Cryogenic trapping of reduced sulfur compounds using a nafion drier and cotton wadding as an oxidant scavenger

Abstract

A commercially available Nafion drier (Perma-Pure) was tested under laboratory and field conditions and shown to be suitable for measurements of reduced sulfur compounds such as H 2S, COS, CH 3SH, CH 3SCH 3 (DMS) and CS 2 in dry and humid air in the pptv-range. For the scavenging of oxidants we combined the Nafion drier technique with a cotton oxidant scrubber. Results obtained under laboratory conditions with humidified samples and in the course of a small field experiment confirm the oxidant scrubber qualities of cotton and indicate that the cotton oxidant scrubber in combination with a Nafion drier is suitable for measurements of nearly all reduced sulfur compounds except CH 3SH.