LIMSport VII. Semiconductor Gas Sensors as GC Detectors and "Breathalyzers"

• Ed Vitz ^[1] ; Helen Chan ^[1]
  1. [1] Kutztown University

     Kutztown University

     Borough of Kutztown, Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: Journal of chemical education, ISSN 0021-9584, Vol. 72, Nº 10 (October), 1995, págs. 920-925
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This paper describes the characteristics of tin oxide semiconductor gas sensors, presents readout circuits including methods of interfacing them to computers (especially with LIMSport software), and suggests several experiments suitable for educational laboratories. Use of the sensor as the detector in an inexpensive gas chromatograph, as a means of detecting low levels of vapors diffusing through balloons and plastic films, and in environmental monitoring are suggested.