摘要 |
A method for accurately sampling ambient air containing sulfur compounds in the low parts per billion range and for separating, identifying and quantitatively monitoring each sulfur compound. The gaseous sample is collected in substantially sulfur-free methanol. The methanol solution is then passed through a gas chromatograph column packed with octylphenoxypolyethylene on oxyethanol polytetrafluoroethylene to separate the sulfur compounds. From the gas chromatograph the separated sulfur compounds go through a pyrolysis furnace where they are oxidized to sulfur dioxide, and thence into a microcoulometer for titration. By using the same procedure, sulfur compound impurities in solid materials can be identified and quantitatively measured.
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