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
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