scholarly journals Test Gas Generation from Pure Liquids: An Application-Oriented Overview of Methods in a Nutshell

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Li ◽  
Tim Täffner ◽  
Michael Bischoff ◽  
Bernd Niemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Field Experiments ◽  
Gas Generation ◽  
Flow Rates ◽  
Test Gas ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Accuracy And Stability

The generation of test gas from pure liquids has a wide variety of applications in laboratory and field experiments, for which the quality of the test gas is of significance. Therefore, various methods for test gas generation have been designed. Each method has unique advantages and disadvantages. Thus, a short overview is presented within the scope of this paper. Furthermore, a common bubbler system is presented, which was built to generate test gas from volatile organic compounds for experimental usage in laboratory applications. An analysis is conducted with respect to the generated concentrations at different temperatures and flow rates of the diluting gas. Accuracy and stability of this method are investigated.

scholarly journals Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) Emitted from Coated Furniture Units

Coatings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 806
Author(s):  
Ozge Cemiloglu Ulker ◽  
Onur Ulker ◽  
Salim Hiziroglu
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Exposure Period ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Health Concerns ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Significant Health

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are the main source influencing the overall air quality of an environment. It is a well-known fact that coated furniture units, in the form of paints and varnishes, emit VOCs, reducing the air quality and resulting in significant health problems. Exposure time to such compounds is also an important parameter regarding their possible health effects. Such issues also have a greater influence when the exposure period is extended. The main objective of this study was to review some of the important factors for the emission of VOCs from coated furniture, from the perspective of material characteristics, as well as health concerns. Some methods for controlling VOC emissions to improve indoor air quality, from the point of view recent regulations and suggestions, are also presented in this work.

scholarly journals Application of headspace for research volatile organic compounds emitted from building materials

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 01019
Author(s):  
Beata Kultys ◽  
Karolina Waląg
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Mineral Wool ◽  
Chromatography Method ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Different Temperatures

Headspace technique and gas chromatography method with mas detector has been used for the determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted from various building and finishing materials, such as sealing foams, mounting strips, paints, varnishes, floor coverings. The tests were carried out for different temperatures (in the temperature range of 60 to 180 °C) and the time of heated vials with tested materials inside. These tests were conducted to verify the possibility of use this method of determination the VOC emission. Interpretation of chromatograms and mass spectra allowed to identify the type of compounds emitted from the tested materials and the optimum time and temperature for each type of material was determined. The increase in heating temperature of the samples resulted in increase the type and number of identified compounds: for four materials the increase was in the whole temperature range, for others it was from 90 °C. On the other hand, emission from mineral wool was low in whole temperature range. 30-minutes heating of the samples was sufficient to identify emitted compounds for most of tested materials. Applying a longer time, i.e. 24 hours, significantly increased the sensitivity of the method.

scholarly journals Working out a procedure for determining potentially hazardous volatile organic compounds (trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene) in ambient air

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
T.S. Ulanova ◽  
◽  
T.V. Nurislamova ◽  
N.A. Popova ◽  
O.A. Mal'tseva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Working Out

The article dwells on results obtained via experimental research on working out a gas chromatography procedure for determining trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene in ambient air. Experiments were performed on substances which had low limits of detection with gas-liquid chromatography with electron capture detection (GLC/ECD) when examined substances were absorbed from ambient air on Tenax TA sorbent. Optimal gas chromatography parameters were established with a hardware-software complex based on «Crystal-5000» gas chromatographer and use of a column from IDBPX-VOL series, 60m⋅0.32mm⋅1.8µm, under the following temperatures: column, 50–230о С; evaporator, 250о С; detector, 250о С. The developed capillary gas chromatography procedure allows determining trichloroethylene in concentrations ranging from 0.000146 to 0.00146 mg/m3, and tetrachloroethylene, from 0.000081 to 0.00081 mg/m3 with inaccuracy not exceeding 25.0%. We performed metrological assessment of the procedure and it allowed determining quality of analysis results for trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene; they were as follows: precision, 21.97% and 14.3%: repeatability, 4.22% and 3.38%; reproducibility, 5.66% and 4.9%. Limit of detection (LOD) for trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene was =0.0000038 mg/dm3 and =0.00000083 mg/dm3 accordingly. Limit of quantitative determination (LOQ) was =0.000013 mg/m3 for trichloroethylene, and = 0.0000028 mg/m3 for tetrachloroethylene. The developed procedure allowed detecting contents of the examined substances in ambient air near a construction site and a dry-cleaner’s, trichloroethylene in a range from 0.00001 mg/m3 to 0.0009 mg/m3, tetrachloroethylene, from 0.000011 mg/m3 to 0.00039 mg/m3. This unified high-sensitive and selective procedure is recommended for systemic control over potentially hazardous volatile organic compounds in ambient air as it allows providing objective and reliable hygienic assessment of chemical safety and quality of the environment and health risk assessment.

scholarly journals Working out a procedure for determining potentially hazardous volatile organic compounds (trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene) in ambient air

2020 ◽  
pp. 113-120
Author(s):  
T.S. Ulanovа ◽  
◽  
T.V. Nurislamova ◽  
N.A. Popova ◽  
O.A. Mal'tseva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gas Chromatography ◽  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Gas Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Chemical Safety ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Working Out

