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CAT: Catalytic FTA: Flame Temperature Analyzer FID: Flame Ionization Detector ECM: Electrochemical IR: Infrared BTU: British Thermal Unit FP: Flash Point LFL:% Lower Flammable Limit PEL-TWA: Permissible Exposure Limit Time Weighted Average (ppm) Gas / Vapor Sort descending Chemical Formula CAT FTA FID ECM IR BTU FP(°C) FP(°F) LFL PEL-TWA 1-Octene CH2:C7H14 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 21°C 70°F 0.7% Acetaldehyde CH3CHO ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -39°C -38°F 4.0% 200.0ppm ppm Acetic Acid CH3COOH ✔ ✔ ✔ 39°C 103°F 4.0% 10.0ppm ppm Acetone CH3COCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -20°C -4°F 2.5% 1,000.0ppm ppm Acetonitrile CH3CN ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 6°C 42°F 3.0% 40.0ppm ppm Acetylene CH:CH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.5% Acrolein CH2:CHCHO ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -26°C -15°F 2.8% 0.1ppm ppm Acrylic Acid CH2CHCOOH ✔ ✔ ✔ 50°C 122°F 2.4% 2.0ppm ppm Acrylonitrile CH2:CHCN ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 0°C 32°F 3.0% 2.0ppm ppm Ammonia NH3 ✔ ✔ 15.0% 50.0ppm ppm Amyl Acetate CH3COOC5H11 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 16°C 60°F 1.1% 100.0ppm ppm Benzene C6H6 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -11°C 12°F 1.2% 1.0ppm ppm Benzyl Alcohol C6H5CH2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 93°C 200°F 1.3% Butadiene, 1-3- CH2:CHCH:CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.0% 1.0ppm ppm Butane, n- CH3CH2CH2CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -60°C -76°F 1.8% 800.0ppm ppm Butene CH3CH2CH:CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 1.6% Butyl Acetate, n- CH3COOC4H9 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 22°C 72°F 1.7% 150.0ppm ppm Butyl Acrylate CH2:CHCOOC4H9 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 29°C 84°F 1.3% 10.0ppm ppm Butyl Alcohol, n- CH3(CH2)2CH2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 37°C 98°F 1.4% 100.0ppm ppm Butyl Alcohol, sec- CH3CH2CHOHCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 24°C 75°F 1.7% 150.0ppm ppm Butyl Alcohol, tert (CH3)2COHCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 11°C 52°F 1.9% 100.0ppm ppm Butyl Cellosolve C4H9OCH2CH2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ 71°C 160°F 1.1% 25.0ppm ppm Butyl ether, n- (C4H9)2O ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 25°C 77°F 1.5% Butyraldehyde CH3(CH2)2CHO ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -22°C -8°F 1.9% Carbon Disulfide CS2 ✔ ✔ ✔ -30°C -22°F 1.3% 20.0ppm ppm Carbon Monoxide CO ✔ ✔ ✔ 12.5% 50.0ppm ppm Carbon Tetrachloride CCL4 ✔ ✔ 10.0ppm ppm Cellosolve Acetate CH3CH2OCH2CH2O2CCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ 60°C 140°F 1.7% 100.0ppm ppm Chlorine Cl2 ✔ 0.5ppm ppm Chlorobenzene C6H5Cl ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 28°C 82°F 1.8% 75.0ppm ppm Chloroform CHCl3 ✔ 10.0ppm ppm Cyclohexane C6H12 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -20°C -4°F 1.3% 300.0ppm ppm Cyclohexanone CH2:(CH2CH2)2:CO ✔ ✔ ✔ 43°C 111°F 1.1% 50.0ppm ppm Cyclohexene CH2CH2CH2CH2CH:CH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -7°C -20°F 1.3% 300.0ppm ppm Cyclopropane (CH2)3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.4% Decane CH3(CH2)8CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ 46°C 115°F 0.8% Diacetone Alcohol CH3COCH2C(CH3)2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ 64°C 148°F 1.8% 50.0ppm ppm Dichlorobenzene, o- C6H4Cl2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 66°C 151°F 2.2% 25.0ppm ppm Dichloroethane 