Real-time detection of styrene using SAW sensors based on hexafluoroisopropanol group functionalized hydrogen-bond acidic polymers

Yang Wang, Xiaosong Du, Yin Long, Xianzhong Tang, Zhi Chen, Yadong Jiang

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Abstract

Hydrogen-bond acidic (HBA) polymers are well-established adsorbents for organophosphorus compounds and nitroaromatic explosives detection. In this paper, we report two HBA polymers for detection of styrene vapors based on 434-MHz surface acoustic wave (SAW) chemical sensors. These polymers, dubbed PLF and LSFA, are pendent hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP)-group modified polysiloxanes, which were synthesized by one-step hydrosilylation reaction. Real-time response studies of these two sensors showed that they are highly sensitive to styrene vapors with excellent selectivity. After exposure to 5 mg/m3 styrene vapor, the frequency shifts of the PLF and LSFA sensors have increased by 6.3 kHz and 3.2 kHz, respectively. The polymers are 20-fold less sensitive to toluene than to styrene while they have comparable sensitivity to 1-butene. In situ infrared spectroscopy studies demonstrated that the polymer-styrene interaction is attributed to the OH/π hydrogen bond between HFIP groups of the polymers and the ethylene group of styrene molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)252-257
Number of pages6
JournalSensors and Actuators, B: Chemical
Volume206
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2015

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Keywords

  • Hexafluoroisopropanol group
  • Hydrogen-bond acidic polymer
  • SAW sensor
  • Styrene

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Instrumentation
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry

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