| Title: |
High Sensitivity Monitoring of VOCs in Air through FTIR Spectroscopy Using a Multipass Gas Cell Setup |
| Authors: |
Annalisa D’Arco, Tiziana Mancini, Maria Chiara Paolozzi, Salvatore Macis, Lorenzo Mosesso, Augusto Marcelli, Massimo Petrarca, Francesco Radica, Giovanna Tranfo, Stefano Lupi, Giancarlo Della Ventura |
| Source: |
Sensors, Vol 22, Iss 15, p 5624 (2022) |
| Publisher Information: |
MDPI AG, 2022. |
| Publication Year: |
2022 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Chemical technology |
| Subject Terms: |
VOCs, FTIR, sensor, accuracy, ppmv, styrene, Chemical technology, TP1-1185 |
| More Details: |
Human exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) and their presence in indoor and working environments is recognized as a serious health risk, causing impairments of varying severities. Different detecting systems able to monitor VOCs are available in the market; however, they have significant limitations for both sensitivity and chemical discrimination capability. During the last years we studied systematically the use of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy as an alternative, powerful tool for quantifying VOCs in air. We calibrated the method for a set of compounds (styrene, acetone, ethanol and isopropanol) by using both laboratory and portable infrared spectrometers. The aim was to develop a new, and highly sensitive sensor system for VOCs monitoring. In this paper, we improved the setup performance, testing the feasibility of using a multipass cell with the aim of extending the sensitivity of our system down to the part per million (ppm) level. Considering that multipass cells are now also available for portable instruments, this study opens the road for the design of new high-resolution devices for environmental monitoring. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1424-8220 |
| Relation: |
https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/22/15/5624; https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220 |
| DOI: |
10.3390/s22155624 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/e07dcd1b07f2482f8ab86a757f7987b7 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.07dcd1b07f2482f8ab86a757f7987b7 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
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