GORE Gas Sensor Solutions: Proven Performance to Design the Future

The gas sensor market is driven by the ongoing need for industrial safety and the new requirements for air quality monitoring. Gore has been serving the gas sensor market for more than 25 years. We’re still going strong and continue to innovate membranes for gas sensor types such as EC, NDIR and MOS.

From mechanical engineering and process technology to automation and numerous other sectors, deploying the right sensors has become a make-or-break factor crucial to a product’s international competitiveness. Gas sensor manufacturers all across the globe know they can simply rely on Gore delivering gas sensor membranes of consistent and uniform quality, which are easy to integrate and well-known for low shrinkage, good printability and reliable supply.

ANALYTICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING: EQUALLY POSSIBLE WITH GORE GAS SENSOR SOLUTIONS
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Analytical Monitoring & Safety

Industrial Applications

  • Oil & Gas
  • Chemical Plants
  • Petrochemical Facilities
  • Power Generation
  • Water Treatment
  • Military

Gases / Physical Units
CO, CO2, H2S, NO, NO2, SO2, CL2, SO2, ETO, etc.

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Environmental Monitoring, Health & Safety

Civil Residential & Consumer Applications

  • Civil Gas Safety
  • HVAC
  • Smart Home
  • White Goods
  • Wearables
  • Indoor Air Quality

Gases / Physical Units
CO, CO2, O2, O3, CH4, NH3, NO2, VOC, Particle Matters, Humidity RH

Properties & Applications

A BROAD PORTFOLIO FOR MULTIPLE GAS SENSOR FUNCTIONS AND DESIGNS

Each gas sensor’s particular design – as well as the materials used in it – depends on many different factors, most importantly the gas sensor’s purpose and the environment in which it will be used. Gore is capable of delivering specific membranes for gas sensors that provide your gas sensing solutions with several functions and match your particular design specifications.

We are continuously innovating GORE Performance Membranes for gas sensor types like EC, NDIR and MOS. GORE Performance Membranes can help you meet increasingly demanding requirements in order to stay competitive on the gas sensor market.

GORE Performance Membranes meet the gas sensor market’s demands:

  • increased lifetime
  • improved measurement stability
  • reduced production costs
  • better accuracy
  • rapid response time

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USAGE OF GORE PROTECTIVE VENTS AND GORE PERFORMANCE MEMBRANES IN EC, NDIR AND MOS GAS SENSORS
Infographic shows the usage of GORE® Protective Vents and GORE® Performance Membranes in EC, NDIR and MOS gas sensors.

A Broad Portfolio

Every sensor’s design and components differ, according to its function and operating environment. That’s why our portfolio includes a selection of GORE® Performance Membranes, as well as a range of GORE® Protective Vents, which incorporate our proprietary membrane technologies.

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Protective Vents

Our high-perm membranes’ structure ensures the gas gets through, even as it protects portable or static devices from ingress of moisture, particles or other contaminants that can result from condensation, high-pressure cleaning, shocks, vibration or other environmental factors.
Infographic highlights the dust cover performance membrane in EC, NDIR and MOS gas sensors.

Dust Cover

Prevents ingress of dust and liquid but allows gas to go through. Provides mechanical protection for exterior of sensor cells in EC sensors, NDIR sensors as well as MOS sensors.

Infographic highlights the membrane responsible for diffusion control in an EC gas sensor.

Flow or Diffusion Control

Reduces pressure peaks due to rapid change of outside pressure, or controls the diffusion of defined gases to measure higher concentrations.

Infographic highlights the sealing ring that is used as an additional seal within the EC gas sensor stack.

Sealing Ring

Used as an additional seal within the sensor stack.

Infographic highlights the membrane at the working electrode in an EC gas sensor.

Membrane at Working Electrode

Barrier prevents electrolyte from escaping and allows gas to go through. Lets gases diffuse at the desired rate and balances pressure differences. Carries the catalyst of the electrode. Chemical resistance required.

Infographic highlights the membrane at the reference and counter electrode in an EC gas sensor.

Membrane at Reference and Counter Electrode

Carries the catalyst of the electrode. Chemical resistance required.

WHICH SPECIFIC GORE PROTECTIVE VENTS OR GORE PERFORMANCE MEMBRANES DO YOU NEED?

Gore gas sensor solutions are available in different forms depending on function. Please download our PDF with specifications on GORE® Protective Vents for sensing device or sensor cell protection and GORE Performance Membranes for inner sensor cell functions.

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PRODUCT INFORMATION FOR GORE PROTECTIVE VENTS AND GORE PERFORMANCE MEMBRANES

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Design & Manufacturing

BY YOUR SIDE FROM DESIGN TO MANUFACTURE

At Gore, we are committed to support you with any design challenges that you might face during the production process of your gas sensors.

We consult you, which products are best suited for your gas sensor applications and therefore ensure that your gas sensor development processes are simplified and accelerated. From the first gas sensor design to the manufacturing of the finished product, you can benefit from our service.

And with our broad portfolio of GORE Protective Vents and GORE Performance Membranes, we can ensure an efficient integration of our components resulting in reliable gas sensor products.

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Innovation

DESIGN GREATER SUCCESS. TOGETHER.
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The gas sensor market is evolving, but changes always come with challenges. Two of the greatest challenges on the gas sensor market are:

  • Miniaturization
  • Selectivity.

Our ePTFE membrane engineers tackle those two challenges by constantly developing new materials that can be integrated smoothly in your gas sensor development and production processes.

Our engineers create membranes for gas sensors that can optimize your gas sensor manufacturing with these material-related and process-related solutions:

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Material-related solutions

  • New functionalities
  • Consistent ePTFE membrane quality
  • Small form factors down to 1.1mm OD, 0.7mm ID
  • ePTFE membrane thickness 1μm to >100μm
  • Different adhesive systems

 

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Process-related solutions

  • Different options for system and process integration
  • Delivery form on reel or wafer ring
  • Capable of multiple reflow processes at high temperatures
YOU WANT TO BRING YOUR GAS SENSORS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? TEAM UP FOR INNOVATION, TEAM UP WITH GORE!

Innovation is in our DNA! Thus, we want to contribute to your success by making our membrane engineering abilities available for you – which makes us the perfect match for innovators.

If you have a new gas sensor design, a new project or an unsolved challenge regarding gas sensing technologies, get in touch with us!

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Not for use in food, drug, cosmetic or medical device manufacturing, processing, or packaging operations.