Safety
Detecting Benzene in Refinery Applications
Jun 13 2014
The problem
Benzene is a critical industrial chemical which is commonly found throughout the petrochemical industry. However, it is extremely hazardous and a recognised human carcinogen. To protect individuals, legislation has been put in place across the globe to ensure exposure is kept to a minimum, typically a time weighted average (TWA) of 1 ppm.
As this exposure limit is so low, its concentration alone usually defines the toxicity of vapours in the petrochemical industry as a whole. Therefore, it is essential that sub ppm benzene concentrations can be measured rapidly in the presence of the hundreds of aromatic and aliphatic compounds encountered throughout the industry.
The solution: CubTAC + Tiger Select
Traditionally, it has not been possible to collect accurate real-time measurements due to a lack of available technology. However, the combination of the Ion Science CubTAC personal PID monitor plus the Tiger Select handheld screening device now make this a reality.
For more information download a copy of our brochure Detecting benzene in refinery applications by visiting:
www.ionscience.com/brochures
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