Applications
Environment
VOCs are important – but invisible – pollutants. Some are highly toxic (including the carcinogens benzene and formaldehyde), some have nuisance value (e.g. producing offensive odors or lacrimation) but all VOCs are contributors to photochemical smog....[+]
Ambient Monitoring
Atmospheric Research
Mobile Monitoring
Odor Analysis
Water and Soil
Semiconductor
Production of modern semiconductors at high yield requires ultra-high purity reagents, very low emission transportation and stringent air quality controls in the fab. The combination of high sensitivity analysis, the very wide range of chemicals used...[+]
Cleanroom Monitoring
Bulk Gas Analysis
Material Emissions
Fenceline and Stack Monitoring
Lab & Research
SIFT-MS is an extremely flexible analytical technique, meeting needs as diverse as day in-day out routine analysis in contract laboratories and innovative research. For contract labs, automated SIFT-MS delivers up to 25-fold throughput increases comp...[+]
Automation
Routine Analysis
Thermal Desorption
Mobile Laboratory
Research
Consumer Products
Flavors and aromas – whether favorable or unfavorable – are primarily derived from VOCs. These odor-active volatiles (OAVs) are chemically very diverse, impart a wide range of sensations to the human olfactory system and have a wide range of sensory...[+]
Food Processing
Food, Flavor and Fragrance Processing
Material Emissions
Packaging
Biomedical
Volatile compounds – individually or as a profile – can indicate health status of humans and other organisms. Volatiles (aka small molecules) are also significant in the pharmaceutical industry as solvents, impurities and packaging material residues....[+]
Pharmaceutical
Breath Research
Microbial Research
Indoor Air & Safety
Many VOCs pose risks to human health and the general well-being of modern society. Some have severe acute toxicity, such as fumigation chemicals and chemical warfare agents. Others have chronic health effects and are carcinogenic, such as benzene an...[+]
Container Safety
Workplace Safety
Indoor Air Quality
Automotive
VOCs and inorganic gases are emitted from diverse automotive components, assembled motor vehicle cabins and as combustion by-products from motor vehicles. Some emissions are highly toxic (including the carcinogens benzene and formaldehyde), some have...[+]
Vehicle Interior Air Quality
Material Emissions
Leak Detection
Vehicle Emissions
Energy
Most fuels and many modern products contain components that originate from hydrocarbons and other organic compounds occurring in crude oil. New commercial fuels, such as hydrogen, must meet stringent purity standards to prevent catalyst poisoning and...[+]
Petrochemical
