The ASAP 2020 Plus is a high-performance adsorption analyzer for measuring surface area, pore size, and pore volume of powders and porous materials. Standard methods or user customized protocols can be used to characterize adsorbents, catalysts, zeolites, MOFs, APIs, excipients, and a wide variety of porous and non-porous materials. The ASAP 2020 Plus is ideally suited for gas adsorption analysis of microporous (0.35 to 2nm) and mesoporous (2 to 50nm) materials and delivers superior accuracy, resolution and data reduction. A vapor sorption option can be added to the ASAP 2020 Plus to extend the analysis range of the ASAP 2020 Plus physisorption.
A chemisorption option extends the application range of the ASAP 2020 plus to both physical and chemical adsorption for characterizing the texture and active surface of catalysts, catalyst supports, sensors and a variety of other materials.
Proven Isothermal Jacket Cold Zone Control provides accurate, reproducible temperature maintenance
The ASAP 2020 Plus can be configured to your specific needs with the option of upgrading at a later date as your analytical requirements change, maximizing the utility of this instrument and your investment.
Choose from low surface area, to heated vapor, to micropore capability. Add a cryostat, an external detector, or configure the unit for enhanced chemical resistance when working with aggressive vapors. The ASAP 2020 Plus permits one instrument to accommodate almost any surface characterization need in your lab.
A chemisorption option extends the application range of the ASAP 2020 plus to both physical and chemical adsorption for characterizing the texture and active surface of catalysts, catalyst supports, sensors and a variety of other materials.
Isothermal jackets are guaranteed for the life of the instrument and ensure a constant thermal profile along the full length of both the sample and saturation pressure (Po) tubes.
Equipped with a 10-mmHg transducer and a high vacuum pump. This system provides the low-pressure capability and pressure-measurement resolution required for low surface area analyses using krypton as the adsorptive.
The stainless-steel manifold is available with chemically resistant Kalrez® seals to support analyses using aggressive gases or vapors as the adsorptive.
Includes a 0.1-mmHg transducer and a high vacuum pump. This system delivers accurate porosity data on pores between 0.35 and 3 nanometers and provides a comprehensive selection of micropore reports.
Cold trap option available for your specific application.
Includes optional vapor accessories.
ASAP 2020 Software Features The easy-to-use ASAP 2020 software utilizes a Windows® interface that includes Wizards and applications to help plan, launch, and control the analysis. You can collect, organize, archive and reduce raw data, and store standardized sample information and analysis conditions for easy access during later applications.
Finished reports may be generated to screen, paper, or data transfer channels. Features include cut-and-paste graphics, scalable-and-editable graphs, and customizable reports. Additional capabilities include:
The ASAP 2020 includes powerful data reduction software to provide a variety of easy-to-interpret report options. This allows tremendous flexibility in the selection of analysis constants to best fit your specific application. All ASAP models have the capability to collect data over a prescribed segment of the pressure range, or to perform adsorption and desorption analyses over the entire pressure range, providing extensive surface area and porosity information.
| Physisorption | Chemisorption |
| Analysis Range | 1.3 x 10-9 to 1.0 P/P0 | 1 x 10-6 to 900 torr |
| Roughing Pump | 4 stage diaphragm | 4 stage diaphragm |
| Minimum Measurable Surface Area | Standard 0.01 m2/g 0.01 m2/g Krypton 0.0005 m2/g 0.0005 m2/g |
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| Physisorption | Chemisorption |
| Analysis Range | 1.3 x 10-9 to 1.0 P/P0 | 1 x 10-6 to 900 torr |
| Roughing Pump | 4 stage diaphragm | 4 stage diaphragm |
| Minimum Measurable Surface Area | Standard 0.01 m2/g 0.01 m2/g Krypton 0.0005 m2/g 0.0005 m2/g |
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| Degas | 2 | 2 |
| Pressure Transducer System | 1000 torr 0.12% reading | 1000 torr 0.12% reading |
| Transducer Accuracy | 10 torr 0.12% reading 0.1 torr 0.15% reading |
10 torr 0.12% reading 0.1 torr 0.15% reading |
| Physisorption | Chemisorption |
| Analysis Range | 1.3 x 10-9 to 1.0 P/P0 | 1 x 10-6 to 900 torr |
| Roughing Pump | 4 stage diaphragm | 4 stage diaphragm |
| Physisorption | Chemisorption |
| Analysis Range | 1.3 x 10-9 to 1.0 P/P0 | 1 x 10-6 to 900 torr |
| Roughing Pump | 4 stage diaphragm | 4 stage diaphragm |
| Minimum Measurable Surface Area | Standard 0.01 m2/g 0.01 m2/g Krypton 0.0005 m2/g 0.0005 m2/g |
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Provided specifications were valid as taken from available documents at time of publication. These specifications may change without notice and are only provided as a general reference
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