Oxygen is a critical atmospheric gas which is abundant in nature. But as much as this gas is important for the survival of living organisms, it may not be suitable for industries. The oxygen level is a major issue for lots of industries especially the ones dealing with food or other related products. In most cases, the concentration of oxygen must be kept in check, and this is done with the help of oxygen analyzers.
In most cases one wants the level of oxygen to be lower as the presence of high levels of oxygen is detrimental. But sometimes one might even want to go for oxygen enrichment, oxygen deficiency analysis etc. There are many types of oxygen analyzers available in the market. Each of them works on different principles and conditions, but the major idea lies the same i.e. measuring the oxygen concentration.
One of the popular analyzer is the zirconia oxygen analyzer. The underlying principle of zirconia oxygen analyzers is that zirconia cells allow the passage of only oxygen ions through it at very high temperatures. These analyzers thereby use the conductivity of zirconia ceramic cells to determine the oxygen content. Unlike paramagnetic analyzers these electrochemical analyzers need a reference gas for the process. The sample gas to be measured is then passed through, and the movement of oxygen ions in the set up leads to a generation of an electromotive force which is measured. This type of analyzer gives efficient results and is capable of measuring even trace amounts of the gas.
The only downside of zirconia oxygen analyzer is that it gives erroneous results in flammable gas mixtures. A Variety of zirconia analyzers are available at Bhoomi analyzers and you can learn more about our analyzers and their features and price at our official website.