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  Japan's Tokai Denshi Develops New Fuel Cell Breathalyzers 
Publication Date:26-December-2006
01:00 PM US Eastern Timezone 
Source:AsiaPulse via COMTEX
TOKYO--Tokai Denshi Inc., which produces commercial-use breathalyzers, has developed a new model that helps prevent false-positive readings on test subjects who are not drunk.

In what the company claims is an industry first, the new device features both semiconductor-type and a fuel-cell-type alcohol detectors.

Most breathalyzers use just a semiconductor-type alcohol detector, which is durable but can give false-positive readings due to reactions with cigarettes or ketones in the body.

Fuel-cell-type alcohol detectors are not as durable and take longer to give a reading, so they have not been adopted in commercial-use breathalyzers.

However, these detectors react only to ethanol, so they are more accurate.

Tokai Denshi's new breathalyzer combines both types of detectors in a durable product that can be used about 60,000 times, which for the typical company translates to around six months of use.

The device also has a feature to store pictures of persons along with their blood-alcohol readings when measurements are taken.

The firm will begin marketing the device in March for 260,400 yen (US$2,191.55) to the transportation industry, aiming for sales of 150-200 units a month.

(Nikkei)

(C) 2006 Asia Pulse Pte Ltd
 


 
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