VOC monitoring Articles
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Free download of Contributions to the 8th PTR-MS Conference 2019
All abstracts from the 8th International PTR-MS Conference are now online In February 2019, the must-attend event for all PTR-MS users took place, attracting more than 100 participants from 18 nations. There’s a short review if you would like to know more. Have you ever wondered what this huge number of IONICON instrument users achieves with their instrument, what they investigate, which ...
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Continuous VOC Monitoring
Continuous VOC Monitoring using Falco Fixed Gas Detector Gas detection systems play a vital role in protecting working personnel in harsh environments, such as chemical plants, laboratory settings, industrial paint applications and wastewater facilities. Because volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and other toxic gases can produce major health effects, continuous VOC monitoring may be necessary ...
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Everything You Need to Know about VOC Monitoring System
From acute lower respiratory infections in children to lung cancer, the number of diseases concerning the worsening air quality petrifies people globally. Its damages have been recognized by the World Health Organization, which calls the worldwide air pollution crisis the “largest single environmental health risk.” Among all the air pollutants, VOCs are the ones governments have to ...
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Hydrocarbon monitoring and instrument calibration methods
ABSTRACT For VOC monitoring several different detectors are well known, for example semiconductor based detectors, pellistors, optical detectors with infrared light, catalytic combustion detectors, flame temperature detectors, photoionisation detectors and flame ionisation detectors (FID). The most widely used detector is the ...
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Stack gas VOC monitoring
POLLUTION S.r.l. manufactures POLARIS FID analyzer, a cutting-edge technology for the measurement of total hydrocarbons in ambient air and stack emission monitoring in accordance with EN 13526 and EN 12619. This analyser is based on Flame Ionization Detection (FID), a reference method technique to measure total hydrocarbons (THC, VOC, TOC). Polaris FID is a very handy instrument because it allows ...
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Monitoring VOCs in Adhesives Plant - Case Study
Background The project was implemented for a leading global company, represented in over 100 countries, with many bonding solutions for the consumer electronics industry, packaging for the food and beverage industry, different products for specialty vehicles, and the aviation, rail and marine industry. Customer: Adhesive tape manufacturing plant (Shanghai area, ...
By Synspec BV
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Protecting medical environments from VOC contamination with multisite sensor PID technology
Ensuring that staff and medical environments (including treatment, manufacture, or research and development spaces) are protected against potential harmful exposures is essential for employers. Medical environments are often indoor spaces with limited natural ventilation, increasing the possibility of VOCs (volatile organic compounds) building quickly to dangerous levels. ION Science’s ...
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Personal VOC monitors improve health and safety regimes
Summary Aimed at the general health and safety market where workers may be exposed to a variety of different and possibly unknown hazardous and toxic compounds is the Ion Science Cub. The principle detection method is the Ion Science patented photoionisation detector (PID) housed in a small, worker friendly unit. Introduction Many chemicals in common use have been identified as extremely ...
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Abatement of solvent emissions and odors: online VOC monitoring
Industries concerned: Pharmaceutical Industry, Pesticides Producers, Iron and steel industry, Wood Industry, Plastic industry, Timber industry, Food industry, Paint, varnish and lacquer industry, Livestock industry, Cosmetics industry, etc. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are used in many professional sectors, particularly in industrial processes using solvents (paints, glues, varnishes, inks, ...
By ENVEA
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Monitoring VOCs at Drill Pads in Denver, USA - Case Study
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA Date: Jan 2022, ongoing Application: New gas drilling sites: measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) for compliance with Regulation No7 (Control of Ozone via Ozone Precursors & Control of Hydrocarbons via Oil & Gas Emissions) Product: Praxis/OPCube (with VOC sensor): 3 OPCubes per drilling station, plus 1 met’ station. Argos ...
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NASA campaign KORUS-AQ: IONICON PTR-TOF to monitor VOCs above Korea
Team of the University of Innsbruck and an IONICON PTR-TOFMS aboard NASA research aircraft An international team coordinated by NASA has recently investigated air pollution over the Korean peninsula. Two of IONICON’s PTR-TOFMS instruments were used to monitor volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in real-time aboard NASA’s DC-8 Flying Laboratory. The data gathered by scientists from the ...
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Stack emission monitoring – TOC determination - Case study
Over the past decade enormous scientific, social and economic changes have impacted our quality and environmental regulations, prompting a new look at the subject of controlling emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs). Problem: VOC emissions are quantified and monitored according to standard EN 12619, using Flame Ionization Detectors (FID) analyser which uses hydrogen and other reference ...
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VOC monitoring on stationary sources: from environmental policies to technical solutions
In the past, the primary origin of local air pollution has been emissions from stationary sources. These sites include power generating plants, oil refineries, chemical plants, steel factories, cement and glass manufacturing companies, space heating, and many other industries. Pollutants are emitted into the air from these plants through fossil fuel combustion, chemical processes, and the ...
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Comparison of Static and Dynamic Headspace for Volatile Organic Compounds in Orange Juice
Abstract Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) play a major role in giving orange juice its flavor and aroma characteristics. Monitoring these VOCs are extremely important when controlling a manufacturing process. Differences in fruit varieties, fruit ripeness and processing techniques could cause undesirable and unacceptable variations in the orange juice’s flavor and aroma. This study ...
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Developpement of on-line and field dual TD GC – MS for automatic VOC monitoring on petrochemical sites
Significance of the Research: Ambient air is polluted by many VOCs coming from Petrochemical Industry. PAMS, Oxygenated or Halogenated VOCs can be found in many ranges of concentration between background and site fence line. These compounds are precursors of ozone and Industrial bodies need to identify them to be in compliance with the authorized limits and to improve their process. Objectives: ...
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Water intake protection system
Introduction One of the very first steps in any drinking and clean Water Treatment Plant (WTP) is the abstraction of water from a water source. Typical water sources used for these applications include boreholes, springs, rivers, reservoirs, lakes and the sea. Each water source presents a specific set of challenges and characteristics yet they may all be subject to anthropogenic pollution ...
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Falco fixed VOC monitor is chosen by Monument Chemical for good manufacturing practices
Falco VOC detector monitors pump seals for leaks of different grades of solvents in the C6-C9 aromatic compound range In a move to further strengthen its good manufacturing practices (GMP), petrochemical manufacturer, USA-based Monument Chemical has installed several Falco fixed continuous photoionisation detectors (PIDs) from ION Science. Chosen for its humidity-resistant design and ...
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Latest innovative solutions for PAH & VOCs monitoring in air – Case study presentation
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of over 100 different chemicals that are known to be formed typically during incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperature. Their major sources in the atmosphere include industrial processes, vehicle exhausts, waste incinerations, and domestic heating emissions. Due to their carcinogenic/mutagenic effects, 16 PAHs are currently ...
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Latest innovative solutions for PAH & VOCs monitoring in air – Case study presentation
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a group of over 100 different chemicals that are known to be formed typically during incomplete combustion of organic matter at high temperature. Their major sources in the atmosphere include industrial processes, vehicle exhausts, waste incinerations, and domestic heating emissions. Due to their carcinogenic/mutagenic effects, 16 PAHs are currently ...
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Determination of TOC in stack through the innovative FID analyser easy to carry - Case Study
PROBLEM: The industrial chimney's emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are becoming issues of global importance and to have an accurate knowledge about how to test VOC turns into a strategic issue. VOC emissions are quantified and monitored according to standard EN 12619, using FID analyzer which uses hydrogen and other reference gases in pressurized cylinder. Operators must then ...
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