The article dwells on results obtained via experimental research on working out a gas chromatography procedure for determining trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene in ambient air. Experiments were performed on substances which had low limits of detection with gas-liquid chromatography with electron capture detection (GLC/ECD) when examined substances were absorbed from ambient air on Tenax TA sorbent. Optimal gas chromatography parameters were established with a hardware-software complex based on «Crystal-5000» gas chromatographer and use of a column from IDBPX-VOL series, 60m⋅0.32mm⋅1.8µm, under the following temperatures: column, 50–230о С; evaporator, 250о С; detector, 250о С. The developed capillary gas chromatography procedure allows determining trichloroethylene in concentrations ranging from 0.000146 to 0.00146 mg/m3, and tetrachloroethylene, from 0.000081 to 0.00081 mg/m3 with inaccuracy not exceeding 25.0%. We performed metrological assessment of the procedure and it allowed determining quality of analysis results for trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene; they were as follows: precision, 21.97% and 14.3%: repeatability, 4.22% and 3.38%; reproducibility, 5.66% and 4.9%. Limit of detection (LOD) for trichloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene was =0.0000038 mg/dm3 and =0.00000083 mg/dm3 accordingly. Limit of quantitative determination (LOQ) was =0.000013 mg/m3 for trichloroethylene, and = 0.0000028 mg/m3 for tetrachloroethylene. The developed procedure allowed detecting contents of the examined substances in ambient air near a construction site and a dry-cleaner’s, trichloroethylene in a range from 0.00001 mg/m3 to 0.0009 mg/m3, tetrachloroethylene, from 0.000011 mg/m3 to 0.00039 mg/m3. This unified high-sensitive and selective procedure is recommended for systemic control over potentially hazardous volatile organic compounds in ambient air as it allows providing objective and reliable hygienic assessment of chemical safety and quality of the environment and health risk assessment.

scholarly journals In Vitro Systems for Toxicity Evaluation of Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds on Humans: Current Status and Trends

2022 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Kustrim Cerimi ◽  
Udo Jäckel ◽  
Vera Meyer ◽  
Ugarit Daher ◽  
Jessica Reinert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Standardized Test ◽  
Submerged Cultivation ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Human Respiratory Tract ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds

Microbial volatile organic compounds (mVOC) are metabolic products and by-products of bacteria and fungi. They play an important role in the biosphere: They are responsible for inter- and intra-species communication and can positively or negatively affect growth in plants. But they can also cause discomfort and disease symptoms in humans. Although a link between mVOCs and respiratory health symptoms in humans has been demonstrated by numerous studies, standardized test systems for evaluating the toxicity of mVOCs are currently not available. Also, mVOCs are not considered systematically at regulatory level. We therefore performed a literature survey of existing in vitro exposure systems and lung models in order to summarize the state-of-the-art and discuss their suitability for understanding the potential toxic effects of mVOCs on human health. We present a review of submerged cultivation, air-liquid-interface (ALI), spheroids and organoids as well as multi-organ approaches and compare their advantages and disadvantages. Furthermore, we discuss the limitations of mVOC fingerprinting. However, given the most recent developments in the field, we expect that there will soon be adequate models of the human respiratory tract and its response to mVOCs.

Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Disposable Food Packages at Three types of Temperature

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 2625-2629
Author(s):  
Li Xie ◽  
Jiang Yu ◽  
Shuang Li ◽  
Sha Sha Diao
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Heating Temperature ◽  
Food Packages ◽  
External Standard Method ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Black Plastic ◽  
Method Show

Eight volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the four disposable food packages at refrigeration temperature, room temperature and heating temperature have been analyzed by a headspace gas chromatography and mass spectrometry method. The results of external standard method show that the amount of VOCs in the four disposable packages at different temperatures are arranged in the following order: black plastic lunch box, white plastic lunch box, paper cup, paper bowl. Under the three types of temperature for an hour, the amount of VOCs in the black plastic lunch box at heating temperatures is higher (1.2382 mg/m2at 90 °C), room temperature has smaller content (0.6682 mg/m2and 0.9105 mg/m2at 20 °C and 30 °C, repectively). Content of VOCs in the white plastic lunch box increases gradually with temperature rising.

Predicting the rate constants of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with ozone reaction at different temperatures

2021 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 116502
Author(s):  
Yawei Liu ◽  
Shiqiang Liu ◽  
Zhiwen Cheng ◽  
Yujia Tan ◽  
Xiaoping Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Volatile Organic Compounds ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Different Temperatures

scholarly journals Oxidative Quality of Dairy Powders: Influencing Factors and Analysis

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2315
Author(s):  
Holly J. Clarke ◽  
William P. McCarthy ◽  
Maurice G. O’Sullivan ◽  
Joseph P. Kerry ◽  
Kieran N. Kilcawley
Keyword(s):  
Shelf Life ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Analytical Techniques ◽  
Consumer Acceptability ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Volatile Organic ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Oxidative State ◽  
Dairy Powders

Lipid oxidation (LO) is a primary cause of quality deterioration in fat-containing dairy powders and is often used as an estimation of a products shelf-life and consumer acceptability. The LO process produces numerous volatile organic compounds (VOC) including aldehydes, ketones and alcohols, which are known to contribute to the development of off-flavours in dairy powders. The main factors influencing the oxidative state of dairy powders and the various analytical techniques used to detect VOC as indicators of LO in dairy powders are outlined. As the ability to identify and quantify specific VOC associated with LO improves this review highlights how these techniques can be used in conjunction with olfactory and sensory analysis to better understand product specific LO processes with the aim of maximizing shelf-life without compromising quality.

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