Interdependence of ammonia and water sorption in polyacrylic acid layers

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 502-507

  Sahm, M ^a   Oprea, A ^a   Barsan N ^a   Weimar, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonia gas; Gravimetric measurements; Polyacrylic acid; Water vapour

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; POLYACRYLATES; WATER VAPOR;

HUMID AIR; QUARTZ MICROBALANCES (QMB); WATER MOLECULES;

ORGANIC ACIDS;

EID: 40749146018     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2007.09.018     Document Type: Article

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