ABSTRACT
This chapter briefly discusses the application, chemical properties and physical properties of carbon disulfide. It presents detailed information on the air analysis and analysis of aqueous and nonaqueous samples of carbon disulfide. Carbon disulfide is used in the manufacture of rayon and soil disinfectants and used as a solvent. It is slightly soluble in water, miscible with alcohol, ether, benzene and chloroform, highly toxic, flammable, and colorless liquid with a strong foul odor. During the analysis of aqueous and nonaqueous samples of carbon disulfide, aqueous samples are concentrated by the purge and trap method. The analyte is determined by gas chromatography (GC) using a flame photometric detector (FPD) or by GC/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). During the air analysis of carbon disulfide, air is drawn through a solid sorbent tube containing coconut shell charcoal and anhydrous Na2SO4. The analyte is desorbed with benzene and determined by GC-FPD.
