Studies of the Cataluminescence of Benzene Homologues onNanosized γ–Al2O3Eu2O3 and the Development of a Gas Sensorfor Benzene Homologue Vapors 英文参考文献.docVIP

Sensors 2006, 6, 1827-1836 sensors ISSN 1424-8220 ? 2006 by MDPI /sensors Full Paper Studies of the Cataluminescence of Benzene Homologues on Nanosized γ–Al2O3/Eu2O3 and the Development of a Gas Sensor for Benzene Homologue Vapors Jieshan Lu, Xiaoan Cao *, Canying Pan, Lianfeng Yang, Guangbo Lai, Jianling Chen and Cuiqin Wu Environmental Science and Engineering Institute, Guangzhou University, 510006, Guangzhou, P. R. China; E-mails: jjss1027@ (Jieshan Lu), ahcan2000@163.com (Canying Pan), cayang@163.com (Lianfeng Yang), lgb2004gd@ (Guangbo Lai), cjl198409@126.com (Jianling Chen), cqwu@ (Cuiqin Wu) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: caoxiaoan2003@ Received: 26 October 2006; in revised form: / Accepted: 19 December 2006 / Published: 26 December 2006 Abstract: The cataluminescence (CTL) of benzene and the benzene homologues toluene and xylene on nanosized γ–Al2O3 doped with Eu2O3 (γ–Al2O3/Eu2O3) was studied and a sensor of determining these gases was designed. The proposed sensor showed high sensitivity and selectivity at an optimal temperature of 432 oC, a wavelength of 425 nm and a flow rate of 400 mL/min. Quantitative analysis was performed at the optimal conditions. The linear ranges of CTL intensity versus concentration of the benzene homologues were as follows: benzene 2.4~5000 mL/m3, toluene 4.0~5000 mL/m3 and xylene 6.8~5000 mL/m3, with detection limits (3σ) of 1.8 mL/m3, 3.0 mL/m3 and 3.4 mL/m3 for each one, respectively. The response time of this system was less than 3 s. The coexistence of other gases, such as SO2, CO and NH3, caused interference at levels around 11.7%, 5.8% and 8.9% respectively. The technique is a convenient and fast way of determining the vapors of benzene homologues in air. Keywords: Cataluminescence, benzene homologues, gas sensor, nanosized γ–Al2O3+Eu2O3  1828 Sensors 2006, 6 1. Introduction In recent years, environmental contamina