TotalPerm: O₂, CO₂ and H₂O Permeability Tester
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O2, CO2 and H2O permeability tester with embedded controls of temperature and relative humidity.
TotalPerm: O₂, CO₂ and H₂O Permeability Tester
TotalPerm is a permeability tester designed to characterize the barrier properties of films, materials and multilayer structures against oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Featuring three integrated sensors, the instrument measures OTR (Oxygen Transmission Rate), CO₂TR (Carbon Dioxide Transmission Rate) and WVTR (Water Vapor Transmission Rate) within a single system, allowing all three parameters to be evaluated on the same sample.
TotalPerm is particularly suitable for laboratories that need to assess multiple barrier properties of the same material, compare different structures or perform test sequences using different gases and test conditions.
It is designed for research and development, material qualification and quality control laboratories, particularly in the food packaging, beverage, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.
What Does TotalPerm Measure?
TotalPerm evaluates the transmission of three substances through films and barrier materials:
- Oxygen transmission rate (OTR): measures oxygen transmission through a material under specified test conditions.
- Carbon dioxide transmission rate (CO₂TR): measures carbon dioxide transmission through a material under specified test conditions.
- Water vapor transmission rate (WVTR): measures water vapor transmission through a material under specified test conditions.
By combining these measurements in one instrument, TotalPerm helps laboratories characterize the barrier performance of materials from multiple perspectives.
Comprehensive Barrier Property Analysis
Barrier performance depends on the material and the substance that passes through it. A film may provide different levels of protection against oxygen, carbon dioxide and moisture.
Measuring OTR, CO₂TR and WVTR helps laboratories:
- Characterize multiple barrier properties of the same material.
- Compare films, laminates and multilayer structures.
- Support material development and qualification.
- Evaluate materials for different packaging requirements.
- Consolidate multiple permeability measurements within one testing system.
Materials That Can Be Tested
TotalPerm can be used to characterize different types of materials, including:
- Plastic films
- Barrier films
- Multilayer films and laminates
- Metallized films
- Co-extruded structures
- Flexible packaging materials
The suitability of a specific sample depends on its characteristics and the applicable test configuration.
Why Choose TotalPerm?
Three Integrated Sensors
TotalPerm combines three sensors in one system to measure OTR, CO₂TR and WVTR, supporting a broader evaluation of material barrier properties.
Multiple Measurements in One Instrument
The integrated configuration allows laboratories to evaluate different transmission parameters without relying exclusively on separate instruments for each measurement.
Analysis of the Same Sample
The system supports the characterization of the same sample across the three barrier parameters, helping laboratories build a more comprehensive picture of material performance.
Controlled Test Conditions
Temperature and relative humidity can be controlled to support measurements under defined test conditions.
Efficient Laboratory Workflows
Combining multiple measurement capabilities in one instrument can help optimize laboratory space and simplify workflows involving different barrier parameters.
Applications of TotalPerm
Food and Beverage Packaging
OTR, CO₂TR and WVTR measurements help characterize packaging materials in terms of oxygen, carbon dioxide and moisture transmission.
Plastic Films and Barrier Materials
The instrument supports the evaluation and comparison of films with different barrier characteristics, providing measurements across three transmission parameters.
Multilayer Films and Laminates
TotalPerm helps characterize multilayer structures and laminates by evaluating their barrier performance against oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor.
Pharmaceutical Packaging
Multiple transmission measurements can support the characterization and qualification of packaging materials when gas and moisture barrier performance are relevant.
Containers and Formed Packaging
Depending on the sample type and test configuration, permeability measurements can support the evaluation of materials used in packaging and formed structures.
Research, Development and Quality Control
TotalPerm is suitable for laboratories involved in material development, comparative analysis, material qualification and quality control.
Technical specifications
- 3 sensors inside
- Sequential analysis
- Lowest cost solution
- Broad measuring range
- Long life detectors
- Fully software driven
- Barometric compensation
- Graphic software interface
- Automatic humidity adjustment
- No sample cutting required
- Package analysis accessory
NORMS: TotalPerm complies with the norms DIN 53380-3, ASTM D3985, F2622, F1927, F1307, JIS K-7126, ISO 15105-2 for OTR measurements, with the norm ASTM F2476 for CO2TR measurements and with the norms ASTM F1249, TAPPI T557, JIS K-1729, ISO 15106-2 for WVTR measurements.
TotalPerm is the first and only instrument on the market with patented technology capable of measuring barrier properties against three different gases. Equipped with sensors for oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor, TotalPerm eliminates the need to move samples, allowing for characterization of barrier properties against all three gases on the exact same surface.
This versatile instrument enables measurement of plastic films, monolayer or multilayer barrier films, metallized films with special surface coatings, laminates, or co-extrusions commonly used in food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and electronics industries. In addition to film permeability measurements, TotalPerm, equipped with modular accessories, can analyze formed containers such as bag-in-box, PET bottles, and various types of containers.
TotalPerm is the ideal solution for companies involved in producing or using barrier packaging, offering top performance in a single instrument at a competitive price. The specialized TotalPerm ExtraSolution® software ensures maximum operational simplicity. Users can program sequences of measurements on the same sample, with different gases and conditions, all executed automatically in sequence by the software.
Choosing TotalPerm means making an intelligent decision that simplifies laboratory operations, reduces costs, and optimizes space. Why buy three different instruments when you can have TotalPerm?
| Test range O2 | 0.01-1000 cm3·m-2·24h-1·bar-1 (unmasked) 0.2-25000 cm3·m-2·24h-1·bar-1 (masked) |
| Test range CO2 | 0.25-9000 cm3·m-2·24h-1·bar-1 (unmasked) 50-180000 cm3·m-2·24h-1·bar-1 (masked) |
| Test range H2O | 0.002-100 g·m-2·24h-1·bar-1 (unmasked) 0.04-2000 g·m-2·24h-1·bar-1 (masked) |
| Test Sample Size | 50 cm2 – About 2,5 mm thickness max |
| Test temperature range | 10-50° C |
| Relative humidity (N2 side) | 0,30-90% |
| Relative humidity O2/CO2 (O2/CO2 side) | 0, 5-95% |
| Relative humidity H2O (wet side) | 5-95% |
| Carrier flow (N2) | 10-36 ml/min automatically controlled |
| Carrier gas | N2 5.0 +1% H2 mix |
| O2/CO2 purity gas | Purity ≥ 99,95% / ≥ 99,99% |
| N2 pressure | 2.0 bar |
| O2/CO2 pressure | 1.5 bar |
| Gas connections | 3 Standard Ham-Let 1/8″ |
| Software | LabView based with USB interface |
| PC with preinstalled software | WindowsTM OS and LCD monitor |
| Power supply | 100-220 AC, 50-60 Hz |
| Apparatus size (cm) | 41 W / 61D / 31 H |
Related Topics
Explore these pages to learn more about permeability measurements and barrier properties:
- [Gas Permeability: Measurement and Analysis]
- [Oxygen Permeability and OTR: Measurement and Analysis]
- [CO₂ Permeability and CO₂TR: Measurement and Analysis]
- [Water Vapor Permeability and WVTR: Measurement and Analysis]
- [Barrier Properties of Films: Characteristics and Measurement]
Characterize Barrier Properties with TotalPerm
Discover how TotalPerm can help your laboratory evaluate oxygen, carbon dioxide and water vapor transmission using one integrated measurement system.
Contact ExtraSolution to discuss your application and identify the most suitable testing configuration for your materials.