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Gastec Colour Detector Tubes - P

Gastec Colour Detector Tubes for chemicals whose name begins with P.

Each box of detector tubes contains a pack of ten tubes sufficient for 10 tests, unless otherwise noted.

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 Gastec gas detector tubes allow users to perform field screening, spot sampling and tests in industrial environments to detect hazardous and toxic gases, and chemical vapours
Gastec Colour Detector Tubes - P
Chemical Tube Name Measuring Range (ppm) Notes Part Number
Pentachloroethane

Cl2CHCCl3
Tetrachloroethylene 40-500  *     810-133L
1,3-Pentadiene

CH3CH:CHCH:CH2
1,3-Butadiene 250-4000 - 810-174
1,3-Butadiene 42.5-850 - 810-174L
Pentamethylenediamine

H2N(CH2)5NH2
Amines 0.75-15 - 810-180L
n-Pentane

CH3(CH2)3CH3
Butane 30-1680 - 810-104
Hydrocarbons
(lower class)
0.0375-1.8%  ++     810-103
2-Pentenenitrile

CH3CH2CH:CHCN
2-Pentenenitrile 0.5-15  +     810-193
Acrylonitrile 0.24-7.2  +     810-191L
3-Pentenenitrile

CH3CH:CHCH2CN
Acrylonitrile 0.4-12  +     810-191L
Pentyl acetate See n-Amyl acetate
Perchloroethylene See Tetrachloroethylene
Petrol See Gasoline
Petroleum benzine Petroleum naphtha 0.5-28 mg/L - 810-106
Petroleum distillates See Gasoline (Petrol)
Petroleum ether Petroleum naphtha 0.5-28 mg/L - 810-106
Petroleum naphtha Petroleum naphtha 0.5-28 mg/L - 810-106
Phenol

C6H5OH
Phenol 0.4-187  *     810-60
Phenylethylene See Styrene
Phosgene

COCl2
Phosgene 0.05-20  *     810-16
Phosphine

PH3
Phosphine 200-5500 - 810-7H
Phosphine 2.5-1000 - 810-7J
Phosphine 2.5-100 - 810-7
Phosphine 0.15-5 - 810-7L
Phosphine 0.05-9.8 - 810-7LA
Phosphine 0.04-8.4  ~     810-7LAN
α-Pinene

C10H16
Benzene 140-1680 - 810-121
Propane

CH3CH2CH3
Hydrocarbons
(lower class)
0.05-2.4%  ++     810-103
1-Propanethiol See Propyl mercaptan
Propionaldehyde

CH3CH2CHO
Formaldehyde 0.76-38  *     810-91L
Acetone 24-1880  *     810-151L
Propionic acid

CH3CH2COOH
Acetic acid 3-75 - 810-81
Acetic acid 0.25-10  *     810-81L
Propionitrile

CH3CH2CN
Acrylonitrile 50-1200  +     810-191
Propyl acetate

CH3CO2CH2CH2CH3
Propyl acetate 20-500 - 810-145
Propyl alcohol

CH3(CH2)2OH
Isopropyl alcohol 0.04-2.5% - 810-113
Isopropyl alcohol 130-560 - 810-113L
Isopropyl alcohol 55-170 - 810-113LL
Propylamine

CH3(CH2)2NH2
Amines 6-120 - 810-180
Amines 0.5-10 - 810-180L
n-Propyl bromide

CH3(CH2)2Br
Methyl bromide 1-18  +     810-136LA
Propylene

CH3CH:CH2
LPG 0.02-0.8% - 810-100A
Propylene dichloride

CH3CHClCH2Cl
Vinyl chloride 40-800  +     *     810-131LA
Propylene imine

CH3CHCH2NH
Amines 5.5-110 - 810-180
Amines 0.35-7 - 810-180L
Propylene oxide

CH3CHCH2O
Ethylene oxide 0.065-3.9% - 810-163
Ethylene oxide 1-100  +     *     810-163L
Propyl mercaptan

CH3(CH2)2SH
Mercaptans 22.5-540 - 810-70
Mercaptans 0.12-9.6 - 810-70L
Mercaptans 1-25  ~     *     810-70LN
Pyridine

C5H5N
Pyridine 0.2-36.4 - 810-182

Table Notes:

*     Refrigerated storage - tubes to be stored at ≤10°C
+    Twin tubes, sufficient for 5 tests (first tube is a scrubber/oxidiser, second tube provides the reading)
++  Nine tubes, sufficient for 9 tests
P     Requires Pyrolyzer (Part Number 810-840)
~     Environmentally-friendly version - contains no mercury substances