Presentation Profile
Ambient Air Monitoring Using Quadrupole Mass Spectrometry
Currently Scheduled: 10/15/2024 - 9:20 AM - 9:45 AM
Room: Bluebonnet
Main Author
Monique Mahoney-Ashberry - Process Insights, Inc.
- Chris Williams - Process Insights, Inc.
- Chuck DeCarlo - Process Insights, Inc.
Abstract:
Ambient air monitoring is avital tool for environmental, health, and worker safety in several industries including hydrocarbon processing, polymer production, and semiconductor fabrication facilities. Information gathered on the concentration levels of hazardous chemicals helps environmental protection efforts, public health initiatives, and worker safety. While single point monitors are considered industry standard, they are often expensive and maintenance intensive to outfit an entire location. A mass spectrometer offers a single point analyzer for multiple components, flexibility for additional species that may need to be monitored in the future, and a centralized maintenance point. The Process Insights EXTREL™ MAX300 series offers analytical flexibility with minimal downtime in general purpose and classified areas. The mass spectrometer offers linearity, allowing an excursion or chemical release to be monitored continuously, in addition to a high selectivity that prevents false alarms from other chemical species. This presentation will discuss the performance capabilities of the Process Insights EXTREL™ MAX300 series on various chemicals of interest, such as VCM/EDC and BTEX components, and the benefits of utilizing mass spectrometry in life safety and environmental applications.
