ntsPorouspolymersorbentsareinert,hydrophobicwithlargesurfacearea.Thesesorbentsretainvolatilecompounds,waterandsolventvapours.Thisisadvantageousifsampleisfromatmospherewithhighcontentofwaterandsolventvapours.Theyaremostsuitablefortrappingtoxicagentswithhighmolecularweightandnon-volatilesubstanceslikepesticides.Theyarealsosuitableforsamplingmanycompoundssorbedbycharcoalandsilicagel.Tenax®TAisbasicallysyntheticallyproducedpolymerbasedonthe2,6-diphenyleneoxideismoreefficientintherecoveryofhighermolecularweightcompounds.Itissuitableforbothpolarandnonpolaranalytes.
Application
Tenax®TAissuitableasanadsorbentusedforairsampling,itwasexaminedforitspotentialtoformartifactswithOzoneatenvironmentalconcentrations,whichwasthenquantitativelyanalysedusingGC-MSanalysis.ItisalsousedinadsorbentcolumnssuitableforrecoveringvolatilecompoundsanalysedbyGC.
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Safety:
Symbol
GHS07
Hazardstatements
H315-H319-H335
Precautionarystatements
P305+P351+P338
PersonalProtectiveEquipment
dustmasktypeN95(US),Eyeshields,Gloves
RIDADR
NONHforallmodesoftransport