A measurement strategy for non-dispersive ultra-violet detection of formaldehyde in indoor air: Spectral analysis and interferent gases

Davenport, John; Hodgkinson, Jane; Saffell, John R.; Tatam, Ralph P.

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dc.contributor.author	Davenport, John
dc.contributor.author	Hodgkinson, Jane
dc.contributor.author	Saffell, John R.
dc.contributor.author	Tatam, Ralph P.
dc.date.accessioned	2016-04-15T14:14:54Z
dc.date.available	2016-04-15T14:14:54Z
dc.date.issued	2015-12-14
dc.identifier.citation	J J Davenport et al 2016 Meas. Sci. Technol. 27 015802	en_UK
dc.identifier.issn	0957-0233
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0957-0233/27/1/015802
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.cranfield.ac.uk/handle/1826/9820
dc.description.abstract	We have conducted an extensive review of published spectra in order to identify a region with potential for detection of formaldehyde in indoor air. 85 chemicals and chemical groups common to the indoor environment were identified, 32 of which had absorption spectra in the UV-vis region. Of these, 11 were found to overlap with the formaldehyde UV region. It was found that the region between 320 to 360 nm is relatively free from interference from indoor gases, with NO being the only major interferent. A method is proposed for a low resolution (3 nm) spectroscopic detection method, specifically targeted at formaldehyde absorption features at 327 nm with a reference at 334 nm. 32 ppb of NO was found to have a cross-sensitivity with equivalent magnitude to 100 ppb of formaldehyde. A second reference at 348 nm would reduce this cross-sensitivity.	en_UK
dc.description.sponsorship	This work was funded by the Engineering and Physics Science Research Council (EPSRC) under grants GR/T18424, EP/P504880 and EP/H02252X. Enquiries for access to the data referred to in this article should be directed to researchdata@cranfield.ac.uk	en_UK
dc.language.iso	en	en_UK
dc.publisher	Institute of Physics	en_UK
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dc.subject	Formaldehyde	en_UK
dc.subject	Gas sensing	en_UK
dc.subject	Non-dispersive ultra-violet	en_UK
dc.subject	NDUV	en_UK
dc.subject	UV spectroscopy	en_UK
dc.title	A measurement strategy for non-dispersive ultra-violet detection of formaldehyde in indoor air: Spectral analysis and interferent gases	en_UK
dc.type	Article	en_UK
dc.identifier.cris	5378038