Indirect Sensing of Lower Aliphatic Ester Using Atomic Gold Decorated Polyaniline Electrode
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Target Compounds
2.2. Chemicals and Materials
2.3. Synthesis of PANI and PANI-Au2 Nanocomposite
2.4. Instrumentation and Electrochemical Setup
3. Results
3.1. Study of Cyclic Voltammetry of PANI/Au2 with Linear Alcohols
3.2. Survey of Sensor Response across Functional Groups in 1 M KOH Alkaline Medium Electrolyte
3.3. Principal Component Analysis
3.4. Indirect Sensing of Ethyl Formate
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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S. No. | Target Compound | Chemical Formula | Functional Group | Odor |
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1. | acetone | C3H6O | ketone | pungent, cucumber-like |
2. | normal-propanol | C₃H₈O | alcohol | mild, alcohol-like |
3. | iso-propanol | C₃H₈O | alcohol | strong, alcohol-like |
4. | ethanol | C2H6O | alcohol | strong, alcohol-like |
5. | propionic acid | C3H6O2 | carboxylic acid | pungent, rancid |
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Chakraborty, P.; Chien, Y.-A.; Chang, T.-F.M.; Sone, M.; Nakamoto, T. Indirect Sensing of Lower Aliphatic Ester Using Atomic Gold Decorated Polyaniline Electrode. Sensors 2020, 20, 3640. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20133640
Chakraborty P, Chien Y-A, Chang T-FM, Sone M, Nakamoto T. Indirect Sensing of Lower Aliphatic Ester Using Atomic Gold Decorated Polyaniline Electrode. Sensors. 2020; 20(13):3640. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20133640
Chicago/Turabian StyleChakraborty, Parthojit, Yu-An Chien, Tso-Fu Mark Chang, Masato Sone, and Takamichi Nakamoto. 2020. "Indirect Sensing of Lower Aliphatic Ester Using Atomic Gold Decorated Polyaniline Electrode" Sensors 20, no. 13: 3640. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20133640
APA StyleChakraborty, P., Chien, Y.-A., Chang, T.-F. M., Sone, M., & Nakamoto, T. (2020). Indirect Sensing of Lower Aliphatic Ester Using Atomic Gold Decorated Polyaniline Electrode. Sensors, 20(13), 3640. https://doi.org/10.3390/s20133640