A sensor of alcohol vapours based on thin polyaniline base film and quartz crystal microbalance

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-88

  Ayad, Mohamad M ^a   El Hefnawey, Gad ^a   Torad, Nagy L ^a  

^a Tanta University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Diffusion; Polyaniline base; Quartz crystal microbalance; Vapour sensor

Indexed keywords

1-PROPANOL; 2-PROPANOL; ALIPHATIC ALCOHOL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; EMERALDINE BASE; FREQUENCY SHIFT; POLYANILINE BASE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVE LAYERS; VAPOUR SENSOR;

DIFFUSION; ETHANOL; GAS ADSORPTION; METHANOL; OXIDE MINERALS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POLYANILINE; PROPANOL; QUARTZ; VAPORS;

QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCES;

2 PROPANOL; ALCOHOL; METHANOL; POLYANILINE; PROPANOL;

ALCOHOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DETECTION METHOD; DIFFUSION; ELECTRODE; FILM; QUARTZ; VAPORIZATION;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FILM COATING; GAS DIFFUSION; QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSOR; VAPOR;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALCOHOLS; ANILINE COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES; GASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 66849095912     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.02.003     Document Type: Article

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