Direct measurement of ammonia in simulated human breath using an inkjet-printed polyaniline nanoparticle sensor

A sensor fabricated from the inkjet-printed deposition of polyaniline nanoparticles onto a screen-printed silver interdigitated electrode was developed for the detection of ammonia in simulated human breath samples. Impedance analysis showed that exposure to ammonia gas could be measured at 962 Hz at which changes in resistance dominate due to the deprotonation of the polymer film. Sensors required minimal calibration and demonstrated excellent intra-electrode baseline drift (≤1.67%). Gases typically present in breath did not interfere with the sensor. Temperature and humidity were shown to have characteristic impedimetric and temporal effects on the sensor that could be distinguished from the response to ammonia. While impedance responses to ammonia could be detected from a single simulated breath, quantification was improved after the cumulative measurement of multiple breaths. The measurement of ammonia after 16 simulated breaths was linear in the range of 40–2175 ppbv (27–1514 μg m⁻³) (r² = 0.9963) with a theoretical limit of detection of 6.2 ppbv (4.1 μg m⁻³) (SN⁻¹ = 3).     

A new sensor for ammonia based on cyanidin-sensitized titanium dioxide film operating at room temperature

Design and fabrication of an ammonia sensor operating at room temperature based on pigment-sensitized TiO₂ films was described. TiO₂ was prepared by sol–gel method and deposited on glass slides containing gold electrodes. Then, the film immersed in a 2.5 × 10⁻⁴ M ethanol solution of cyanidin to absorb the pigment. The hybrid organic–inorganic formed film here can detect ammonia reversibly at room temperature. The relative change resistance of the films at a potential difference of 1.5 V is determined when the films are exposed to atmospheres containing ammonia vapors with concentrations over the range 10–50 ppm. The relative change resistance, S, of the films increased almost linearly with increasing concentrations of ammonia (r = 0.92). The response time to increasing concentrations of the ammonia is about 180–220 s, and the corresponding values for decreasing concentrations 240–270 s. At low humidity, ammonia could be ionized by the cyanidin on the TiO₂ film and thereby decrease in the proton concentration at the surface. Consequently, more positively charged holes at the surface of the TiO₂ have to be extracted to neutralize the adsorbed cyanidin and water film. The resistance response to ammonia of the sensors was nearly independent on temperature from 10 to 50 °C. These results are not actually as good as those reported in the literature, but this preliminary work proposes simpler and cheaper processes to realize NH₃ sensor for room temperature applications.     

Line shifts in the ν2, 2ν2, and ν4 bands of NH3 perturbed by O2

Pressure-induced line shift coefficients have been measured for more than 200 rovibrational lines of NH₃ perturbed by O₂ at room temperature (T = 295 K) in some branches of the ν₂, 2ν₂, and ν₄ bands. These lines with J values ranging from 1 to 13 are located in the spectral range 800-1800 cm⁻¹. Experiments were made with a high-resolution Fourier transform spectrometer. The treatment of vibration-rotation lines includes interference effects caused by the overlapping of lines. The O₂ pressure-induced shift coefficients have been derived from the non-linear least-squares multi-pressure fitting technique. The results illustrate a vibrational dependence of line shifts with vibrational quantum number. Most of the measured shifts are negative in the ν₄ band. They are positive for the ν₂ and 2ν₂ bands. The measured shift coefficients are compared with previous measurements and with those calculated from a semiclassical theory based upon the Robert-Bonamy formalism extended to the case of symmetric top molecule with inversion motion. The predictions are generally in satisfactory agreement with the experimental data. Analyses of measured and predicted results illustrate that these shifts mainly originate from the isotropic part of the intermolecular potential.     

双分子水和氨气催化CF3OH分子裂解的理论研究

The G3 and CBS-QB3 theoretical methods are employed to study the decomposition of CF₃OH into FCFO and HF by water, water dimmer, and ammonia. The decomposition of CF₃OH into FCFO and HF is unlikely to occur in the atmosphere due to the high activated energy of 88.7 kJ/mol at the G3 level of theory. However, the computed results predict that the barrier for unimolecular decomposition of CF₃OH is decreased to 25.1 kJ/mol from 188.7 kJ/mol with the aid of NH₃ at the G3 level of theory, which shows that the ammonia play a strong catalytic effect on the split of CF₃OH. In addition, the calculated rate constants show that the decomposition of CF₃OH by NH₃ is faster than those of H₂O and the water dimmer by 109 and 105 times respectively. The rate constants combined with the corresponding concentrations of these species demonstrate that the reaction CF₃OH with NH₃ via TS4 is of great importance for the decomposition of CF₃OH in the atmosphere.     

Sono-synthesis approach of reduced graphene oxide for ammonia vapour detection at room temperature

In this paper, we report the sono-synthesis of reduced graphene oxide (rGO) using polyethyleneimine (PEI), and its performance for ammonia vapour detection at room temperature. Graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) were prepared by sonication method by using low-frequency ultrasound under ambient condition and films were deposited by Doctor Blade method. The rGO, which has vapour accessible structure showed a good sensing response with a minimum detection limit of 1 ppm and the detection range from 1 ppm to 100 ppm. The sensing response was found to be 2% at 1 ppm and 34% at 100 ppm of ammonia and the developed sensor operated at room temperature. The sensor displays a response time of 6 s and a recovery time of 45 s towards 100 ppm of ammonia vapour. The source for the highly sensitive, selective and stable detection of ammonia with negligible interference from other vapours is discussed and reported. We believe reduced graphene oxide (rGO) could potentially be used to manufacture a new generation of low-power portable ammonia sensors.     

