| 12 months from date of shipment |
12 months from date of shipment |
12 months from date of shipment |
Depending on the chemical, 1 year from fill date in most cases |
| No permitting or dangerous goods handling required |
No permitting or dangerous goods handling required |
No permitting or dangerous goods handling required |
May require permitting, specialized dangerous goods handling
procedures
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| Laboratory |
Laboratory |
Field / Laboratory |
Laboratory |
| Require temperature-controlled environment 30° – 50°C |
Require temperature-controlled environment 30° – 110°C |
Can be operated at ambient temperature. No oven or Dynacalibrator
required. Wafer devices available at 50°C
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Not temperature sensitive - can be operated at room temperature.
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| Length 5.5 cm, Diameter 1.6 cm |
Small for flexibility and convenience. Maximum length of 23.5cm.
Maximum diameter 1 cm
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1.0" W x 4.25" L, 1.0" W x 6.25" L, 1.0" W x 8.0" L (Gas
Phase) Depending on Chemical and Rate.
|
Bulky, takes up valuable lab space |
| No |
No |
Yes. Limited Rates (200 ng/min – 1,000 ng/min) |
Yes - But very difficult to obtain. Extremely expensive. DOT/ICAO
Security Plan may be Required.
|
| H2S SO2 , COS, NO2, NH3 |
More than 500 available, including experimental by request |
More than 100 available, including developmental chemicals by request
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Mutually reactive chemicals cannot be used |
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Mixtures can be created by using (chemical compatible) individual
devices in a chamber. Vici provides pure chemicals only; no mixtures.
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Mixtures can be created by using (chemical compatible) individual
devices in a chamber. Vici provides pure chemicals only; no mixtures.
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Mixtures can be created by using (chemical compatible) individual
devices in a series. Vici provides pure chemicals only; no mixtures.
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Expensive custom mixtures must be purchased, or keeping a range of
expensive gas cylinders in stock.
|
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Ideal for high vapor pressure substances and low permeation rates,
maximum 2500 ng/min
|
Variable, typically 30 ng/min to 4,000 ng/min |
< 200 ng/min to 30,000 ng/min depending on temperature |
Set and unchangeable. |
| Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Unknown traceability standards |
|
Economical, low cost to ship and store. With Dynacalibrator, break
even and cost-savings delivered by Year 2
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Economical, low cost to ship and store. With Dynacalibrator, break
even and cost-savings delivered by Year 2
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Economical, low cost to ship, no Dynacalibrator or oven required
|
High costs, including cylinder purchase, rental, shipment, disposal
|
| Stable and consistent. |
Stable and consistent. |
Stable and consistent. |
Standard can degrade within the cylinder due to changes in
concentration, pressure, and interaction of calibration surfaces and
components
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Customizable, based on dilution flow rate and/or set point temperature
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Customizable, based on dilution flow rate and/or set point temperature
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Customizable, based on dilution flow rate and/or set point temperature
|
Fixed non-changeable |
| 98% Accuracy |
98% Accuracy |
95% Accuracy |
Unknown accuracy |
