| Compounds |
Limit of Detection (ppmv/v) |
| FID |
TCD |
FPD |
| Methane |
3.0 |
250 |
ns |
| Ethene |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Ethane |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Propene |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Propane |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Butene |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Buthane |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Pentane |
0.5 |
n.a. |
ns |
| Carbon dioxide |
3.0 |
290 |
ns |
| Carbon monoxide |
1.0 |
670 |
ns |
| Hydrogen |
ns |
3000 |
ns |
| Oxygene |
ns |
800 |
ns |
| Nitrogen |
ns |
700 |
ns |
| Sulfur dioxide |
ns |
n.a. |
0.001 |
|
ns - nonspecific detector
n.a. - not applicable for this methodology |
| Table 3: Limits of detection of gases. |