Acetaldehyde |
NO.92 |
| CH3CHO |  |
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Performance
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| Number of Pump Strokes |
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| Correction Factor |
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| Sampling Time | 2 minutes per pump stroke | |||
| Detecting Limit | 2 ppm (n=4) | |||
| Colour Change | Yellow → Red | |||
| Reaction Principle | 3CH3CHO + (NH2OH)3H3PO4 → H3PO4 H3PO4 + Base → Phosphate |
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| Coefficient of Variation | 10% (for 10 to 100 ppm), 5% (for 100 to 300 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 |
| Ammonia |  |
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| Acrolein | 3/5 times | + | Red |
| Acetone | 2 times | + | Red |
| Methyl ethyl ketone | 6 times | + | Red |
| MIBK | 10 times | + | Red |
Other substance measurable with this detector tube
| Substance | Correction Factor | No. of pump strokes | Measuring Range |
| Diacetyl | by scale | 3 | 25 to 1500 ppm |
| Calibration gas generation | Diffusion tube method |
| TLV-TWA | TLV-STEL | Explosive range |
| - | C 25 ppm | 4 to 60% |
