Airbuster

Principle of the Measurement:
1. Sampling of VOCs in a cryostat
2. Injection onto a chromatographic column
3. Detection with a flame-ionization detector (FID)

Species Measured:
1. Alkanes
2. Alkenes
3. Acetylene
4. Isoprene

Time response:
5 minute sample time
1 sample per 15 min

Detection limit:
1-10 pptv

Manufacturer:
Home-built


Publications:

Intercomparison of volatile organic carbon measurement techniques and data at La Porte during the TexAQS2000 air quality study
W. C. Kuster, B. T. Jobson, T. Karl, D. Riemer, E. Apel, P. D. Goldan, and F. C. Fehsenfeld
Environmental Science & Technology, 38, 221-228 (2004).