Overview
Sorbent tubes are available in three materials: stainless steel, inert-coated stainless steel and glass. Inert-coated tubes are a robust alternative to glass tubes for sampling thermally labile and reactive compounds. Markes is an approved partner of SilcoTek, who treat the entire surface of the tubes with their industry-leading SilcoNert™ coating. This eliminates surface adsorption of active compounds and avoids the breakdown of thermally labile analytes during analysis.
Markes operates under stringent quality controls – our tubes are packed to a tolerance of ±2.5% by weight or better. We have designed a range of method-compliant, application-specific and general-use sorbent tubes to simplify method development.
Types of sorbent tube
Method-specific – Single-bed and multi-bed tubes to suit specific methods such as EPA TO-17 and US EPA Method 325. Purchased pre-conditioned, they minimise preparation time and provide confidence in results.
Application-specific – Single-bed and multi-bed tubes optimised for specific applications such as bio-monitoring, material emissions testing, air sampling in hydrophobic environments and SVOC monitoring. Optimised by TD experts to streamline method development and minimise downtime.
Single-sorbent – Packed by TD experts using optimised mesh sizes, bed lengths and packing methods for pumped and passive sampling.
Multi-bed – Popular tubes packed with multiple sorbent beds: typically, two or three. Optimised combinations of mesh size, mass and sorbent combinations for effective pumped sampling. Allow for sampling of extended analyte ranges on a single tube, reducing costs and simplifying workflow.
Custom – Custom-packed single-sorbent or multi-bed tubes specifically configured to suit your requirements. Further options include custom laser-etching, banding and RFID-tagging (TubeTAG™).
SafeLok™ tubes – With diffusion-locking SafeLok options for additional peace of mind, or for sampling at low flow rates.
For further support, please contact:
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