Terpenes are a large group of volatile and semivolatile compounds with a boiling point from 120oC to 350oC . They are natural products which are extracted from plants and tree rosin. Isolated , or pure terpenes are used in organic syntheses and as fragrances. For example, Limonene, is a terpene extracted from lemon peels, is used to give a citrus smell to industrial hand cleaners. Another familiar terpene is turpentine, which is pine rosin distillate, and is commonly used as a paint thinner.
LCS laboratory offers an air sampling kit and laboratory analysis for total terpenes or turpentine in industrial air. Turpentine is moderately hazardous and regulated at 20 ppm (Ontario, Canada, MOL OEL, 2020) . In our test we use the standard NIOSH 1552 method, which is suitable for air concentration from 0.03 ppm to 1000 ppm of terpenes in the air.
Our sampling kit includes charcoal adsorbent tubes and pre-calibrated air sampling pumps. An alternative sampling technique on diffusive samplers is also available.
Our library of terpenes consists of 20 individual compounds and is growing:
Delta 3-Carene
Beta-Caryophyllene
Eucaliptole
Geraniol
Humulene
Alpha-Limonene
Linalool
Myrcene
Ocimene
Alpha-Pinen
Beta -Pinen
Alpha -Terpineol
Terpinolene
Turpentine
Valencene
Alpha-Bisabolol
Guaiol
Nerolidol
Alpha-Terpinene
Gamma-Terpinene
We are happy to assist you. Please email us to discuss your project or to request a quote.
at 2:58 pm
Greetings, can you look for terpenes in wipe samples? If so, would you be able to identify individual terpenes, presumably by GC-MS? Also, what would the cost be per sample, expect standard turnaround time, and what media, solvent, and shipping container should I use to collect those samples?
at 2:49 am
Thank you for asking. We can identify some terpenes by GC FID, by matching them to our library of terpens.