The calibration standard, part of Linde’s HiQ specialist gases range, comprises the largest number of components, including more than 100 Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), of any known calibration gas in commercial use today.
Linde formulated the 110-component mixture for TestAmerica of Austin, Texas, which is using the standard in its laboratory for environmental analysis. The gas calibration standard will be used to detect and assess VOCs in samples of indoor and ambient air to determine its level of safety and even to identify the potential source of pollution.
“Linde Gases’ development provided us with the capability to have most of these compounds of interest under one analytical standard, cutting the time for set-up and calibration of our own laboratory instruments, and allowing us to run more samples,” said William Elcoate, TestAmerica’s air product director.
“Calibration is vital in order to produce reliable information about the quality of the environment around us,” said Stephen Mandel, head of environmental and calibration products at Linde. “Technologically complex and sophisticated gas standards such as Linde’s new 110-component gas mixture are becoming essential to deliver greater efficiency and confidence to laboratories.”
Linde Gases provides compressed, bulk, specialist and medical gases to virtually all fields of industry globally.
