Gas chromatographic determination of ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate in the workplace environment
Abstract
Low levels of airborne ethyl 2-cyanoacrylate (ECA) were monitored by drawing air through sampling tubes containing Tenax GC. After desorption with acetone, ECA was quantified by gas chromatography using a thermionic specific detector in the nitrogen mode. Polymerised ECA was shown to yield ECA monomer under the conditions of gas chromatographic analysis.