Trichloroethylene |
NO.132HA |
| Cl2C:CHCl |  |
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Performance
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| Sampling Time | 45 seconds per pump stroke | |||
| Detecting Limit | 4 ppm (n=2) | |||
| Colour Change | Yellow → Reddish Purple | |||
| Reaction Principle | Cl2C:CHCl + PbO2 + H2SO4 → HCl HCl + Basic Compound → Chloride |
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| Coefficient of Variation | 10% (for 50 to 100 ppm), 5% (for 100 to 500 ppm) | |||
| Shelf Life | 2 Years | |||
| Corrections for temperature & humidity | Temperature correction is necessary | |||
| Store the tubes in the refrigerator to keep at 10ºC (50ºF) or below. | ||||
Possible coexisting substances and their interferences (NOTE)
| Substance | Concentration | Interference | Change colour by itself to |
| Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen dioxide | No | No | |
| Hydrogen chloride, Chlorine, Bromine | + | Reddish purple | |
| Acetone | 200 ppm | No | No |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | + | Reddish purple ( 3000 ppm) | |
| Unsaturated halogenated hydrocarbons | + | Reddish purple | |
| Aromatic hydrocarbons | 100 ppm |  |
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Other substance measurable with this detector tube
| Substance | Correction Factor | No. of pump strokes | Measuring Range |
| 1,2-Dichloroethylene | 1.6 | 1 | 80 to 800 ppm |
| 1,3-Dichloropropene | 0.9 | 2 | 45 to 450 ppm |
| Calibration gas generation | Diffusion tube method |
| TLV-TWA | TLV-STEL | Explosive range |
| 10 ppm | 25 ppm | - |
