Table 10.2 Sensing data on the three main types of volatile organic compounds such as alcohol,
chlorinated hydrocarbon, and acetone
Volatile
organic
compounds
for sensing
Nanomaterials as sensing layer Remarkable sensing properties
References
Aliphatic
alcohols
Poly(m-aminophenol)/
functionalized multi-walled
carbon nanotube composite
Considerable response toward
methanol and ethanol vapor,
whereas it hardly responded to
propanol and butanol
Verma et al.
(2015)
Poly(m-aminophenol)–sulfonic
acid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube
composite
Distinct features of the response
for methanol and ethanol, which
could be used as a basis for the
selective detection
Verma et al.
(2017a)
Poly(m-aminophenol)–amine
groups functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube
composite
Significantly selective response
for ethanol vapor
Verma et al.
(2017b)
Poly(m-aminophenol)–copper
nanocomposite
Selective methanol vapor
sensing
Bhuyan
et al. (2018)
Polyaniline–silver
nanocomposites
Superior ethanol sensing
capacity
Choudhury
(2009)
Poly(methylmethacrylate)/
functionalized multi-walled
carbon nanotube composite
Efficient ethanol sensor
Kaur et al.
(2015)
Nanocrystalline barium
hexaferrite particles
Promising ethanol sensing
characteristics
Karmakar
et al. (2014)
Pseudo-peanut-shaped hematite iron oxide nanoparticles
Promising response toward ethanol and formaldehyde vapors
Das et al.
(2016)
Anatase titania
Temperature-dependent distinctive and systematic sensing
performance for detection of
200 ppm ethanol
Das et al.
(2017a)
Rutile phase titania
nanoparticles
Higher response of the sensor
toward isopropanol than
formaldehyde
Das et al.
(2017b)
Graphene-like layers
A stronger response to ethanol
than to n-butanol
Gargiulo
et al. (2018)
Functionalized multi-walled
carbon nanotubes
Linear response for 1 to 21 ppm
alcohol vapor concentrations
with detection limit of 0.9 ppm
Sin et al.
(2007)
Palladium–polyaniline
nanocomposite
Rapid, reversible, and selective
response for methanol even in
mixtures of methanol–ethanol
and methanol–isopropanol
Athawale
et al. (2006)
Reduced graphene oxide and
three-dimensional zinc oxide
nanoflower composite
Selectivity toward 2-propanol
against interfering neighbors
like ethanol, methanol, acetone,
and benzene
Acharyya
et al. (2018)
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chlorinated hydrocarbon, and acetone
Volatile
organic
compounds
for sensing
Nanomaterials as sensing layer Remarkable sensing properties
References
Aliphatic
alcohols
Poly(m-aminophenol)/
functionalized multi-walled
carbon nanotube composite
Considerable response toward
methanol and ethanol vapor,
whereas it hardly responded to
propanol and butanol
Verma et al.
(2015)
Poly(m-aminophenol)–sulfonic
acid-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube
composite
Distinct features of the response
for methanol and ethanol, which
could be used as a basis for the
selective detection
Verma et al.
(2017a)
Poly(m-aminophenol)–amine
groups functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotube
composite
Significantly selective response
for ethanol vapor
Verma et al.
(2017b)
Poly(m-aminophenol)–copper
nanocomposite
Selective methanol vapor
sensing
Bhuyan
et al. (2018)
Polyaniline–silver
nanocomposites
Superior ethanol sensing
capacity
Choudhury
(2009)
Poly(methylmethacrylate)/
functionalized multi-walled
carbon nanotube composite
Efficient ethanol sensor
Kaur et al.
(2015)
Nanocrystalline barium
hexaferrite particles
Promising ethanol sensing
characteristics
Karmakar
et al. (2014)
Pseudo-peanut-shaped hematite iron oxide nanoparticles
Promising response toward ethanol and formaldehyde vapors
Das et al.
(2016)
Anatase titania
Temperature-dependent distinctive and systematic sensing
performance for detection of
200 ppm ethanol
Das et al.
(2017a)
Rutile phase titania
nanoparticles
Higher response of the sensor
toward isopropanol than
formaldehyde
Das et al.
(2017b)
Graphene-like layers
A stronger response to ethanol
than to n-butanol
Gargiulo
et al. (2018)
Functionalized multi-walled
carbon nanotubes
Linear response for 1 to 21 ppm
alcohol vapor concentrations
with detection limit of 0.9 ppm
Sin et al.
(2007)
Palladium–polyaniline
nanocomposite
Rapid, reversible, and selective
response for methanol even in
mixtures of methanol–ethanol
and methanol–isopropanol
Athawale
et al. (2006)
Reduced graphene oxide and
three-dimensional zinc oxide
nanoflower composite
Selectivity toward 2-propanol
against interfering neighbors
like ethanol, methanol, acetone,
and benzene
Acharyya
et al. (2018)
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