The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors

Chitosan was used as a sensing material for gas sensing applications. In order to nurture the chitosan properties as a sensing material, chitosan (CS) was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and filled with exfoliated graphite (EG). The chitosan films, CS/PVA films and CS/PVA/EG films were characte...

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spelling my-unimap-724352021-10-14T01:15:55Z The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors Irwana Nainggolan, Dr, Chitosan was used as a sensing material for gas sensing applications. In order to nurture the chitosan properties as a sensing material, chitosan (CS) was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and filled with exfoliated graphite (EG). The chitosan films, CS/PVA films and CS/PVA/EG films were characterized to study the effect of EG on microstructure and electrical properties of the composites films. The films casting method has been used to characterize the composite films. The characterization analysis was done using Ultra Violet-Visible (UV-VIS), Four Point Probe (Conductivity testing), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Electron Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Chitosan with concentration 1.75 (w/v) % was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with concentration 5.00 (v/v) % of ratio 95:5 ml and filled with exfoliated graphite (EG). The results showed that the addition of EG with concentration of 0.8 (w/v) % gives the highest conductivity value of CS/PVA/EG films. The CS/PVA/EG films sensor was deposited on the gold pattern electrode by using electrochemical deposition technique to fabricate the sensor for the ammonia detection. The best electrochemical deposition time and deposition voltage in this study were 6 minutes and 2.5 voltage to fabricate the films sensor. The optimum sensing properties were obtained with CS concentration of 1.75 (w/v) %, CS/PVA ratio of 95:5 ml with PVA concentration of 5.00 (v/v) % and EG concentration of 0.8 (w/v) % upon exposure to wet air. This parameter of CS films sensor and CS/PVA/EG films sensor was used to fabricate the films sensor to test upon exposure of ammonia gas. The CS film sensor and CS/PVA/EG film sensors were exposed to ammonia with different concentration i.e. 10 ppm, 20 ppm, 30 ppm, 40 ppm and 50 ppm to examine the sensing properties of the CS film sensor and CS/PVA/EG film sensors. Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Thesis en http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/handle/123456789/72435 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72435/3/license.txt 8a4605be74aa9ea9d79846c1fba20a33 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72435/1/Page%201-24.pdf 3e24854362d4cc8340da7c010be15028 http://dspace.unimap.edu.my:80/xmlui/bitstream/123456789/72435/2/Full%20text.pdf 9d4beec495a10570e8994a30fc58ae2f Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) Chitosan Chitin Graphite Volatile organic compounds Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) Gas sensor School of Materials Engineering
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language English
advisor Irwana Nainggolan, Dr,
topic Chitosan
Chitin
Graphite
Volatile organic compounds
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
Gas sensor
spellingShingle Chitosan
Chitin
Graphite
Volatile organic compounds
Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)
Gas sensor
The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors
description Chitosan was used as a sensing material for gas sensing applications. In order to nurture the chitosan properties as a sensing material, chitosan (CS) was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and filled with exfoliated graphite (EG). The chitosan films, CS/PVA films and CS/PVA/EG films were characterized to study the effect of EG on microstructure and electrical properties of the composites films. The films casting method has been used to characterize the composite films. The characterization analysis was done using Ultra Violet-Visible (UV-VIS), Four Point Probe (Conductivity testing), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Fourier Electron Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). Chitosan with concentration 1.75 (w/v) % was blended with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) with concentration 5.00 (v/v) % of ratio 95:5 ml and filled with exfoliated graphite (EG). The results showed that the addition of EG with concentration of 0.8 (w/v) % gives the highest conductivity value of CS/PVA/EG films. The CS/PVA/EG films sensor was deposited on the gold pattern electrode by using electrochemical deposition technique to fabricate the sensor for the ammonia detection. The best electrochemical deposition time and deposition voltage in this study were 6 minutes and 2.5 voltage to fabricate the films sensor. The optimum sensing properties were obtained with CS concentration of 1.75 (w/v) %, CS/PVA ratio of 95:5 ml with PVA concentration of 5.00 (v/v) % and EG concentration of 0.8 (w/v) % upon exposure to wet air. This parameter of CS films sensor and CS/PVA/EG films sensor was used to fabricate the films sensor to test upon exposure of ammonia gas. The CS film sensor and CS/PVA/EG film sensors were exposed to ammonia with different concentration i.e. 10 ppm, 20 ppm, 30 ppm, 40 ppm and 50 ppm to examine the sensing properties of the CS film sensor and CS/PVA/EG film sensors.
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title The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors
title_short The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors
title_full The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors
title_fullStr The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors
title_full_unstemmed The influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / PVA based ammonia sensors
title_sort influence of exfoliated graphite on sensing properties of chitosan / pva based ammonia sensors
granting_institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
granting_department School of Materials Engineering
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