Details zur Publikation |
Kategorie | Textpublikation |
Referenztyp | Zeitschriften |
DOI | 10.3390/s20102814 |
Lizenz | |
Titel (primär) | Application of low-cost electrochemical sensors to aqueous systems to allow automated determination of NH3 and H2S in water |
Autor | Cämmerer, M.; Mayer, T.; Penzel, S.; Rudolph, M.; Borsdorf, H. |
Quelle | Sensors |
Erscheinungsjahr | 2020 |
Department | MET |
Band/Volume | 20 |
Heft | 10 |
Seite von | art. 2814 |
Sprache | englisch |
Supplements | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/10/2814/s1 |
Keywords | chemical sensors; humidity; water quality |
Abstract |
Usage of commercially available electrochemical gas sensors is currently
limited by both the working range of the sensor with respect to
temperature and humidity and the spikes in sensor response caused by
sudden changes in temperature or humidity. Using a thermostatically
controlled chamber, the sensor response of ammonia and hydrogen sulfide
sensors was studied under extreme, rapidly changing levels of humidity
with the aim of analyzing nebulized water samples. To protect the
sensors from damage, the gas stream was alternated between a saturated
gas stream from a Flow Blurring® nebulizer and a dry air stream. When
switching between high and low humidity gas streams, the expected
current spike was observed and mathematically described. Using this
mathematical model, the signal response due to the change in humidity
could be subtracted from the measured signal and the sensor response to
the target molecule recorded. As the sensor response is determined by
the model while the sensor is acclimatizing to the new humid conditions,
a result is calculated faster than that by systems that rely on stable
humidity. The use of the proposed mathematical model thus widens the
scope of electrochemical gas sensors to include saturated gas streams,
for example, from nebulized water samples, and gas streams with variable
humidity. |
dauerhafte UFZ-Verlinkung | https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=23127 |
Cämmerer, M., Mayer, T., Penzel, S., Rudolph, M., Borsdorf, H. (2020): Application of low-cost electrochemical sensors to aqueous systems to allow automated determination of NH3 and H2S in water Sensors 20 (10), art. 2814 10.3390/s20102814 |