Qualitative and quantitative analysis of organophosphorus pesticide residues using temperature modulated SnO(2) gas sensor

Xingjiu Huang; Jinhuai Liu; Zongxin Pi; Zengliang Yu

doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2004.03.022

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of organophosphorus pesticide residues using temperature modulated SnO(2) gas sensor

Talanta. 2004 Oct 8;64(2):538-45. doi: 10.1016/j.talanta.2004.03.022.

Authors

Xingjiu Huang¹, Jinhuai Liu, Zongxin Pi, Zengliang Yu

Affiliation

¹ Hefei Institute of Intelligent Machines, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, 230031, PR China; Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, PR China.

PMID: 18969637
DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2004.03.022

Abstract

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of organophosphorus pesticide residues (acephate and trichlorphon) using temperature modulated SnO(2) gas sensor were studied. The testing method employed only a single SnO(2)-based gas sensor in a rectangular temperature mode to perform the qualitative analysis of pure pesticide vapor and a binary vapor mixture in the air. Experimental results showed that in the range 250-300 degrees C and at the modulating frequency of 20mHz the high selectivity of the sensor could be achieved. The quantitative analysis of the pure pesticide vapor and their mixture were performed by fast Fourier transformation (FFT). The higher harmonics of the FFT characterized the non-linear properties of the response at the sensor surface. The amplitudes of the higher harmonics exhibited characteristic variations that depend on the concentration and the kinetics of pesticide species on the sensor surface.