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A dual-mode visual detector for toxic hydrazine
Brahmjot Kaur1, Rameez Raza1, Neil R Branda1
14D LABS, Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University 8888 University Drive Burnaby BC V5A 1S6 Canada nbranda@sfu.ca.
Abstract:
Hydrazine (N2H4) is one of the commonly used chemical reagents in numerous industries and applications but its toxicity to humans poses a need to develop simple visual detection methods. Herein, we demonstrate a novel dual-mode system to detect and simultaneously consume hydrazine in vapour and solution by using a small photoresponsive molecule that has altered optical response (both colourimetric and fluorescent) after reacting with hydrazine.
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