An optical fiber sensor for the determination of hydrogen peroxide
by Hu, Xue-Mei, M.S., MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY, 2008, 70 pages; 1450409

Abstract:

Hydrogen peroxide is used in various fields, such as food preservative, bleaching, oxidizing, reducing, and chemical reaction reagents. Herein is described the effort to develop an optical fiber chemical sensor based on the evanescence wave absorbance that can detect the presence of, and measure the concentration of, hydrogen peroxide. For the H2O 2 optical fiber sensor, a Nafion membrane was coated on the fiber optic. Titanium ions dispersed in the Nafion membrane can form a TiO-H2O 2 complex with the H2O2 diffused into the membrane. The complex is shown to absorb light with a maximum absorption near 360 nm. The intensity of the absorbance peak is directly proportional to the concentration of H2O2. Additionally, coating polydimethylsiloxiane (PDMS) outside the fiber optic can detect H2O2 in high concentration 300ppm and high temperature 70°C. Finally, the use of the developed optical fiber chemical sensor allows the direct determination of H2O2 in milk.

 
AdviserGloria Thomas MaGee
SchoolMISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
SourceMAI/ 46-05, p. , Jun 2008
Source TypeThesis
SubjectsAnalytical chemistry
Publication Number1450409
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