Solid membrane electrode assembly for on board detection of peroxides based explosives

By Jonathan C. Mbah and Scott Steward and Nosa O. Egiebor
Published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical NULL 2016

Abstract

The threat to human populace from the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) is increasing at an alarming rate. Many devices for \IEDs\ detection lacks sensitivity, reliability, portability: a major issue to be addressed. In this work, we fabricated a disposable solid phase electrolyte/electrode (SPEE) interfaces for the detection of trace quantities of peroxide based explosives, namely, triacetone triperoxide (TATP) and hexamethylene triperoxide diamine (HMTD) which were synthesized without recrystallization, and their precursors: \H2O2\ and acetone via electrochemical technique. The \SPEE\ device was able to detect 8.66

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