Article | REF: AG6531 V1

Permeability measurements to control the preservation of packaged foods

Author: Catherine Joly

Publication date: June 10, 2025 | Lire en français

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6. Measurement techniques and units

The equipment used to measure gas permeability is commercial or laboratory equipment based on two techniques:

  • gas scavenging, the most common ;

  • pressure rise.

6.1 Commercial gas scavengers

To this day, AMETEK, MOCON Division, remains the market leader for measuring OTR, WVTR and CO 2 TR. These devices operate on upstream-downstream pressure difference (ΔP) constant, imposed by dynamic purging of the downstream compartment, to drive the permeate to the specific...

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