Analysis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) Using gas Chromatography and NEMS Detector

This paper describes the analysis of a mixture of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using gas chromatography (GC) and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS). The performance of NEMS to detect PAHs is assessed and compared with that of commercial flame ionization detector (FID). The limit of detecti...

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Published in2019 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems & Eurosensors XXXIII (TRANSDUCERS & EUROSENSORS XXXIII) pp. 178 - 181
Main Authors Legendre, Olivier, Ladner, Carine, Ollier, Eric, Alava, Thomas, Ricoul, Florence, Vignoud, Severine, Fain, Bruno
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.06.2019
Subjects
Detectors
gas detector
Hydrocarbons
Methanol
Nanoelectromechanical systems
NEMS detector
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Sensitivity
Temperature measurement
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Summary:This paper describes the analysis of a mixture of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using gas chromatography (GC) and nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS). The performance of NEMS to detect PAHs is assessed and compared with that of commercial flame ionization detector (FID). The limit of detection of the GC-NEMS system ranges from 70 pg to 500 pg, which confirm the potential of NEMS to quantify high molecular weight molecules. The limitations of such a system to detect PAHs are discussed.
ISSN:2167-0021
DOI:10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2019.8808382