光电离子探测器（photo ionization detectors）可以测量(50ppb-6000ppm)量程范围的voc（可挥发性有机物）和一些有毒气体。许多有害物质原料都含有voc，pid由于其对voc的高灵敏度，成为有害物质早期危险报警、泄漏监测等的实用工具。 目前通过对灯泡以及内部ic升级，大大延长了灯泡的使用寿命。
pid气体传感器可检测的有机挥发物列表
气体名称
分子式
acetaldehyde乙醛 c2h4o
acetic anhydride乙酸酐
c4h6o3
acetone丙酮
c3h6o
acrolien
c3h4o
acrylic acid丙烯酸
c3h4o2
allyl alcohol丙烯醇
c3h6o
allyl chloride氯丙烯
c3h5cl
ammonia氨
nh3
ammonium chloride氯化铵
nh4cl
amyl acetate, n-乙酸戊酯
c7h14o2
amyl alcohol异戊醇
c5h12o
aniline苯胺
c6h7n
anisole苯甲醚
c7h8o
arsine
ash3
asphalt, petroleum fumes沥青烟气
benzaldehyde
c7h6o
benzene苯
c6h6
benzenethiol苯硫
c6h5sh
benzonitrile苯甲腈
c7h5n
benzyl alcohol苯甲醇
c7h8o
benzyl chloride氯甲苯
c7h7cl
benzyl formate甲酸苯甲酯
c8h8o2
biphenyl联苯
c12h10
bis(2,3-epoxypropyl) ether二环氧丙醚
c6h10o3
bromine溴
br2
bromobenzene溴苯
c6h5br
bromochloromethane溴氯甲烷
ch2clbr
bromoethane溴乙烷
c2h5br
bromoethyl methyl ether, 2-2-溴乙甲醚
c3h7obr
bromoform溴仿
chbr3
bromopropane, 1-1-溴丙烷
c3h7br
butadiene丁二烯
c4h6
butadiene diepoxide, 1,3-3-双环氧丁烷
c4h6o2
butane, n-丁烷
c4h10
butanol, 1-异丁醇
c4h10o
buten-3-ol, 1-1-丁烯醇
c4h8o
butene, 1-1-丁烯
c4h8
butoxyethanol, 2-2-乙二醇单丁醚
c6h14o2
butyl acetate, n-乙酸正丁酯
c6h12o2
butyl acrylate, n-丙烯酸正丁酯
c7h12o2
butyl lactate乳酸丁酯
c7h14o3
butyl mercaptan正丁硫醇
c4h10s
butylamine, 2-2-丁胺
c4h11n
butylamine, n-正丁胺
c4h11n
camphene莰烯（樟脑精）
c10h16
carbon disulfide二硫化碳
cs2
carbon tetrabromide四溴甲烷
cbr4
chlorine dioxide二氧化氯
clo2
chloro-1,3-butadiene, 2-2-氯-1,3-丁二烯
c4h5cl
chlorobenzene氯苯
c6h5cl
chloroethyl methyl ether, 2-2-氯乙基甲醚
c3h7clo
chlorotoluene, o-邻一氯甲苯
c7h7cl
chlorotoluene, p-对氯甲苯
c7h7cl
chlorotrifluoroethylene氯三氟乙烯
c2clf3
cresol, m-间甲酚
c7h8o
cresol, o-邻甲酚
c7h8o
cresol, p-对甲酚
c7h8o
crotonaldehyde2-丁烯醛
c4h6o
cumene丙苯
c9h12
cyanamide氰胺
ch2n2
cyclohexane环己烯
c6h12
cyclohexanol环己醇
c6h12o
cyclohexanone环己酮
c6h10o