Collect. Czech. Chem. Commun.
1989, 54, 2667-2673
https://doi.org/10.1135/cccc19892667
Laser optoacoustic detection of trace concentration levels of ethylene, vinylchloride, and styrene in the atmosphere
Vojtěch Steiner, Pavel Engst, Zdeněk Zelinger and Milan Horák
The Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences, 182 23 Prague 8
Abstract
The optoacoustic analyzer with a tunable CO2 laser source employed in the present work permits a selective determination of ethylene in trace concentrations higher than 5 ppb (=detection limit for the 10P(14) emission line of the CO2 laser, ν = 949.5 cm-1) and of vinylchloride higher than 42 ppb (= detection limit for the 10P(22) CO2 laser line, ν= 942.4 cm-1). this method covers for both compounds the concentration range corresponding to the hygienic standard. It can be also used for the determination of styrene vapour with concentrations higher than 1.5 ppm.
