Benzene

NO.121SL
C6H6
Performance
Measuring Range
1 to 20 ppm 20 to 100 ppm
Number of Pump Strokes
5 1
Correction Factor
1 5
Sampling Time 2 minutes per pump stroke
Detecting Limit 0.25 ppm (n=5)
Colour Change White → Brownish gray
Reaction Principle C6H6 + I2O5 + H2S2O7 → I2
Coefficient of Variation 20% (for 1 to 5 ppm), 15% (for 5 to 20 ppm)
Shelf Life 3 Years
Corrections for temperature & humidity Unnecessary
Store the tubes at cool and dark place.
Possible coexisting substances and their interferences (NOTE)
Substance Concentration Interference Change colour by itself to
Hexane 50 ppm No No
Toluene 100 ppm No No
Xylene 150 ppm No No

Aromatic hydrocarbons other than benzene are trapped in the brown layer in the pretreatment tube.
If the pretreatment reagent is entirely consumed (whole brown layer turns to dark brown), a higher reading will be given.
Calibration gas generation Diffusion tube method
TLV-TWA TLV-STEL Explosive range
0.5 ppm 2.5 ppm 1.3 to 7.1%


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