| Carbon monoxide | CO | NO.1M |
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| Performance |
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Measuring Range |
0.05 to 0.1% |
0.1 to 2.0% |
2.0 to 4.0% |
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Number of Pump Strokes |
2 |
1 |
1/2 |
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Correction Factor |
1/2 |
1 |
2 |
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Sampling Time |
3 minutes per pump stroke |
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Detecting Limit |
0.01% (n=2) |
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Color Change |
White |
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Reaction Principle |
Carbon monoxide reduces iodine pentoxide to liberate iodine, which is blackish brown. |
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| Coefficient of Variation | 10% (for 0.1 to 0.5 %), 5% (for 0.5 to 2 %) | ||
| Shelf Life | 3 Years | ||
| Corrections for temperature & humidity |
Unnecessary | ||
| Store the tubes at cool and dark place. | |||
| Possible coexisting substances and their interferences | (NOTE) |
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Substance |
Concentration |
Interference |
Change color by itself |
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Acetylene |
0.1% |
Plus error |
Produce blackish brown stain. |
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Olefins |
2/3 time |
Plus error |
Produce pale brown stain. |
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Butane |
0.3% |
Plus error |
Produce pale brown for whole layer |
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Propane |
10% |
Plus error |
Produce pale brown for whole layer |
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Hexane |
0.1% |
Plus error |
Produce pale brown |
| Other substance measurable with this detector tube |
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Substance |
Correction Factor |
Pump Strokes |
Measuring Range |
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Gasoline |
1 |
1 |
0.1 to 2% |
| Calibration gas generation | High pressure gas cylinder method | |
| TLV-TWA | TLV-STEL | Explosive range |
| 25ppm | - | 12.5 to 74% |
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Pale brown