Emissions tests
The gas emission detection, such as those derived from the volatile organic compounds (VOC). This is a fundamental question in various fields. Among other issues, due to the implications that they may have in relation to the odours they emit or even due to their potential harmful effects on health.
This is why emissions testing is of utmost importance in industries such as automobile, since the interior of vehicles usually contains a multitude of plastics and other materials that must be checked to ensure compliance with the regulations established for this purpose.
At Infinitia Industrial Consulting we offer you the advanced equipment of our laboratory and the experience of our professionals to carry out precise emissions tests tailored to each case.
What are emissions tests?
Emissions testing includes set of techniques applied to check whether a material is producing any type of gas emission and, if so, to quantify it. As explained in the previous point, these tests also address substances that may have harmful effects on health and the environment.
Some of these essays focus on volatile organic compounds, but there are more elements of study such as others hydrocarbons, formaldehydes, dioxinsand gases like the sulfur dioxide or nitrogen oxides.
Volatile organic compound emission tests
Volatile organic compounds bind together a wide range of chemical substances, generally hydrocarbons. These compounds can be the result of a combustion incomplete or the result of certain industrial processes.
In addition, these can be released into the air due to evaporation, as they are contained in solvents and other products in a liquid state, such as paints, adhesives or varnishes.
To detect its presence there are different techniques that are adapted to certain cases. One of them is the gas chromatography, a test that allows the components of a compound to be separated in an instrument called a column chromatographic, thanks to the drag produced by an inert gas.
Other gas emissions analysis
In addition to gas chromatography, there are other techniques that allow for efficient and accurate emissions testing. This is the case of dynamic camera analysis, which allows measuring the levels of gases such as formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds, as well ass mells.
Formaldehyde detection
Another compound whose emissions are of vital importance to check in the industrial field is formaldehyde. Is very volatile and flammable and can be found in products such as insulation or adhesives.
The health implications of this compound are very broad, and can cause the irritation of various tissues such as the lungs or eyes, and is even linked to the appearance of lung cancerin the face of certain exposures.
Formaldehyde, the ketones and other saldehydes such as hexanal or acrolein are, therefore, compounds on which rigorous control must be applied to avoid its harmful effects from a health point of view.
One of the ways to measure and verify their presence will be to heat the sample in a controlled manner, thus causing the emission of these substances for later analysis. Ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometry and the liquid chromatography with UV detectorare two valid techniques in these cases.
If you need to carry out emissions tests on compounds such as those mentioned above, you can count on the expertise of Infinitia technicians and the precision of our laboratory team, where we will study your case in detail.
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