PROENGIN Biological and Chemical warfare agents field detectors and triggers
Proengin has developed biological and chemical warfare agents (CWA) field detectors using flame spectrometry.
Chemical detection
The handheld chemical detector AP4C is able to detect an extended range of chemicals. All dangerous compounds containing Sulphur, Phosphorus, Arsenic, and/or the HNO chemical liaison can be detected in a simultaneous way.
Of course, the AP4C has the capacity to work in very severe environmental conditions and the measurements are unaffected by high humidity levels or by presence of other organic chemical compounds such as paint. The AP4C can run in highly explosive areas.
The AP4C technology allows the simultaneous detection of an unlimited number of gases (identification of the constituting chemical elements):
1. impure agents or chemicals manufactured by terrorists that would not fit into traditional libraries of other detectors
2. all nerve, blister, blood and vomiting agents (detection well below the levels of danger to human health)
3. precursors and derivative, as well as new agents that will be developed in the future, with no need for any upgrade.
The response time is among the shortest on the market but what makes the AP4C unique is the recovery time after a positive detection. Where other detectors may take long minutes or hours after a positive detection or pollution by chemicals, AP4C will be ready after some seconds whatever the level of contamination.
Other available functions are:
1. internal memory storage (last hours events under operation)
2. data download (ATP45 format)
3. wireless connection.
The chemical detection brand
AP4C has been derived into 2 other detectors:
1. AP4C-V, dedicated to operational use on wheeled and tracked reconnaissance vehicles,
2. AP4C-F, dedicated to operational use on critical buildings and ships.
These 2 detectors show same detection performances, with characteristics suitable for vehicles, buildings and ships, in terms of autonomy and data networking. Especially, AP4C-F is featuring self-production of hydrogen, on demand, to avoid consumables management and allow 24/7 monitoring and detection, suitable for fixed detection purposes.
The biological detection
The biological detector MAB has the unique capacity of detecting and categorizing biological particles with a proven extremely low false alarm rate. It is designed to trigger sampling and analysing devices.
The full CBRN stand off instrument
Combining AP4C chemical detection performances and sensitivity, MAB biological monitoring and alarm function, together with AP4C-F autonomy and service, AP4C-FB is the latest instrument from the Proengin brand. While associated with nuclear probe, it allows to cover the full range of CBRN threat monitoring in only one instrument.