1,1- CH3CHCl2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -17°C 2°F 5.4% 100.0ppm ppm Dichloroethylene 1,2- ClCH:CHCl ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2°C 36°F 5.6% 200.0ppm ppm Diethanolamine (HOCH2CH2)2NH ✔ ✔ 172°C 342°F 1.6% 0.5ppm ppm Diethyl Carbonate C5H10O3 ✔ ✔ 25°C 77°F Diethyl Ether C2H5OC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -45°C -49°F 1.9% 400.0ppm ppm Diethyl Ketone C2H5COC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13°C 55°F 1.6% 200.0ppm ppm Diethylene Glycol O(CH2CH2OH)2 ✔ ✔ 124°C 255°F 2.0% Diisobutyl Ketone [(CH3)2CHCH2]2CO ✔ ✔ ✔ 49°C 120°F 0.8% 50.0ppm ppm Dimethyl Acetamide (CH3)2NC:OCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ 70°C 158°F 1.8% 10.0ppm ppm Dimethyl Carbonate C3H6O3 ✔ ✔ 17°C 63°F 4.2% Dimethyl Ether (CH3)2O ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 3.4% Dimethyl Formamide (CH3)2NCHO ✔ ✔ ✔ 58°C 136°F 2.2% 10.0ppm ppm Dimethyl Sulfide (CH3)2S ✔ ✔ ✔ -18°C 0°F 2.2% Dimethylamine (CH3)2NH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.8% 10.0ppm ppm Dimethylhydrazine, 1,1- (CH3)2NNH2 ✔ ✔ -15°C 5°F 2.0% 0.5ppm ppm Dimethylsulfoxide (CH3)2SO ✔ ✔ 95°C 203°F 2.6% Dioxane, p- O(CH2)2OCH2CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 12°C 54°F 2.0% 100.0ppm ppm Dioxolane,1,3 C3H6O2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 6°C 21°F 2.3% 10.0ppm ppm Dodecane CH3(CH2)10CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ 74°C 165°F 0.6% Dowanol PM Glycol Ether - ✔ ✔ ✔ 79°C 175°F 1.0% Dymel CH3CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 3.0% Epichlorohydrin CH2CHOCH2Cl ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 31°C 88°F 3.8% 5.0ppm ppm Ethane CH3CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 3.0% Ethoxyethanol, 2- HOCH2CH2OC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ 43°C 110°F 1.7% 200.0ppm ppm Ethyl Acetate CH3COOC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -4°C 24°F 2.0% 400.0ppm ppm Ethyl Acrylate CH2:CHCOOC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 10°C 50°F 1.4% 25.0ppm ppm Ethyl Alcohol CH3CH2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13°C 55°F 3.3% 1,000.0ppm ppm Ethyl Benzene C6H5C2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 21°C 70°F 0.8% 100.0ppm ppm Ethyl Cellosolve - ✔ ✔ ✔ 49°C 120°F 1.8% Ethyl Chloride C2H5Cl ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -50°C -58°F 3.8% 1,000.0ppm ppm Ethyl Ether C2H5OC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -45°C -49°F 1.9% 400.0ppm ppm Ethylene CH2:CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.7% Ethylene Dichloride CH2ClCH2Cl ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13°C 56°F 6.2% 50.0ppm ppm Ethylene Glycol HOC2H4OH ✔ ✔ 111°C 232°F 3.2% 50.0ppm ppm Ethylene Glycol Methyl Ethyl Ether Acetate - ✔ ✔ 45°C 113°F 1.7% 25.0ppm ppm Ethylene Glycol Mono Butyl Ether Acetate C4H9O(CH2)2OOCCH3 ✔ ✔ 71°C 160°F 0.7% 25.0ppm ppm Ethylene Glycol Mono Ethyl Ether HOCH2CH2OC2H5 ✔ ✔ 39°C 102°F 1.8% 25.0ppm ppm Ethylene Glycol Mono Methyl Ether CH3OCH2CH2OH ✔ ✔ 39°C 102°F 1.8% 25.0ppm ppm Ethylene Oxide CH2OCH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 3.0% 1.0ppm ppm Ethylhexanol, 2- C4H9CH(C2H5)CH2OH ✔ ✔ 73°C 164°F 0.9% Freon - ✔ ✔ Fuel Oil - ✔ ✔ ✔ Furan CH:CHCH:CHO ✔ ✔ ✔ -35°C -31°F 2.3% Furfural OCH:CHCH:CHCHO ✔ ✔ 60°C 140°F 2.1% 5.0ppm ppm Furfural Alcohol C5H6O2 ✔ ✔ 75°C 167°F 1.8% 50.0ppm ppm Gasoline See Heptane, Hexane ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -42°C -45°F 1.4% 300.0ppm ppm Glycerol HOCH2CHOHCH2OH ✔ ✔ 199°C 390°F 1.1% Heptane CH3(CH2)5CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -3°C 25°F 1.1% 500.0ppm ppm Hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -21°C -7°F 1.1% 500.0ppm