1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt, also known as PTSA, is a pyrene derivative with high fluorescence characteristics. As fluorescent tracer, it can be mixed with a variety of water treatment agents, forming a fluorescent water treatment agent, for automatic online real-time detection, to provide a fluorescent signal, which simplifies the water quality monitoring process. The structure of the PTSA is as follows.
Basic Information
| Items | Information |
| Product Name | PTSA |
| Catalog Number | FT59572100 |
| Synonyms | Sodium pyrene-1,3,6,8-tetrasulfonate; 1,3,6,8-Pyrenetetrasulfonic acid tetrasodium salt; Tetrasodium 1,3,6,8-pyrenetetrasulfonate |
| CAS | 59572-10-0 |
| InChIKey | UZBIRLJMURQVMX-UHFFFAOYSA-J |
| Molecular Formula | C16H6Na4O12S4 |
| Molecular Weight | 610.43 |
Specification
Alfa Chemistry offers customers PTSA in liquid and powder form, and their specification are as follows.
- PTSA in Liquid Form
| Test Items | Quality Index |
| Appearance | Light yellow liquid |
| Content | 9.50-10.50% |
| Insolubles | ≤0.05% |
| PH | 6.0-8.0 |
| 0.01‰ PTSA 375 Nano UV Absorbance | 0.75-0.85 au |
| Yeast / mold | None |
| Filamentous fungi | None |
| Heterotrophic bacteria | None |
- PTSA in Powder Form
| Test Items | Quality Index |
| Appearance | Yellow-green powder |
| Content | ≥98% |
| Insolubles | ≤0.1% |
| PH | 6.5-8.5 |
| Water Content | ≤1% |
Applications
PTSA is widely used in various industrial circulating water treatment as an excellent fluorescent tracer together with water treatment chemicals to monitor water balance changes. Not only is PTSA detectable at ppb levels, it is also non-toxic and chemically stable, all of which make it an ideal additive to track throughout the water system. Measurement and monitoring PTSA concentration, unlike those traditional methods, does not require additional chemical reactions but instead can be directly measured using fluorometry.
In addition to being used in industrial circulating water treatment, PTSA, as an excellent fluorescent tracer, is also widely used in aviation, shipping, diesel locomotives, metallurgy, coal mining, refrigeration and air-conditioning, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning, petrochemicals, engineering, machinery and other industries.
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