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Pilot study of aromatic hydrocarbon adsorption characteristics of disposable filtering facepiece respirators that contain activated carbon
Rozzi T , Snyder J , Novak D . J Occup Environ Hyg 2012 9 (11) 624-9 Disposable filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) used by health care workers are not designed to reduce the inhalation of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Smoke-generating surgical procedures release VOCs and have been associated with the following complaints: foul smell, headaches, nausea, irritated throat and lungs, and asthma. Organic vapor FFRs that contain activated carbon are used by industrial workers to provide odor relief. These respirators remove irritating odors but are not marketed as respirators that provide respiratory protection against a gas or vapor. This study investigated the aromatic hydrocarbon adsorption capabilities of nuisance organic vapor (OV) FFRs. Three OV FFR models were tested to determine the 10% breakthrough time of three aromatic hydrocarbons at ambient room temperature and relative humidity. All respirator models were exposed to each vapor separately in three duplicate tests (n = 27). The respirator was sealed with silicone to an AVON-ISI headform that was placed in a chamber and exposed to VOC-laden air (20 ppm, 37 L/min). Periodically, gas samples were directed to an SRI gas chromatograph (Model 8610C) for analysis. All respirators performed similarly. The average 10% breakthrough values for all tests were at least 64 min, 96 min, and 110 min for benzene, toluene, and xylene, respectively. Respirators were tested with challenge concentrations at nuisance levels (20 ppm) and did not exceed 10% breakthrough values for at least 61 min. While the results of this pilot study hold promise, there is a need for further investigation and validation to determine the effectiveness of nuisance FFRs in mitigating organic vapors such as benzene, toluene, and xylene. |
Robust gold nanoparticles stabilized by trithiol for application in chemiresistive sensors
Garg N , Mohanty A , Lazarus N , Schultz L , Rozzi TR , Santhanam S , Weiss L , Snyder JL , Fedder GK , Jin R . Nanotechnology 2010 21 (40) 405501 The use of gold nanoparticles coated with an organic monolayer of thiol for application in chemiresistive sensors was initiated in the late 1990s; since then, such types of sensors have been widely pursued due to their high sensitivities and reversible responses to volatile organic compounds (VOCs). However, a major issue for chemical sensors based on thiol-capped gold nanoparticles is their poor long-term stability as a result of slow degradation of the monothiol-to-gold bonds. We have devised a strategy to overcome this limitation by synthesizing a more robust system using Au nanoparticles capped by trithiol ligands. Compared to its monothiol counterpart, the new system is significantly more stable and also shows improved sensitivity towards different types of polar or non-polar VOCs. Thus, the trithiol-Au nanosensor shows great promise for use in real world applications. 2010 IOP Publishing Ltd. |
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