@article{7efaf029ff214271803794e17f46ec76,
title = "Determination of chlorinated hydrocarbons in water using highly sensitive mid-infrared sensor technology",
abstract = "Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons and chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons (CHCs) are toxic and carcinogenic contaminants commonly found in environmental samples, and efficient online detection of these contaminants is still challenging at the present stage. Here, we report an advanced Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-attenuated total reflectance (FTIR-ATR) sensor for in-situ and simultaneous detection of multiple CHCs, including monochlorobenzene, 1,2-dichlorobenzene, 1,3-dichlorobenzene, trichloroethylene, perchloroethylene, and chloroform. The polycrystalline silver halide sensor fiber had a unique integrated planar-cylindric geometry, and was coated with an ethylene/propylene copolymer membrane to act as a solid phase extractor, which greatly amplified the analytical signal and contributed to a higher detection sensitivity compared to the previously reported sensors. This system exhibited a high detection sensitivity towards the CHCs mixture at a wide concentration range of 5∼700{\^a}€...ppb. The FTIR-ATR sensor described in this study has a high potential to be utilized as a trace-sensitive on-line device for water contamination monitoring.",
author = "Rui Lu and Boris Mizaikoff and Li, {Wen Wei} and Chen Qian and Abraham Katzir and Yosef Raichlin and Sheng, {Guo Ping} and Yu, {Han Qing}",
note = "Funding Information: The authors wish to thank the National Basic Research Program of China (2011CB933700), the Natural Science Foundation of China (51129803 and 21261160489) and the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University, China for the partial support of this work.",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1038/srep02525",
language = "אנגלית",
volume = "3",
journal = "Scientific Reports",
issn = "2045-2322",
publisher = "Nature Publishing Group",
}
