describes the relationship between the alcohol content of the breath and the



alcohol content of blood at any given time. The accepted ratio of breath

alcohol to blood alcohol is 2,100:1. This means 2,100 ml of a deep air lung

sample contains the same amount of alcohol as I ml of blood. All breath

testing instruments developed since 1939 use this ratio. The ratio is guided

by Henry's Law, which states the quantity of gas that dissolves in a

liquid at a standard temperature and pressure are directly proportional to

the partial pressure of that gas in the gas phase.

In order to obtain an accurate reading of a person's alcohol content

the device must test a person's deep lung air. The exchange of gasses,

such as alcohol, between the blood and lung occurs in the alveoli. Each lung

contains several million alveoli. If deep lung air is not exhaled into the

device, the sample breath could be diluted with a lower alcohol concentration.

Instruments usually require a person to blow for a minimum amount of time to

ensure the air is captured from the deep lungs.

There are two main types of BATs used today. The first type uses infrared

light to detect alcohol content. This device passes a breath sample through a

narrow band of infrared light set to a frequency absorbed by alcohol. The

amount of infrared light not absorbed by the alcohol tells the concentration

of alcohol in the breath.

The second type of device uses fuel cells (which rely on chemical reactions)

and is the most commonly used BAT. The alcohol in a person's breath is

the energy for the fuel cell. The higher the concentration of breath alcohol,

the more electricity that will be generated. The device measures the strength

of the current to determine the breath/blood alcohol content (BAC).

The fuel cell itself varies only slightly from product to product and is a

component that manufacturers purchase from outside venders. In a fuel cell,

two electrodes are immersed in a liquid electrolyte, a substance that

conducts electricity. An electrode is a solid electric conductor through

which an electric current enters or leaves. The electrodes are coated with a

platinum layer and have very fine pores. Between the electrodes is the thin

electrolyte layer. The alcohol is pulled into the fuel cell by a pump and

seeps through the electrodes, where it is then chemically converted. The fuel

results in a flow of electricity between the electrodes.

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Raw Materials

Fuel cell breath alcohol testers are primarily composed of a fuel cell, pump,

mouthpiece, printed circuit board (PCB), and a liquid crystal display (LCD)

or light-emitting diode (LED) all contained within a plastic case generally

made from low density polyethylene (LDPE), polypropylene (PP), or polystyrene

(PS) plastic. The fuel cell is made from two platinum coated electrodes and a

permeable electrolyte material. The pump is made of glass and nylon and used

to pull the alcohol into the BAT. At the heart of the BAT is the PCB which

controls the entire unit. The microprocessor contains the coding that the BAT

uses to carry out the functions. The device also uses a LCD or LED to present

instructions to the user, including the results or potential error messages.

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