ppm Hexene,1- C6H12 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -25°C -13°F 1.2% 50.0ppm ppm Hydrocarbons See specific hydrocarbon ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ Hydrogen H2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4.0% Hydrogen Chloride HCl 5.0ppm ppm Hydrogen Cyanide HCN -18°C 0°F 5.6% 10.0ppm ppm Hydrogen Sulfide H2S ✔ ✔ 4.0% 10.0ppm ppm Isobutane (CH3)3CH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 1.8% Isobutanol (CH3)2CHCH2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 28°C 82°F 1.7% 100.0ppm ppm Isobutyl Acetate CH3COOCH2CH(CH3)2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 18°C 64°F 1.3% 150.0ppm ppm Isobutylene CH2:C(CH3)CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ 1.8% Isobutyraldehyde (CH3)2CHCHO ✔ ✔ ✔ -18°C -1°F 1.6% Isopar - ✔ ✔ 81°C 177°F 1.3% Isopentane (CH3)2CHCH2CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -51°C -60°F 1.4% Isophorone COCHC(CH3)CH2C(CH3)2CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 84°C 184°F 0.8% 25.0ppm ppm Isoprene CH2:C(CH3)CH:CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -54°C -65°F 1.0% Isopropanol (CH3)2CHOH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 12°C 53°F 2.0% 400.0ppm ppm Isopropyl Acetate (CH3)2CHOOCCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2°C 35°F 1.8% 250.0ppm ppm Isopropyl Alcohol (CH3)2CHOH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 12°C 53°F 2.0% 400.0ppm ppm Isopropyl Ether (CH3)2CHOCH(CH3)2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -28°C -18°F 1.4% 500.0ppm ppm Jet Fuel - ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -1°C 30°F 1.3% Kerosene - ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 38°C 100°F 0.7% Lactol Spirits - ✔ ✔ ✔ -7°C 20°F 1.0% Magie Oils - ✔ ✔ Mercaptans - ✔ ✔ Methane CH4 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 5.0% Methanol CH3OH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 11°C 52°F 6.0% 200.0ppm ppm Methoxypropanol CH3OCH2CHOHCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 32°C 90°F 1.6% 100.0ppm ppm Methyl Acetate CH3COOCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -10°C 14°F 3.1% 200.0ppm ppm Methyl Amyl Ketone C7H14O ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 47°C 117°F 1.1% 100.0ppm ppm Methyl Butyl Ketone CH3CO(CH2)3CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 25°C 77°F 1.2% 100.0ppm ppm Methyl Chloride CH3Cl ✔ ✔ ✔ 8.1% 100.0ppm ppm Methyl Ether (CH3)2O ✔ ✔ ✔ 3.4% Methyl Ethyl Ketone CH3COC2H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -9°C 16°F 1.8% 200.0ppm ppm Methyl Formate CH3OOCH ✔ ✔ ✔ -19°C -2°F 4.5% 100.0ppm ppm Methyl Heptane,3- C8H18 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 7°C 45°F 1.0% Methyl Isobutyl Ketone CH3COCH2CH(CH3)2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 18°C 64°F 1.2% 50.0ppm ppm Methyl Methacrylate CH2:C(CH3)COOCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 10°C 50°F 1.7% 100.0ppm ppm Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether C5H12O ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -27°C -17°F 1.6% 40.0ppm ppm Methylamine CH3NH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 4.9% 5.0ppm ppm Methylene Chloride CH2Cl2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13.0% 50.0ppm ppm Methylpentane, 2- (CH3)2CH(CH2)2CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -7°C 20°F 1.2% 500.0ppm ppm Milligrams Carbon per cubic feet - ✔ ✔ Mineral Spirits - ✔ ✔ 40°C 104°F 0.8% Naptha - ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -2°C 28°F 0.9% 100.0ppm ppm Napthalene C10H8 ✔ ✔ 79°C 174°F 0.9% 10.0ppm ppm Nitric Oxide NO 25.0ppm ppm Nitrobenzene C6H5NO2 ✔ ✔ 87°C 190°F 1.8% 1.0ppm ppm Nitrogen Dioxide