Container Air Analysis

World-Leading Fumigant and TIC detection

Shipping container airspace carries a complex mixture of chemical vapours. Some of these vapours are harmless while others, such as formaldehyde and methyl bromide, can be toxic. These vapours may be residues from container fumigation or may be outgassing from product components such as resins and glues. Workers entering shipping containers can be at great risk of exposure to these chemicals.

Syft instruments deliver a unique solution to Fumigant and TIC detection. Widely acknowledged as the gold standard for Container Air analysis, Syft instruments deliver a scientifically proven solution which is packaged into a simple “push-button” operation.

Syft Technologies have tested several thousands of containers for Fumigants and TIC’s globally since the launch of their fumigation application in 2005. Customers on both sides of the globe now acknowledge Syft instruments as world leaders in the Fumigation and TIC testing environment.

Some smaller EU studies of a few hundred shipping containers have been conducted in the past comparing other techniques, and some using previous generations of SIFT instruments. These studies demonstrated the need for a quantitative and qualitative technology to address this health and safety issue. Syft’s Voice instruments deliver on both counts. Other technologies cannot match the power of SIFT-MS.

Syft’s latest instrument, the Voice200 has increased the capability of Syft’s solutions in this area, including new capability for measuring Sulfuryl Fluoride (VIKANE) natively using a negative ion source with SIFT-MS. Usage of Sulfuryl Fluoride is increasing as Methyl Bromide is being phased out in many markets.

Syft’s ability to measure this extremely toxic and hard to detect compound is a key differentiator.

The Voice200 allows the user to identify and measure a vast range of compounds simultaneously. Individual country exposure levels can be applied, delivering customized solutions for country specific legislative requirements.
 

Our solution provides:

An integrated, turnkey system for sample collection and analysis, container venting, and reporting
Analysis of internal airspace without opening the container door or breaking security seals .
Real-time identification and quantitation of potentially dangerous chemicals commonly found in container airspace, including:

• Sulfuryl fluoride (Vikane)
• Methyl bromide
• Formaldehyde
• Chloropicrin
• Ethylene dibromide
• Hydrogen cyanide
• Sulfuryl fluoride
• Benzine
• Toluene
• Xylene
• Ammonia

To get an overview of what our container-air analysis solution can do and how it's applied, click here (Flash Animation).

For related information on our Industrial Hygiene applications, click here.