Sublimation sources for nitrous acid and other nitrogen compounds in air

Autor: Robert S. Braman, M. A. De La Cantera
Rok vydání: 1986
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Zdroj: Analytical Chemistry. 58:1533-1537
ISSN: 1520-6882
0003-2700
DOI: 10.1021/ac00298a059
Popis: Sources of nitrous acid and nitric acid in air in the parts-per-billion concentration range are provided by means of room-temperature oxalic acid sublimation onto solid sodium nitrite and potassium nitrate, respectively. Nitrogen dioxide is not present and nitric oxide is present only at a small percentage in the nitrous acid source at relative humidities in the 30-60% range. The presence of nitrous acid is verified by spectroscopic and chemical reaction studies. Nitric oxide, hydrogen cyanide, and other compounds can be similarly produced with appropriate target compounds. Nitrogen dioxide from permeation devices must be used in plastic systems to minimize impurities.
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