Articles | Volume 11, issue 6
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3197-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-11-3197-2018
Research article
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04 Jun 2018
Research article |  | 04 Jun 2018

Preparation and analysis of zero gases for the measurement of trace VOCs in air monitoring

Jennifer Englert, Anja Claude, Alessia Demichelis, Stefan Persijn, Annarita Baldan, Jianrong Li, Christian Plass-Duelmer, Katja Michl, Erasmus Tensing, Rina Wortman, Yousra Ghorafi, Maricarmen Lecuna, Guido Sassi, Maria Paola Sassi, and Dagmar Kubistin

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For volatile organic compound (VOC) observations, zero gases free of VOC traces are essential for the characterisation of the measurement devices and procedures, for instrument operation as well as for calibrations. Three gas purifiers were tested for their removal efficiency of VOCs following a standardised procedure. Results show that not all purification methods removed VOCs from the zero gas and that a gas purifier needs to be tested before its intended application in the field.