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Microtrac BELSORP MR 1 Single-Point BET Surface Area Analyzer
Single-point BET surface area in about 15 minutes — dynamic flow method, from 0.01 m²/g, repeatability within ±1.0 %.
- Pretreatment up to 400 °C at the same time as the measurement
- Touch panel, automatic Dewar, results to USB without manual calculation
- Installation and on-site training included · free test analysis of your sample
- Configured to order · lead time from 4 weeks
What your QC lab actually checks
BET as a walk-up check
Single-point BET in about 15 minutes with simultaneous pretreatment and automatic Dewar handling turns surface area into a quick QC step — results straight to USB, no manual calculation.
A materials engineer on the line
Single- versus multi-point BET guidance and setup from engineers who run surface-area analysis in-house at Additive Plus.
- BELSORP MR 1 with thermal conductivity detector, automatic Dewar movement and touch panel
- Adsorbate N2 or Kr with helium carrier gas
- Pretreatment up to 400 °C, run at the same time as a measurement
- Standard consumables: sample cells, filler rods, filters, liquid bottle, O-rings, caps, weighing platforms
- Results to USB as text, Excel or a printed report
- Installation and on-site operator training — included in every quotation
What the BELSORP MR 1 is
The BELSORP MR 1 is a compact, stand-alone analyzer for specific surface area by the dynamic single-point BET method. A gas mixture of known concentration — for example 30 % nitrogen in helium — flows over the sample while it is cooled with liquid nitrogen. A thermal conductivity detector records how much nitrogen the sample takes up and then releases again when the Dewar moves down; the sharper desorption peak is integrated to calculate the surface area.
Pretreatment of one sample and measurement of another run at the same time. The Dewar moves automatically, a calibration function is built in, and the instrument is operated from a touch panel. The surface area is displayed as soon as the measurement ends, without manual calculation, and results can be saved to a USB stick.
Specifications
| Measuring principle | Dynamic flow gas method (single-point BET) |
| Detector | thermal conductivity detector (TCD) |
| Adsorption gas | N2 or Kr |
| Carrier gas | He |
| Samples measured | 1 |
| Pretreatment temperature | up to 400 °C |
| Measuring range | 0.01 m²/g and above |
| Repeatability | within ±1.0 % |
| Measuring time | approx. 15 minutes, including calibration, excluding pretreatment |
| Operation | touch panel, automatic Dewar movement |
| Data output | USB storage: text file, Excel, rich-text report |
| Dimensions (W × H × D) | 350 × 553 × 368 mm (13.8 × 21.8 × 14.5 in) |
| Weight | 30 kg (66 lb), main body |
| Power | AC 100 – 120 V or AC 200 – 240 V, 400 W, 50/60 Hz |
| Standards | CE |
| Installation and training | on site, included in every quotation |
| Lead time | from 4 weeks, depending on configuration |
Download: BELSORP MR 1 datasheet (PDF)
What it tells you about a powder — and what it does not
The MR 1 answers one question quickly: what is the BET surface area of this sample? The datasheet names catalysts, battery materials, zeolites, ceramics, carbon, cement, silica, pigments, toners and pharmaceuticals among its fields.
| BET specific surface area | single-point value from 0.01 m²/g, repeatability within ±1.0 % |
| Lot comparison | the same method and number for every lot, displayed without manual calculation |
| Throughput | approx. 15 minutes per measurement while the next sample is pretreated |
| Low-area samples | krypton as adsorbate instead of nitrogen |
| Not reported | adsorption isotherm, pore size distribution, pore volume — these need a volumetric analyzer |
How a dynamic-flow measurement works
Where the MR 1 stops — and what to take instead
The MR 1 measures single-point BET surface area of one sample at a time — nothing more. It does not record an adsorption isotherm, so it gives no pore size distribution or pore volume, and single-point BET is not the method for microporous materials. For multi-point BET and mesopores on up to four samples, take the BELSORP MINI X. For micropores and krypton BET down to 0.0005 m²/g, the BELSORP MAX G or the BELSORP MAX X. Pores above 500 nm need mercury porosimetry on the BELPORE, and true density the BELPYCNO gas pycnometer.
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Availability, payment and delivery
Why buy it through Additive Plus
What usually stops people — and the honest answer
Ready when you are
| Brand | Microtrac |
| Technology | Dynamic flow gas adsorption (single-point BET) |
| Certification | CE |
| Weight | 66 lb / 30 kg |
Send us a representative sample. The test measurement in Microtrac's US application lab is free, and we go through the results with you.
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