FUEL THOUGHT for PETRO INDUSTRY NEWS ANNUAL BUYERS’ GUIDE 2022 Alphasense celebrates 25 years of sensor technology development Alphasense, the UK-based manufacturer of gas detection sensors, celebrated its 25th anniversary in October 2021.


Originally founded by scientist and entrepreneur Paul Gotley OBE in 1996, the company started life in small premises in Great Dunmow, a few miles outside London. Paul’s daughter, Andrea Gotley, soon took over day-to- day business operations with her father overseeing proceedings in his role as Chairman. A series of astute joint ventures and key research links with British universities enabled Alphasense to develop new technologies and sensor products that opened the door to opportunities in air quality and gas safety markets.


Today, Alphasense operates from a purpose-built manufacturing facility in Great Notley, less than 10 miles from their original location. The company is profi table, with an annual turnover in excess of £20m, largely due to the operational effi ciency and global business development established over the last decade or so. The Alphasense product range still includes the company’s bestselling gas safety Oxygen and PPM toxic sensors but is now complemented by a suite of PPB sensors allied with Optical Particle Counters and Photo Ionisation Detectors for air quality applications.


Research and Development is led by Technical Director, Ronan Baron, whose passion for environmental air quality monitoring fuels much of the product innovation and technical strategy at Alphasense. One such air quality innovation project recently led to the launch of two new VOC electrochemical sensors, strengthening the company’s growing air quality product range and offering a lower-maintenance air quality sensor option at an affordable price.


Commercially focused innovation is just one of the reasons customers choose to work with Alphasense. Sensor performance and reliability are key focuses for the Operations team, whose ‘LEAN manufacturing’ approach prioritises effi ciency without compromising quality. The ‘LEAN’ methodology allows the team to manufacture and stock a comprehensive range of sensor products. Customer orders are dispatched quickly to a global customer base by an in-house fulfi lment team.


The Alphasense Technical Support team is always on hand to assist with further product support, offering a consultative service when customers enquire about a new product idea or adaptation to an existing product. The company’s growth strategy revolves around three core pillars: science, sales, and manufacturing. The fusion of these three elements will remain a foundation that current Alphasense CEO, Peter Saxton, who


Andrea Gotley brought in to oversee and implement her succession plan, believes is key to the company’s continued success.


A recent recruitment drive is further evidence of Saxton’s confi dence in the long-term success of Alphasense. As well as bringing onboard new members of the Sales & Marketing team to help service and grow the company’s global sales territories, the Technical team has also invested in several new in-house scientists who each bring their own specialist knowledge and expertise to the table.


Alphasense is a business very much looking to the future but with an appreciation of its past. Twenty-fi ve years after Paul Gotley started the company, his daughter Andrea has total confi dence that her father’s dedication to high-quality sensor products and excellent customer service is in safe hands. With public awareness of air quality issues at an all-time high, Alphasense is well-placed to continue supporting its customers by designing and manufacturing high-performance gas and air quality sensors that improve living conditions for communities worldwide and, ultimately, save lives.


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Tanaka’s achievements acknowledged by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry


Tanaka Scientifi c Limited has been awarded the ‘2020 Global Niche Top 100’ by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The ministry gave out this award for the fi rst time in 2014, and this is the second time. In this program, the ministry selects 100 Japanese companies who are successfully winning signifi cant market share in global niche markets through appropriate marketing, unique product/service development, and strict quality control.


Tanaka was awarded for the MPC series pour/cloud point testers. The MPC series instruments test cloud point by ‘small test jar method’ (ASTM D7683) and pour point by ‘automatic air pressure method’ (ASTM D6749). These methods, compared to conventional manual methods, signifi cantly reduce sample volume and testing time while achieving greatly improved precision. The ministry also recognized Tanaka’s efforts to have these methods approved by the ASTM which helped spreading this product worldwide and achieving signifi cant market share.


We are proud of this achievement and look forward to launching further new instruments and technologies which we can share with our customers worldwide.


Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Global Niche Top page (Japanese only) - https://www.meti.go.jp/policy/mono_info_service/mono/gnt100/index.html


Tanaka’s latest MPC series instrument Model mpc-6 - https://www.tanaka-sci.com/en/ products/mpc-6.php


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53744pr@reply-direct.com WHO warns COP26: air pollution must be addressed


Last month, the World Health Organisation released a landmark study of global air pollution and its effects on health. Its conclusion: things are far worse than they once seemed.


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The report studies particulate matter as a proxy for air pollution, using both diameter in microns and concentration as measurements of air quality. Importantly, however, it is diameter of microns which remains of primary interest. A piece of particulate matter’s diameter decides whether the particle either remains restricted to the lungs or penetrates further into the bloodstream. At a diameter of 10 microns or less, around 5 times smaller than that of human hair, particulate matter can fi nd its way deep into the lungs. At 2.5 microns, particulate matter passes through the lung barrier and enters the blood. Unfortunately, all sorts of harmful particulates, like metals and combustion products, come in this size, posing a signifi cant threat to health in surrounding areas.


What does the World Health Organisation tell us about air pollution?


For the most part, it is those of us living in and around cities who appear to be breathing this unhealthy air. But not all cities are created equal.


Of the 4 million premature deaths which they consider as having been caused by ambient air pollution, the WHO suggest that around 91% occurred in low- or middle-income countries. Further, people living in such countries are far more likely to be using biomass and kerosene oil in order to cook in or heat their homes, releasing what the report regards as serious pollutants into their living areas. As a result, then, the report affi rms that air quality, both indoors and outdoors, is poorer in poorer areas of the world, placing a greater strain on weaker infrastructure.


Nevertheless, the WHO are adamant that this is a truly global problem. Indeed, by their calculations, 99% - yes, you read that correctly – of the global population in 2019 were breathing air which did not conform to guidelines established by the organisation in earlier reports.


Climate change and air pollution go hand-in-hand, says study


All of which underlines the urgent need for effi cient and reliable monitoring technologies. In a list of recommendations, the report suggests the use of anaerobic waste digestion as an alternative to the common practice of waste incineration and ensuring the appropriate quality of the resultant biogas will be critical. Similarly, in cases where the incineration of municipal waste is unavoidable, the report suggests that “strict emission controls” be enforced. There are several affordable instruments on the market for enforcing such controls, but of particular interest to regulators and safety offi cers around the world are [automated environmental sensors. These sensors provide accurate, real-time readings of air pollution, enabling users to make on-the-go decisions about the safety of certain areas.


It is important to note that these strategies are considered by the World Health Organisation to be part of the fi ght against climate change. And it is for this reason that the report explicitly throws down the gauntlet for the delegates at COP26, which enters its fi nal week today. “Improving air quality,” the WHO says, “can enhance climate change mitigation efforts, while reducing emissions will in turn improve air quality.” For more information on the connection between climate change and air pollution, try out our article ‘Explaining the Relationship’.


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