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TALANTA
Volume 78, Issue 4-5, Pages 1280-1285Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2009.01.053
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Quartz crystal microbalance; Sensor; Polyaniline salt; Hydrophilic character; Diffusion
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A sensor based on the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) technique was developed for detection of a number of primary aliphatic alcohols such as ethanol, methanol, I-propanol, and 2-propanol vapours. Detection was based on a sensitive and a thin film of polyaniline, emeraldine salt (ES), coated the QCM electrode. The frequency shifts (Delta f) of the QCM were increased due to the vapour absorption into the ES film. The values of Delta f were found to be linearly correlated with the concentrations of alcohols vapour in mg L-1. The changes in frequency are due to the hydrophilic character of the ES and the electrostatic interaction as well as the type of the alcohol. The sensor shows a good reproducibility and reversibility. The diffusion and diffusion coefficient (D) of different alcohols vapour were determined. It was found that the sensor follows Fickian kinetics. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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