test strip and method for determining adulterated diesel fuel using an environmentally sensitive photoluminescent molecular probe

摘要

the present invention relates to a method for detecting adulterated diesel fuel in a sample. the method includes placing a sample in contact with a molecular probe, where the molecular probe has a photoluminescence that is environmentally sensitive; the collection of the photoluminescence of the molecular probe; and determining whether photoluminescence is indicative of adulterated diesel fuel. a test strip for detecting adulterated diesel fuel in a sample is disclosed, which comprises a molecular probe embedded in a substrate and / or immobilized on the substrate, in which the molecular probe has a photoluminescence that is environmentally sensitive to adulterated diesel fuel . the method and test strips are designed to be robust, portable, and within the capabilities of untrained people.