CarboTect Rapid, Reliable Water Diagnostics

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CarboTect™ is a simple colour based test to detect organic compounds in equipment in the farming, food, beverage, water and pharma industries.

It also detects ultra-low levels of organic materials associated with microbial bio-fouling present in farm and factory water systems.

Biofilm is present in piping systems which supply water to production animals. Microbes in bulk water systems live in biofilms or slime layers which coat the surfaces of tanks, reservoirs and supply pipes. This slime layer is an accumulation of organic compounds which supports new microbial growth.

The CarboTect™ test is reliably sensitive for detecting even very low levels of these organic microbial compounds and is an indicator of microbial contaminants in bulk water systems. In addition, the colour reagent is also sensitive to the presence of proteins and their building blocks – peptides – as well as unrelated polysaccharide compounds such as cellulose and dissolved organic compounds.

It also detects oxidizing sanitizers used for the cleaning of equipment after incomplete rinsing.

Now with just five minutes of your time, you can analyse your water feeds more effectively than expensive physical probes and scopes.

The test is simple. Collect a sample of the final rinse water following cleaning, add the Carbotect™ reagent powder to the 100ml sample bottle as supplied and wait 5 minutes for the resulting colour reaction. The colour change is measured against the colour chart or a reference standard prepared with distilled water.

CarboTect™ offers a rapid and reliable test of the sanitary effectiveness of the CIP procedure and a semi-quantitative measure of the degree of contamination that may remain in the system.Carbotect™ can be used to identify and isolate sources of contamination i.e. dead-legs etc., as well as to detail aspects of non-hygienic engineering design in the plant infrastructure.

Simplicity

• Can also be used by lower skilled personnel. Simple colour based test; user friendly; no need for sophisticated laboratory equipment to obtain rapid and reliable results.

Repeatability

• Effective under diverse environmental conditions; provides a consistently reliable and repeatable result with each test irrespective of the test situation.

Proactive

• Can detect organic contaminant levels as low as 50ppb (50mg per 1000litres). These residual organic soils are a source of microbial nutrients and hence a definitive predictor of future microbial biofouling and biofilm formation BEFORE it becomes established.

Rapid Results

• Rapidly responsive to the presence of organic compounds and provides a definitive Quality-Assurance decision making outcome within 5 minutes.

Cost Effective

• There is no CAPEX investment or associated laboratory requirements required to conduct and complete the test.

R 550 per box of 10 tests + R 250 delivery anywhere in South Africa.

If you order more than ten boxes, delivery is free.

For more information on CarboTect™ plus a fascinating case study on its use in dental facilities, click below.