Multifunctional sol-gel detector for gaseous compounds and detection and trapping methods therewith
US9435746B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T436/19
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a multifunctional detector for gaseous compounds, or mixtures of gaseous compounds, selected from NH2Cl, NHCl2, NCl3, total chlorine, NOx, where x=1 or 2, O3, and X2, where X=Cl, Br, or I, in a sample, said detector including a first sensor including an iodide and a reactive compound selected from starch, amylose, amylopectin, xyloglucan, xylan, chitosan, glycogen, polyvinyl alcohol, cellulose or a cellulose compound, α-cyclodextrin, theobromine, and polypropylene block polymers and polyethylene oxide block polymers, included in a block of sol-gel material that is absorbent in the UV spectrum but not in the visible spectrum. The invention also relates to the uses of said detector.
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