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Title: Evaluation of an in situ, on-line purging system for the cone penetrometer

Journal Article · · Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Materials that will be used to construct an in situ, on-line purging system for the cone penetrometer were evaluated. Transfer efficiencies for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) through stainless steel, nickel, aluminum, and Teflon tubings were determined using a gas-phase mixture of VOCs containing trichloromethane, tetrachloromethane, 1,1,1-trichloroethene, tetrachloroethene, hexane, benzene, toluene, and 1,2-dimethylbenzene. The water content of the gas stream had an insignificant effect on the quantitative transfer of VOCs through Teflon tubing but was critical to efficiently transfer the compounds through metal tubing, particularly nickel. Transfer efficiencies for all eight analytes in moist gas streams through stainless steel were greater than 95%. Toluene, tetrachloroethene, and 1,2-dimethybenzene were transferred with 93%, 81%, and 80% efficiency, respectively, when they were drawn through Teflon PFA (perfluoroalkoxy) tubing. In general, the retention of the VOCs by Teflon increases with decreasing aqueous solubility of the analyte. The efficiencies at which VOCs were purged from aqueous standards in Teflon PFA, Type 304 stainless steel, and glass vessels were similar. Stainless steel was superior to nickel, aluminum, and the Teflon polymers as a material for an in situ, on-line purging system for the cone penetrometer. 12 refs., 2 tabs.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
458642
Journal Information:
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Vol. 46, Issue 11; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English