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Comparative study of the adsorption performance of a multi-sorbent bed (Carbotrap, Carbopack X, Carboxen 569) and a Tenax TA adsorbent tube for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs);
Comparative of the adsorption performance of a multi-sorbent bed (Carbotrap, Carbopack X, Carboxen 569) and a Tenax TA adsorbent tube for the analysis of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
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Author:
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Gallego Piñol, Eva; Roca Mussons, Francisco Javier; Perales Lorente, José Francisco; Guardino, Xavier
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Química; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CEPIMA - Center for Process and Environment Engineering |
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A comparison between two types of adsorbent tubes, the commonly used Tenax TA and a multi-sorbent bed (Carbotrap, Carbopack X, Carboxen 569) tube developed in our laboratory, has been done to evaluate their usefulness in the analysis of VOCs in ambient air. Duplicate indoor and outdoor samples of Tenax TA and multi-sorbent tubes of 10, 20, 40, 60 and 90 litres were taken in Barcelona city (Spain) on July and October of 2009. Breakthrough values (defined as %VOCs found in the back tube) were determined for all sampling volumes connecting two sampling tubes in series. The analysis was performed by automatic thermal desorption (ATD) coupled with capillary gas chromatography (GC)/mass spectrometry detector (MSD). Significant differences between the concentrations obtained form multi-sorbent bed and Tenax TA tubes are observed for the very volatile compounds (56ºC |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria dels materials::Materials compostos
-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Desenvolupament humà i sostenible::Enginyeria ambiental
-Volatile organic compounds -- Environmental aspects.
-Compostos orgànics volàtils -- Aspectes ambientals |
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Article - Published version
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