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Several optional modules

can be added to perform specific tasks:

• Horizon Quantify: development of chemometrics

models for quantitative applications

• Horizon Library: spectral library search engine

• Horizon IR Interpretation: automated identification

of functional groups in infrared spectra

• Horizon RX: customisable dashboard interface

for real-time chemical reaction monitoring

• Horizon QA: operator interface for routine sample analysis

• Horizon Security: activation of electronic record

security features for operations in 21CFR

Part11-compliant environment

• Horizon Scripting: creation of custom routines and functions

While the exceptional stability of the double-pivot

interferometer principle ensures reproducible data,

the permanently aligned optics do not require

re-alignment and the interferometer has a lifetime

warranty. The MB3000-CH90 is also an instrument

with minimal cost-of-ownership: the pre-aligned

source module with electronic stabilization does

not require replacement for 10 years, and the diode

laser-based metrology module does not require any

scheduled maintenance. These unique features are

combined with an extensive instrument built-in

health monitoring program.

Whether operating in QA/QC, analytical development,

R&D or formulation laboratories, scientists

and engineers enjoy the ease of use of the

MB3000-CH90. The heated gas cell was developed

by ABB and specifically optimized to match the

instrument optics and provide maximum sensitivity.

It is placed in a universal sampling compartment

and can be easily swapped and replaced by other

infrared sampling accessories, such as an ATR cell

or a microscope. This makes the MB3000-CH90

a very flexible and versatile tool for any laboratory.

The MB3000-CH90 includes by default the software

module Horizon FTIR for spectral acquisitions,

display and management.

MB3000-CH90 features

The MB3000-CH90 Laboratory Gas Analyzer is

designed to offer a unique combination of sensitivity, robustness and simplicity. An innovative and

unique interferometer design is at the core of the

instrument. This latest advancement in interferometer technology is extremely modular and compact

and is combined with a patented 24-bit sampling

algorithm for optimal dynamic range. The permanently aligned optics with a Jacquinot stop in the

interferometer output beam ensure an accurate

and stable line shape as well as wavelength and

resolution stability.

As result, the MB3000-CH90 offers an outstanding

spectroscopic performance enabling ppb level gas

analyzes with a standard DTGS detector. In addition,

the analyzer can also be fitted with an optional and

hot-swappable liquid nitrogen-cooled MCT detector

for applications requiring higher sensitivity or

measurement speed.

The MB3000-CH90 gas analyzer provides fast and accurate FT-IR critical gas

measurements down to ppb levels in a user-friendly environment. 

Overview

This high performance and maintenance-free spectrometer is typically used in R&D or 

QA/QC laboratories for checking gas purity, controlling gas mixing and composition 

or performing unknown components speciation.

The heated gas cell can be easily swapped and replaced with other sampling accessories, 

making the MB3000-CH90 a flexible and versatile tool for any laboratory.

The MB3000-CH90 provides fast and accurate gas measurements in a user-friendly environment. 

The Horizon software enables the use of commercial or personalized spectral libraries for unknown

 gas identification and the heatable gas cell can be tuned for either long or short pathlength applications.

ABB‘s tight manufacturing tolerances and specifications for analyzer-to-analyzer matching permit 

laboratory development of calibrations which are routinely transferred to ABB process instruments.

Data

Typical applications of the MB3000-CH90 are found in both R&D and QA/QC laboratories,

for example checking gas purity, controlling gas mixing and composition or performing 

unknown components specification. The MB3000-CH90 is also used for fast off-line analysis 

of grab samples obtained from airborne or process gases.

This latest advancement in interferometer technology is extremely modular and compact and 

is combined with a patented 24-bit sampling algorithm for optimal dynamic range.

The permanently aligned optics with a Jacquinot stop in the interferometer output

beam ensure an accurate and stable line shape as well as wavelength and resolution stability.

As result, the MB3000-CH90 offers an outstanding spectroscopic performance enabling ppb level

gas analyzes with a standard DTGS detector. In addition, the analyzer can also be fitted with

an optional and hot-swappable liquid nitrogen-cooled MCT detector for applications requiring

higher sensitivity or measurement speed.

ABB MB Series gas cell features

A specifically designed proprietary gas cell that

captures ABB’s extensive experience with gas

monitoring is provided with the MB3000-CH90 and

MBGAS-3000CH analyzers. Calibrations performed

on an ABB gas analyzer (laboratory or process) can

therefore easily be transferred to other ABB analyzers.

The MB Series gas cell is provided with two path

length options (only one path length can be selected

and set at factory):

• 3.20 meter for low level analysis (ppm to ppb)

• 0.36 meter for percent level application

The cell has 1-liter volume and can be heated up

to 200°C. It is mounted horizontally to minimize

contamination associated with particles settling

on optical components. The cell has an aluminum

body with highly corrosion resistant gold plated

mirrors (proprietary coating). The windows are

made of barium fluoride (BaF2).

The MBGAS-3000CH FT-IR process analyzer offers

significant advantages over alternative technologies

for analysis in process gas streams. Measurements

are performed in real-time and multiple gas components can be measured simultaneously, with no

requirement for carrier or reference gases. Installation

is straightforward with minimal sample handling system.

The MBGAS-3000CH is used with the FTSW100

process software specifically designed by ABB to

meet the rigorous requirements of industrial

process environments.

FTSW100 offers several communication options for information exchange with

plant control systems, thus providing the

flexibility and functionality that are a trademark

of ABB process analyzers. 

Compared with other analytical techniques for

process gas measurements, the use of the

MBGAS-3000CH leads to an overall reduction in

maintenance cost as carrier gases and test gases

are not required for analyzer operation. Multiplepoint measurements can be performed with the

addition of a sample manifold greatly reducing the

analysis cost per sample point. Preventative

maintenance is simple and is typically only required

every 3 years, eliminating the need for on-site expertise.

MBGAS-3000CH features

The MBGAS-3000CH is designed for continuous

24/7 operation without need for operator intervention.

A comprehensive health monitoring program

runs continuously in the background to ensure that

all measurements are correct at any time. Efficient

optics of the MBGAS-3000CH provide an excellent

signal-to-noise performance, so that the detector

does not require cooling for extra-sensitivity.

This greatly enhances the reliability and simplicity

of the FT-IR measurement compared with process

analyzers that require liquid nitrogen-cooled or

Stirling-cooled detectors. Furthermore, all optical

components are non-hygroscopic therefore avoiding moisture damage, eliminating the need for

desiccant and reducing maintenance requirements.