Solid membrane electrode assembly for on board detection of peroxides based explosives
By Mbah, Jonathan C.; Steward, Scott; Egiebor, Nosa O.
Published in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical
2016
Abstract
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