Volatile organic compound sensing devices
Abstract
Apparatus employing vapochromic materials in the form of inorganic double complex salts which change color reversibly when exposed to volatile organic compound (VOC) vapors is adapted for VOC vapor detection, VOC aqueous matrix detection, and selective VOC vapor detection. The basic VOC vapochromic sensor is incorporated in various devices such as a ground probe sensor, a wristband sensor, a periodic sampling monitor, a soil/water penetrometer, an evaporative purge sensor, and various vacuum-based sensors which are particularly adapted for reversible/reusable detection, remote detection, continuous monitoring, or rapid screening of environmental remediation and waste management sites. The vapochromic sensor is used in combination with various fiber optic arrangements to provide a calibrated qualitative and/or quantitative indication of the presence of VOCs.
- Inventors:
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- Idaho Falls, ID
- Stillwater, MN
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- EG & G IDAHO INC
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870048
- Patent Number(s):
- 5445795
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01N - INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- volatile; organic; compound; sensing; devices; apparatus; employing; vapochromic; materials; form; inorganic; double; complex; salts; change; color; reversibly; exposed; voc; vapors; adapted; vapor; detection; aqueous; matrix; selective; basic; sensor; incorporated; various; ground; probe; wristband; periodic; sampling; monitor; soil; water; penetrometer; evaporative; purge; vacuum-based; sensors; particularly; reversible; reusable; remote; continuous; monitoring; rapid; screening; environmental; remediation; waste; management; sites; combination; fiber; optic; arrangements; provide; calibrated; qualitative; quantitative; indication; presence; vocs; continuous monitoring; particularly adapted; organic compound; fiber optic; volatile organic; sensing device; quantitative indication; sensing devices; various devices; vapor detection; remote detection; complex salts; change color; environmental remediation; apparatus employing; /422/
Citation Formats
Lancaster, Gregory D, Moore, Glenn A, Stone, Mark L, and Reagen, William K. Volatile organic compound sensing devices. United States: N. p., 1995.
Web.
Lancaster, Gregory D, Moore, Glenn A, Stone, Mark L, & Reagen, William K. Volatile organic compound sensing devices. United States.
Lancaster, Gregory D, Moore, Glenn A, Stone, Mark L, and Reagen, William K. Sun .
"Volatile organic compound sensing devices". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870048.
@article{osti_870048,
title = {Volatile organic compound sensing devices},
author = {Lancaster, Gregory D and Moore, Glenn A and Stone, Mark L and Reagen, William K},
abstractNote = {Apparatus employing vapochromic materials in the form of inorganic double complex salts which change color reversibly when exposed to volatile organic compound (VOC) vapors is adapted for VOC vapor detection, VOC aqueous matrix detection, and selective VOC vapor detection. The basic VOC vapochromic sensor is incorporated in various devices such as a ground probe sensor, a wristband sensor, a periodic sampling monitor, a soil/water penetrometer, an evaporative purge sensor, and various vacuum-based sensors which are particularly adapted for reversible/reusable detection, remote detection, continuous monitoring, or rapid screening of environmental remediation and waste management sites. The vapochromic sensor is used in combination with various fiber optic arrangements to provide a calibrated qualitative and/or quantitative indication of the presence of VOCs.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}
}
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