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Paradigm Sensors’ CEO, Robert Young, announced that they will be launching their proprietary handheld biodiesel analyzer that tests in the field for total glycerin, acid number, blend percent, and methanol in February. Young says: "Our handheld provides a means to overcome a market barrier to alternative fuels: Poor quality biofuels that compromise engine performance."

Fleet and maintenance managers will appreciate having a new handheld diagnostic tool to test biodiesel onsite to determine the percent blend and the quality of the fuel. The immediate results provided by the i-SPEC™ when testing biodiesel shipped from a producer (in-state or out-of-state) allow them to determine if the biodiesel is in-spec and is the correct blend percent mandated by the city, county, state, or federal governments. The i- SPEC™ also allows the fleet and maintenance managers to monitor the biodiesel held at the fueling sites.

“Our analyzer’s Impedance Spectroscopy (IS) technology correlates well with standard reference methods,” says Dr. Charles Koehler, a research and development (R&D) engineer with Paradigm Sensors. “Our research indicates that our handheld analyzer will be the only field instrument to be able to measure methanol and blend percent in minutes and it is the only handheld analyzer that can test for total glycerin in blended biodiesel (B2-B99), acid number, blend percent, and methanol within minutes with readings that are consistent and reliable.”

Dr. Dick Hirthe, also a R&D engineer with Paradigm Sensors, explains, “Paradigm Sensors’ i-SPEC™ tests total glycerin in accordance with the ASTM proposal that the biodiesel portion of the fuel must meet ASTM 6751 prior to blending.

The i-spec™ Q-100 breaks through barriers to testing of biodiesel, which are as follows: the expense of testing, the length of time to test, the expertise needed to test, and reliability of the testing results of instruments used in the field. Paradigm's handheld offers fast, reliable, affordable, mobile biodiesel testing with consistency in readings.

Paradigm Sensors is an early-stage Wisconsin-based, clean-tech company. Young. reminds the industry of his company’s motto: “We don’t make the biodiesel. We assure its quality.” Katherine Nelson, Director of Marketing, points out that Paradigm Sensors’ handheld testing device has a unique and proprietary technology which “provides biodiesel testing right in the palm of your hand”: biodiesel testing for people who regulate, produce, blend, distribute, receive (fleet owners, individuals) biodiesel all over the world.”

Prior to founding Paradigm Sensors and serving as CEO for the Company, Young successfully commercialized patented, hand-held medical-monitoring devices. Young currently serves on the Wisconsin Biodiesel Association Board and is chairman of the Marquette University College of Engineering Industrial Advisory Board. Paradigm Sensors is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at 7255 W. Appleton Ave. The Company’s website (www.paradigmsensors.com) provides more information on their technology and provides a means of contacting the company for additional information.