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  • Chemical Engineering

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  • Methane (CH4) is a vital industrial gas, but its leakage poses significant risks.
  • Detecting low concentrations of methane is challenging due to its chemical inertness.
  • Developing sensitive and rapid methane sensors is essential for safety and industrial applications.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) embedded in indium oxide porous hollow tubes (In2O3 PHTs) for methane gas sensing.
  • To evaluate the gas-sensing performance of the synthesized materials for methane detection.
  • To investigate the factors contributing to enhanced sensing capabilities.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of Pd NPs@In2O3 PHTs using Pd@MIL-68 (In) Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as precursors.
  • Characterization of the synthesized materials, confirming hexagonal hollow tube morphology with porous architecture.
  • Evaluation of gas-sensing performance for 5000 ppm CH4 at various temperatures.

Main Results:

  • The Pd@In2O3-2 sensor exhibited the highest response (Ra/Rg = 23.2) at 370 °C, a 15.5-fold increase compared to pristine In2O3.
  • The material demonstrated excellent selectivity against interfering gases.
  • Achieved rapid response and recovery times of 7 s and 5 s, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • Palladium-decorated indium oxide hollow tubes show significantly improved methane gas sensing performance.
  • The enhanced sensitivity is attributed to the porous structure, large surface area, oxygen vacancies, and catalytic effect of Pd NPs.
  • This material presents a promising candidate for developing advanced methane detectors.