Non-contact detection of thiodiglycol vapors and associated degradation products using atmospheric flow tube mass spectrometry

Abstract

Thiodiglycol (TDG) is a synthetic precursor and an environmental degradation product of sulfur mustard (HD). Consequently, its presence can be indicative of illicit preparation or historical presence of chemical weapons,...

Development of a SAW poly(epichlorohydrin) gas sensor for detection of harmful chemicals

“…Therefore, research on the detection of HD by sensing technologies has remarkable practical and safety importance. In recent years, the detection of CWAs at very low concentrations by using instruments or sensing devices with different mechanisms, such as mass spectroscopy, 6,7 Raman spectroscopy, 8,9 capillary electrophoresis, 10 fluorescence spectroscopy, 11 and ion mobility spectrometry, 12 have been developed. However, because of the large size of instruments and equipment, high price, complex operation, need for sample pretreatment, and professional training of operators, these detection technologies have not met the needs of on-site rapid detection.…”