Coke bottles, peanut oil packages, Tetra Pak materials, vacuum bags, metal three-piece cans, plastic packages for cosmetic, soft tubes for toothpaste, jelly and yogurt cups |
| Extended Applications |
Test oxygen barrier property of various package caps |
Oxygen permeability test of solar back-sheets |
Oxygen permeability test of various sorts of pipes, e.g. PPR |
Test oxygen transmission rate of the whole blister packs |
This instrument can be used to test permeability of plastic fuel tanks |
This instrument can be used to test oxygen transmission rate of battery plastic shell |
Technical Specifications
Table 1: Test Parameters Note1
| Parameter \ Model | C230M | |
|---|---|---|
| Test Range | cm3/(m2·d) (Standard) | 0.05 ~ 5000 |
| cm3/(pkg·d)(Package) | 0.00025 ~ 25 | |
| Resolution | cm3/(m2·d) | 0.001 |
| Repeatability | cm3/(m2·d) | Bigger one of ±0.05 and 2% |
| Test Temperature | °C | 10 ~ 55 ±0.2 |
| Test Humidity | RH | 0%, 5% ~ 90%±1% |
| Additional Functions | Package Test (3L Max.) | Optional |
| DataShieldTM Note2 | Optional | |
| Computer System required by GMP | Optional | |
| CFR21 Part11 | Optional | |
Table 2: Technical Specifications
| Test Chamber | 3 test chambers |
|---|---|
| Specimen Size | 108 mm X 108 mm |
| Specimen Thickness | ≤3 mm |
| Standard Test Area | 50 cm2 |
| Carrier Gas | 99.999% High-purity Nitrogen (outside of supply scope) |
| Carrier Gas Pressure | ≥0.28 MPa/40.6psi |
| Port Size | 1/8 inch metal tubing |
Note 1: The parameters in the table are measured by professional operator in Labthink laboratory according to relative requirements for laboratory standard conditions.
Note 2: DataShieldTM provides safe and reliable data application support. Multiple Labthink instruments can share one single DataShieldTM system which can be purchase as required.
Note 3: The described product features and test standards should be in line with Table 1: Test Parameters.
