DocumentCode
3126010
Title
Discriminative sensing of volatile organic solvents. Comparative analysis using different QCM techniques
Author
Holloway, A.F. ; Nabok, A. ; Thompson, M. ; Siddiqi, J. ; Ray, A.K. ; Bliznyuk, V.
Author_Institution
Mater. Eng. Res. Inst., Sheffield Hallam Univ., Sheffied, UK
fYear
2004
fDate
24-27 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
1500
Abstract
Several quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensing techniques have been applied for the selective detection of volatile organic solvents in the pre-explosive vapour concentration range. Through the use of sensor arrays and QCM dissipation measurements, reliable detection and discrimination is made possible.
Keywords
chemical sensors; crystal resonators; microbalances; discriminative sensing; pre-explosive vapour concentration; quartz crystal microbalance; sensor arrays; solvent detection; solvent discrimination; volatile organic solvents; Costs; Elasticity; Equations; Frequency measurement; Impedance; Oscillators; Resonant frequency; Sensor arrays; Solvents; Viscosity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Sensors, 2004. Proceedings of IEEE
Print_ISBN
0-7803-8692-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICSENS.2004.1426472
Filename
1426472
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