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Quantitative Detection of Trace Explosive Vapors by Programmed Temperature Desorption Gas Chromatography-Electron Capture Detector
Published on: July 25, 2014
Highly sensitive and selective fluorometric/electrochemical dual-channel sensors for TNT and DNT explosives
Hongwei Ma1, Liang Yao, Peng Li
1State Key Laboratory of Supramolecular Structure and Materials, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012 (P.R. China).
Abstract:
A novel electro-active compound, TCAC, is synthesized and its electrochemical polymerized film is used to detect 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 2,4-dinitrotoluene (DNT) explosives through a fluorometric/electrochemical dual-channel sensor with high sensitivity and selectivity. In particular, the electrochemical sensor for the analysis of TNT had an enhanced sensitivity of 0.5 μM. The detection limit of the sensor was calculated to be 15 nM.
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