Polyaniline-Functionalized Nanofibers for Colorimetric Detection of HCl Vapor
Polyaniline-Functionalized Nanofibers for Colorimetric Detection of HCl Vapor
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DOI:
10.1021/acsomega.8b00054
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发表时间:
2018-03-01
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4.1
通讯作者:
Tang, Christina
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作者:
Thornton, Breland T. E.;Harrison, Andrew;Tang, Christina
Hydrogen chloride (HCl) gas is a hazardous byproduct of industrial processes. Colorimetric approaches to facilitate portable and remote detection are especially desirable. We graft polyaniline to the surface of electrospun nylon nanofibers to minimize mass transfer. Using the resulting nanofibers, we demonstrate colorimetric detection of HCl at sub-ppm levels. We investigated the reusability of the fibers and observed a twofold increase in the limit of detection with multiple uses because of dedoping of the PANi indicated by elemental analysis. The limit of detection using visual detection was compared to spectrophotometric analysis. The Delta E from CIE LAB color space analysis via diffuse reflectance spectroscopy enhances the limit of detection by -fivefold when compared to visual detection. This analysis is a promising approach for remote detection using simple commercial digital cameras to achieve low limits of detection.