Mixed C₁₈ and C₁ modification on an optical fiber for chromatographic sensing

Abstract

An optical fiber-chromatographic sensor, aiming at simultaneous and selective response to multiple components following a chromatographic separation, is described. We report an improved approach for immobilization of octadecyl (C 18 ) and methyl (C 1 ) moieties as stationary phase on an optical fiber suitable as a sensing phase for organic solutes. By this approach, the stability and lifetime of the sensing layer as well as the detectability and retention behavior of the chromatographic sensor could be improved. Infrared spectroscopy was employed to confirm the presence of C 18 and C 1 moieties on the modified surface of the optical fiber. The chromatographic sensor was applied, with good sensitivity and chemical selectivity, to the simultaneous separation and detection of bromobenzene and toluene, using water as the mobile phase.

Mode-filtered light methane gas sensor based on cryptophane A

“…Comparatively, this type of sensors substantially increases the S/N. Since the inception of this sensing technique, it has been widely applied to various liquid samples, such as aromatic and chlorinated hydrocarbons [7][8][9][10], ethanol [11,12], glucose and glycerol [13], acetic acid [14], and amino acids [15,16]. So far, only a few gas samples were studied at steady-state concentrations by heated annular column [9].…”