Acetylene

NO.171
HC≡CH
Performance
Measuring Range
0.05 to 0.1% 0.1 to 2.0% 2.0 to 4.0%
Number of Pump Strokes
2 1 1/2
Correction Factor
1/2 1 2
Sampling Time 2 minutes per pump stroke
Detecting Limit 0.02 % (n=2)
Colour Change White → Brown
Reaction Principle HCCH + I2O5→ H2S2O7 + I2
Coefficient of Variation 15% (for 0.1 to 0.5 %), 10% (for 0.5 to 2 %)
Shelf Life 3 Years
Corrections for temperature & humidity Temperature correction is necessary
Store the tubes in the cool and dark place.
Possible coexisting substances and their interferences (NOTE)
Substance Concentration Interference Change colour by itself to
Carbon monoxide 0.1% + Brown
Ethylene 0.5% + Brown
More than C3 HCs   + Brown
Other substance measurable with this detector tube
Substance Correction Factor No. of pump strokes Measuring Range
Benzene 0.3 4 0.03 to 0.6%
Ethylene 1.0 4 0.1 to 2%
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 0.6 1 0.06 to 1.2%
Calibration gas generation High pressure gas cylinder method
TLV-TWA TLV-STEL Explosive range
- - 2.5 to 81%


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