Multipurpose chemical liquid sensing applications by microwave approach

PLoS One. 2020 May 11;15(5):e0232460. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232460. eCollection 2020.

Abstract

In this work, a novel sensor based on printed circuit board (PCB) microstrip rectangular patch antenna is proposed to detect different ratios of ethanol alcohol in wines and isopropyl alcohol in disinfectants. The proposed sensor was designed by finite integration technique (FIT) based high-frequency electromagnetic solver (CST) and was fabricated by Proto Mat E33 machine. To implement the numerical investigations, dielectric properties of the samples were first measured by a dielectric probe kit then uploaded into the simulation program. Results showed a linear shifting in the resonant frequency of the sensor when the dielectric constant of the samples were changed due to different concentrations of ethanol alcohol and isopropyl alcohol. A good agreement was observed between the calculated and measured results, emphasizing the usability of dielectric behavior as an input sensing agent. It was concluded that the proposed sensor is viable for multipurpose chemical sensing applications.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 2-Propanol / chemistry
  • Disinfectants / chemistry
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Engineering
  • Equipment Design
  • Ethanol / chemistry
  • Microwaves*
  • Wine / analysis
  • Wireless Technology / instrumentation*

Substances

  • Disinfectants
  • Ethanol
  • 2-Propanol

Grants and funding

This work was supported in part by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant no. 2017YFA0204600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 51802352), teaching reform for postgraduate students of Central South University (Grant no. 2019JG085) and the Fundamental Research Funds of the Central South University (Grant no. 2018zzts355) to SH.