VDI 2468 Blatt 8
Ambient air measurement - Measurement of peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN) - Preparation of PAN calibration gas
At a glance
- German title
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Messen gasförmiger Immissionen - Messen von Peroxiacetylnitrat (PAN) - Herstellen von PAN Prüfgas
- Publication date
- 2006-03
- Publisher
- Engl. VDI/DIN-Kommission Reinhaltung der Luft (KRdL) - Normenausschuss
- Author
- Technical Division Environmental Measurement Technologies
- Related manuals
- Number of pages
- 11
- Available in
- German, English
- Abstract
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This guideline specifies a dynamic method for the preparation of PAN calibration gases with concentrations in the range of a few ppb (1 ppb = 10<(hoch)-9>), i.e., the relevant range for ambient air measurements. The method is based on the permeation of acetone into a carrier gas flow, followed by photolytic cleavage of the acetone molecules to yield peroxyacetyl radicals and the reaction of these radicals with nitrogen monoxide (NO) to form PAN.