{"id":3478,"date":"2025-07-31T18:00:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/?p=3478"},"modified":"2026-01-27T18:50:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T18:50:34","slug":"what-is-the-difference-between-a-to-can-and-a-silcocan-canister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/fr\/faq-fr\/gnot4977\/what-is-the-difference-between-a-to-can-and-a-silcocan-canister","title":{"rendered":"What is the difference between a TO-Can and a SilcoCan canister?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Restek\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/c\/TO-Can\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TO-Can canisters<\/a>\u00a0(toxic organics) are general-purpose canisters that are intended to be used for methods such as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/ttnamti1\/files\/ambient\/airtox\/to-14ar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TO-14A<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/ttnamti1\/files\/ambient\/airtox\/to-15r.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TO-15<\/a>, IP-1A, ASTM D5466, OSHA PV 2120, and NJ DEP Low Level TO-15. These canisters feature a proprietary electropolished surface that is designed to maintain compound stability. TO-Can canisters are functional equivalents to \u201cSUMMA\u201d canisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/c\/SilcoCan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SilcoCan canisters<\/a>\u00a0are\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/tag\/faq-surface-treatments\/\">Siltek\u00a0<\/a>treated and are more inert than TO-Can canisters. They are ideal for low-level reactive sulfurs (5\u201320 ppb) as well as some of the more challenging\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/ttnamti1\/files\/ambient\/airtox\/to-14ar.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TO-14A<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www3.epa.gov\/ttnamti1\/files\/ambient\/airtox\/to-15r.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TO-15<\/a>\u00a0compounds. These\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/tag\/faq-surface-treatments\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/discover.restek.com\/tag\/faq-surface-treatments\/\">Siltek-treated<\/a>\u00a0canisters are typically recommended for the collection and storage of sulfur-containing or brominated compounds. Siltek-treated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/search\/canisters-accessories\/_\/N-1848608355?Ns=bestMatch&amp;NttWithIn=siltek\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.restek.com\/search\/canisters-accessories\/_\/N-1848608355?Ns=bestMatch&amp;NttWithIn=siltek\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">accessories<\/a> should be used with these canisters to provide the most inert sampling pathway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Restek\u2019s\u00a0TO-Can canisters\u00a0(toxic organics) are general-purpose canisters that are intended to be used for methods such as\u00a0TO-14A,\u00a0TO-15, IP-1A, ASTM D5466, OSHA PV 2120, and NJ DEP Low Level TO-15. These canisters feature a proprietary electropolished surface that is designed to maintain compound stability. TO-Can canisters are functional equivalents to \u201cSUMMA\u201d canisters. 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