Silicone Vapor Poisoning of Catalytic Methane Sensors

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• Journal Article:
  Proceedings of the Fourth WVU Conference on Coal Mine Electrotechnology, August 2-4, 1978, Morgantown, West Virginia
• Personal Author:
  Chilton, Joseph E. ; Baran, J. N. ; Thomas, W. E. ; Hofer, L. J. E. ; Snyder, J. L.
• Description:
  Various silicone materials have been proposed for use in mining environments. The catalytic methane sensors now employed are poisoned by silicone vapors. Activated charcoal and carbon cloth adsorbents will increase the sensor lifetimes in an environment containing significant silicone vapor concentrations. The results of a study of catalytic methane sensor operation with adsorbent materials in hexamethyldisiloxane-air mixtures are reported. Sampling techniques developed for measuring silicone vapor content of mine atmospheres are described. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Methane Mining Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Mining-industry; Methanes; Sampling-equipment; Sampling-methods; Samplers; Monitoring-systems; Monitors
• Source:
  Proceedings of the Fourth WVU Conference on Coal Mine Electrotechnology, August 2-4, 1978, Morgantown, West Virginia. Morgantown, WV: West Virginia University, 1978 Aug; :19.1-19.17
• Series:
  Mining Publications
• Publisher:
  West Virginia University
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  PRC - Pittsburgh Research Center
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  17 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032403
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1978
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:2aacfb5c3e745b58cffabbdfa1a6ee1c15cb4b766db49ec8cde5e45fe122188245ff74d74e9432e3ad9e60ca37d4035d60dfce092f1687f01fb3b78181b2addf
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/9402/cdc_9402_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.33 MB ]