Asymmetric transfer hydrogenations of β-N-substituted enamino esters with ammonia borane

Optically active β-amino acids and their derivatives are very useful building blocks in synthetic and medicinal chemistry. The catalytic asymmetric reduction of β-enamino esters is one of the most efficient approaches for their synthesis. Ammonia borane with low molecular weight, high hydrogen capacity, and good stability, is an ideal hydrogen source for the transfer hydrogenation. However, only a few successful examples have been reported for the asymmetric reduction with ammonia borane. In this work, an asymmetric metal-free transfer hydrogenation of β-N-substituted enamino esters with ammoinia borane was successfully realized by using a frustrated Lewis pair of Piers’ borane and (S)-tert-butylsulfinamide as a chiral catalyst. A variety of β-amino acid derivatives were obtained in 51–90% yields with up to 91% ee.     

基于红外特征吸收法的烟草主流烟气中氨浓度检测系统

为了快速、 精确地从卷烟燃烧的主流烟气中求出氨的浓度信息,设计了基于红外吸收的检测系统。根据氨在中红外的特征吸收曲线,系统通过10.4 μm中红外固定波长激光器对准最强吸收峰波长位置。由红外探测阵列获取经被测主流烟气红外光的干涉条纹后,结合光谱数据库及光谱分析算法,由比尔朗伯定律求解主流烟气中的氨浓度。标准光谱数据选自NIST光谱数据库,结合对主流烟气中多种干扰气体的降噪处理,最终完成氨浓度信息的实时显示。实验采用UnicornTM固定波长激光器、 静态傅里叶变换干涉具、 标准抽吸引擎等,对五个不同品牌的卷烟进行测试。每个品牌随机抽取十支,分别采用传统的离子色谱法和本系统进行实验。结果显示,本系统的氨浓度检测与标准值基本一致,同时速度快、 抗干扰能力强。     

基于可调谐激光吸收光谱技术的脱硝过程中微量逃逸氨气检测实验研究

为了对电厂脱硝过程中逃逸的微量氨气进行在线检测,实验室采用可调谐激光吸收光谱技术对常温常压下以及不同温度下的低浓度氨气进行了测量试验,其中电厂逃逸氨气检测处温度约为650 K。通过分析近红外波段的氨气吸收谱线,并考虑实际测量环境H₂O和CO₂等浓度很大的气体吸收谱线的干扰,实验选取2.25 μm附近的ν₂+ν₃谱线作为浓度检测谱线。为了验证所选谱线对低浓度NH₃的测量能力,实验对H₂O,CO₂和NH₃的吸收谱线进行模拟,发现低浓度NH₃受较大浓度的H₂O和CO₂谱线的干扰较小,尤其是CO₂谱线的干扰可以忽略不计,且2.25 μm处谱线强度远远大于通讯波段1.53 μm处的谱线。基于新型Herriott池以及高温管式炉,结合可调谐激光吸收光谱中的直接吸收技术和波长调制技术,实现了对不同温度下超低浓度NH₃的高分辨率快速检测。常温常压下其线型函数可以利用洛伦兹线型来近似描述,直接吸收测量技术可以使探测极限降低到0.225×10-6。通过采用简单降噪处理技术如多次平均、简单小波分析等,得到不同温度下的谐波信号与浓度具有良好的线性关系,为采用可调谐激光吸收光谱技术进行现场低浓度逃逸氨气检测提供了很好的依据。     

可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱技术光信号相关法氨气浓度流速同时测量

利用可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱技术结合光信号相关技术可以实现气体浓度和流速的同时在线测量。文章首先介绍了气体浓度与流速测量的基本原理,然后对在近红外通讯波段附近的NH₃吸收谱线进行分析,并从中选取适合测量的目标谱线,并进行了相应的计算分析。在常温常压下内径为0.016 m长度为1 m的管道内,利用流量计配制出不同浓度以及不同流速的NH₃和N₂混合气体进行相关的试验。利用线宽为15 MHz,可连续调谐范围为1 cm-1的激光二极管对位于6 548.7 cm-1处的NH₃吸收谱线进行快速扫描,采用直接吸收计算的方法测量得到实时气体吸收信号并计算出气体浓度。同时利用非介入式的光信号相关法,通过布置在管道上下游两个探测器探测到的NH₃浓度信号间的相关性,计算得到NH₃气体从上游到下游的渡越时间,进而计算出气体流速。计算得到的NH₃气体浓度值和流速值与流量计标定值之间相比,其相对误差分别在7%和10%之内。测量系统响应迅速,抗干扰能力强,测量结果重复性好,适用于恶劣的现场测量环境,具有很广的工业应用前景。     

Fe1-xO基氨合成催化剂的制备化学

采用高温熔融法制备了各类铁氧化物,用XRD分析了熔融过程中的物相变化,EOS考察了熔融体凝固-冷却速率对助催化剂分布的影响.结果表明,采用大气气氛中的高温熔融法不能制取Fe₂O₃和化学计量比的FeO,前者会发生分解反应,后者会发生歧化反应;在1.333≤n(O)/n(Fe)<1.38范围时,可以制取Fe₃O₄或非化学计量比的Fe₃-yO₄;在1.113O₄和FeO的混合氧化物;在1.0451-xO,即维氏体.Fe_1-xO基催化剂的制备必须采用物理熔融与化学反应相结合的工艺.凝固冷却速度对抑制氧化亚铁的氧化反应和歧化反应,保证助催化剂的均匀分布和晶粒度均有很大影响