Diffusion scrubber-ion chromatography for the measurement of trace levels of atmospheric HCl
1992; Elsevier BV; Volume: 26; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/0960-1686(92)90259-n
ISSN1878-2124
Autores Tópico(s)Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
ResumoAbstract A diffusion scrubber-ion chromatographic (DS-IC) instrument has been characterized and employed for the measurement of trace levels of gaseous HCl in the atmosphere. The instrument operates with a temporal resolution of 5 min and the detection limit is estimated to be 5 pptv. Collection efficiencies for HCl with two identical diffusion scrubbers were 28±2% and 20±2%, respectively, at a sampling flow rate of 2 SLPM. Instrument response decreases with increased relative humidity. An equation, correction factor=2.45 × 10−7 × %r.h3 + 1.00, is used to correct for the relative humidity dependency. The instrument was tested in ambient air studies by measuring background mixing ratios between 0.02 and 0.5 ppbv at a suburban sampling site. Calibration of the instrument was carried out with a novel source of gaseous HCl based on sublimation of ammonium chloride.
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