NO2 ✔ 5.0% 3.0ppm ppm Nitropropane CH3CH2CH2NO2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 36°C 96°F 2.2% 25.0ppm ppm Nonane C9H20 ✔ ✔ ✔ 31°C 88°F 0.8% 200.0ppm ppm Octane, n- CH3(CH2)6CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13°C 56°F 1.0% 500.0ppm ppm Octyl Alcohol CH3(CH2)6CH2OH ✔ ✔ 81°C 178°F Oxygen O2 ✔ Pentane, n- CH3(CH2)3CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ -40°C -40°F 1.5% 1,000.0ppm ppm Pentanone,3- C5H1OO ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13°C 55°F 1.6% 100.0ppm ppm Perchloroethylene Cl2C=CCl2 ✔ 100.0ppm ppm Phenol C6H5OH ✔ 79°C 175°F 1.8% 5.0ppm ppm Phenylpropane C3H7C6H5 ✔ ✔ ✔ 30°C 86°F 0.8% 50.0ppm ppm Pinene C10H16 ✔ ✔ 33°C 91°F 0.8% PPM Carbon by Volume - ✔ Printing Oils - ✔ Propane CH3CH2CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.1% 1,000.0ppm ppm Propyl Acetate C3H7OOCCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 13°C 55°F 1.7% 200.0ppm ppm Propyl Alcohol, n- CH3CH2CH2OH ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 23°C 74°F 2.2% 200.0ppm ppm Propylene CH2:CHCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 2.0% Propylene Glycol CH3CHOHCH2OH ✔ ✔ 99°C 210°F 2.6% Propylene Glycol Ethyl Ether C5H12O2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 42°C 108°F 1.3% 100.0ppm ppm Propylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether CH3OCH2CHOHCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 32°C 90°F 1.6% 100.0ppm ppm Propylene Oxide CH3(CHCH2)O ✔ ✔ ✔ -37°C -35°F 2.3% 100.0ppm ppm Pyrrolidone, 1-Methyl-2- C5H9NO ✔ ✔ 93°C 199°F 0.9% Silicones - ✔ Styrene C6H5CH:CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 31°C 88°F 0.9% 100.0ppm ppm Sulfur Dioxide SO2 5.0% 5.0ppm ppm Tert-Butyl Methyl Ether C5H12O ✔ ✔ ✔ -27°C -17°F 1.6% 40.0ppm ppm Tetrachloroethane, 1,1,2,2- C2H2Cl4 ✔ 5.0ppm ppm Tetrachloroethylene Cl2C=CCl2 ✔ 100.0ppm ppm Tetradecane CH3(CH2)12CH3 ✔ ✔ 99°C 210°F 0.5% Tetrahydrofuran OCH2CH2CH2CH2 ✔ ✔ ✔ -14°C 6°F 2.0% 200.0ppm ppm Toluene C6H5CH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 4°C 40°F 1.2% 100.0ppm ppm Trichloroethane, 1-1-1 CH3CCl3 ✔ ✔ 7.5% 350.0ppm ppm Trichloroethylene CHCl:CCl2 ✔ ✔ ✔ 8.0% 100.0ppm ppm Trichlorofluoromethane CCl3F ✔ 1,000.0ppm ppm Triethylamine (C2H5)3N ✔ ✔ ✔ -7°C 16°F 1.2% 25.0ppm ppm Triethylene Glycol HOCH2(CH2OCH2)2CH2OH ✔ ✔ 177°C 350°F 0.9% Trimethylamine (CH3)3N ✔ ✔ 3°C 37°F 2.0% 5.0ppm ppm Trimethylpentane (CH3)3CCH2CH(CH3)2 ✔ ✔ ✔ -12°C 10°F 1.1% Turpentine C10H16 ✔ ✔ ✔ 35°C 95°F 0.8% 100.0ppm ppm Undecane CH3(CH2)9CH3 ✔ ✔ 65°C 149°F 0.6% Varnish - ✔ Vinyl Acetate CH2:CHOOCCH3 ✔ ✔ ✔ -7°C 18°F 2.6% 10.0ppm ppm Vinyl Chloride CH2:CHCl ✔ ✔ ✔ -78°C -108°F 3.6% 1.0ppm ppm Vinylidene Chloride CH2:CCl2 ✔ ✔ ✔ -28°C -19°F 6.5% 5.0ppm ppm Xylene, m C6H4(CH3)2 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ 32°C 90°F 1.1% 100.0ppm ppm CAT: Catalytic FTA: Flame Temperature Analyzer FID: Flame Ionization Detector ECM: Electrochemical IR: Infrared BTU: British Thermal Unit FP: Flash Point LFL:% Lower Flammable Limit PEL-TWA: Permissible Exposure Limit Time Weighted Average (ppm) +1-973-575-9114 Request Additional Information Search Twitter Facebook LinkedIn PRODUCTS: PrevEx Flammability Analyzer CalorVal BTU Analyzer Flame Ionization Detector Gas Sensors AcuPro Infrared Process Analyzer TECHNOLOGIES: Flame Temperature Analyzer Micro Combustion Calorimeter Flame Ionization Detector Infrared Analyzers Catalytic Sensors Electrochemical Sensors SUPPORT: Factory Repair Service Support FAQ Terms and Conditions Control Instruments Corporation • 25 Law Drive STE 1 • Fairfield, NJ • 07004-3295 • 973-575-9114 Copyright © 1998,2002 Control Instruments Corporation. 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