Formaldehyde
Adding a Polyarc® Reactor or Jetanizer™ to your GC/FID instrument makes running Formaldehyde by Liquid Chromatography a thing of the past.
Formaldehyde is a volatile organic compound, and its chemical properties make it an ideal candidate for gas chromatography. Unfortunately, the methods for Formaldehyde analysis call for sample manipulation and liquid chromatography. These LC methods were written thirty years ago, when GC/FID was not sensitive enough to meet screening levels. Advancements in reactor technology now make Formaldehyde by GC easy and accurate. Get low sensitivity without sample derivatization, by adding a Polyarc or Jetanizer to your system. See the data here for real laboratory studies on Formaldehyde and other analytes using GC/FID coupled with ARC Products.
Chromatogram of Formaldehyde and other VOCs by GC using the Jetanizer.
Experimental Conditions:
Inlet: 5:1 Split, 200°C
Oven: 40°C for 2 minutes
Ramp: 15°/min to 200° (hold 2 min)
Column: DB-1
Carrier Gas: Hydrogen, 5ml/min
Detector: Jetanizer at 400°C
Gas Chromatography with In Situ Catalytic Hydrogenolysis and Flame Ionization Detection for the Direct Measurement of Formaldehyde and Acetaldehyde in Challenging Matrices.
-Jim Luong, Dow Chemical Canada ULC
Polyarc Reactor versus FID-Only: Data Comparison for Formaldehyde and other VOCs.
Experimental Conditions:
Inlet: 100:1 Split, 250°C
Oven: 100°C for 2 minutes
Ramp: 10°/min to 140°
Column: DB-5
Carrier Gas: Helium, 2ml/min
Detector: Polyarc Reactor (FID 300°C)
-Paul Dauenhauer, University of Minnesota
Additional Literature
Poster: Modified FID for Determination of Formaldehyde in Consumer Products
Author(s): Lee Polite, et al., Axion Labs & Training Institute
Formaldehyde Analysis in Water using the Polyarc System
Author(s): Bruce Pierson and James Humpula, POET Research
Modified FID for Determination of Formaldehyde in Consumer Products
Author(s): Erick Walts and Lee N. Polite, Axion Labs & Training Institute
Low Level Formaldehyde Detection with the Polyarc System
Author(s): Jonathan McIntyre, Activated Research Company