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Simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide in air using the cataluminescence of nanosized Zn3SnLa2O8

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The authors describe a cataluminescence (CTL) based method for simultaneous determination of formaldehyde (HCHO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in air. CTL is emitted from the surface of nano-sized Zn3SnLa2O8 contained in a CTL reactor that is operated at a typical temperature of 275 °C. CTL shows emission peaks at 525 and 650 nm, respectively, the first mainly caused by H2S, the second mainly caused by HCHO. The limits of detection are 0.07 mg∙m−3 for HCHO and 0.22 mg∙m−3 for H2S. CTL intensity is linearly related to the concentration of HCHO in the range from 0.2 to 61.7 mg∙m−3, and from 0.4 to 68.5 mg∙m−3 for H2S. Ten standard samples were tested by this method, and recoveries ranged between 98.1 and 102.6 % for HCHO, and from 97.7 to 103.8 % for H2S. Commonly encountered potential interferents, including vapors of acetaldehyde, ethanol, benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, ammonia, sulfur dioxide, carbon dioxide, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide, do not disturb in this method. The relative deviation (RD) of CTL signals during 180 h of continuous detection of a mixture containing both HCHO and H2S was less than 3 %, which demonstrated the longevity and stable performance of this monitor.

A cataluminescence (CTL) based method for simultaneous determination of formaldehyde (HCHO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) in air was established. The limits of detection are 0.07 mg∙m−3 for HCHO and 0.22 mg∙m−3 for H2S. The linear range of CTL intensity versus analyte concentration is from 0.2 to 61.7 mg∙m−3 for HCHO and from 0.4 to 68.5 mg∙m−3 for H2S.

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This work was supported by Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (CN) (Grant No.2152013), Key Projects of Science and Technology Plan from Beijing Municipal Education Commission (CN) (KZ201311417038), State 863 Projects (2014AA022002) and National International Cooperation Projects (2014DFA61040).

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  1. Biochemical Engineering College, Beijing Union University, Beijing, 100023, China

    Kaowen Zhou, Huizhen Fan, Chunxiu Gu & Baining Liu

  2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Biomass Waste Resource Utilization, Beijing, 100023, China

    Kaowen Zhou, Chunxiu Gu & Baining Liu

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Zhou, K., Fan, H., Gu, C. et al. Simultaneous determination of formaldehyde and hydrogen sulfide in air using the cataluminescence of nanosized Zn3SnLa2O8 . Microchim Acta 183, 1063–1068 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00604-015-1732-0

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