Detection of Specific Gases by Metal Oxide Catalysis

Abstract

Unambiguous detection of specific gases has been demonstrated to occur at specific temperatures by metal oxide catalysis. Potentially useful metal oxides and their combinations were deposited for evaluation by means of combinatorial material synthesis. The resulting material libraries were then tested for desired catalytic activity using thermal spectroscopy with a differential calorimetry detector. Experimental results suggest that some gases may be optimally detected with oxides of a single metal while other gases may be optimally detected with specific combinations of at least two metal oxides.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 28, 2008
Accession Number
ADA482946

Entities

People

  • Karl Anderson
  • Michael Horovitz
  • Otto Gregory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Calorimetry
  • Catalysis
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Combustion
  • Control Systems
  • Copper Oxides
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electrical Resistance
  • Heat Transfer
  • Iron Oxides
  • Laboratory Tests
  • Materials
  • Metal Oxides
  • Oxides
  • Test Methods

Readers

  • Combustion science or combustion engineering.
  • Nanoscale Plasmonic Nanotechnology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.