Portable Dynamic SPME Air Sampler

Torion Technologies Inc showcased their new AIRION-3 portable dynamic air sampling system at Pittcon 2011. The AIRION sampler is a new SPME-based portable dynamic air sample collection system. It is designed to collect air samples on Torion’s CUSTODION® SPME Syringes for analysis on Torion’s person portable GUARDION® GC-TMS or any other commercial GC or GC-MS system. The AIRION-3 is portable, reliable and easy to operate. The A-3 weighs less than 2lbs, is palm portable and battery powered. It can be used to collect gaseous samples in the field, laboratory, and other locations of interest where fast sample collection and analysis is important.

The AIRION-3 is palm portable at 1.8lbs (0.82Kg) and a size of 4.2” x 2.3” x 6.8” w x d x h (107 x 58 x 173mm). It is powered by a rechargeable battery and can be operated for sample collection for up to 27hrs at 1L/min flow rate in a single charge. Variable flow rates from 5mL/min up to 5L/min are possible. The AIRION-3 case is a high impact steel fibre filled Lexan that is antistatic and RFI/EMI-shielded. The diaphragm air pump unit features an LCD display with 2 lines of 16 characters for easy programming and viewing of sample collection parameters. The air sampling manifold is a proprietary design and fabricated with inert materials for preservation of sample integrity. The manifold accommodates easy insertion of the Torion’s novel CUSTODION® sampling syringes for collection of target analytes onto a solid phase micro extraction (SPME) fibre. Sampling duration and timing are programmable and feature control of elapsed time, flow rate, and accumulated volume. The AIRION-3 can be linked to a PC via an RS232 COM port for programming and downloading sampling parameters and data. The coupling of the AIRION-3 PDAS with Torion’s new person portable GUARDION® GC-TMS provides the user with powerful tools for collecting and analysing air samples in the field.