Building Selectivity for NO Sensing in a NOx Mixture with Sonochemically Prepared CuO Structures
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Synthesis of CuO
2.2. Structural Characterization
2.3. NOx Equilibration Studies
2.4. Sensing Experiments
3. Results
3.1. Structural Investigations
3.2. NOx Equilibration Experiments
3.3. Sensing Experiments
3.4. Interference to CO
Pulse (NO ppm) | Response | Pulse (CO ppm) | Response | Pulse (NO:CO ppm) | Response |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
200 NO | 1.31 | 10 | 1.12 | 200:10 | 1.16 |
400 NO | 1.37 | 20 | 1.12 | 400:10 | 1.19 |
600 NO | 1.41 | 30 | 1.11 | 600:10 | 1.20 |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Mullen, M.R.; Dutta, P.K. Building Selectivity for NO Sensing in a NOx Mixture with Sonochemically Prepared CuO Structures. Chemosensors 2016, 4, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors4010001
Mullen MR, Dutta PK. Building Selectivity for NO Sensing in a NOx Mixture with Sonochemically Prepared CuO Structures. Chemosensors. 2016; 4(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors4010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleMullen, Max R., and Prabir K. Dutta. 2016. "Building Selectivity for NO Sensing in a NOx Mixture with Sonochemically Prepared CuO Structures" Chemosensors 4, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors4010001