Gaseous ammonia fluorescence probe based on cellulose acetate modified microstructured optical fiber

摘要

In this article, we report a novel fluorescent ammonia gas probe based on microstructured optical fiber (MOF) which is modified with eosin-doped cellulose acetate film. This probe was fabricated by liquid fluxion coating process. Polymer solution doped with eosin was directly inhaled into 18 array holes of MOF and then formed matrix film in them. The sensing properties of the optical fiber sensor to gaseous ammonia at room temperature were investigated. The sensing probe showed different fluorescence intensity at 576 nm to different concentrations of trace ammonia in carrier gas of nitrogen. The response range was 50-400 ppm, with short response time within 500 ms. Furthermore, the response range could be tailored through CTAB co-entrapment process in the sensing film. These test results demonstrated that low cost, simple structured fiber optic sensors for detecting ammonia gas samples could be developed based on MOF.