Highly selective detection of methanol over ethanol by a handheld gas sensor

Methanol poisoning is frequent and dangerous, but selective sensors able to work in the presence of an ethanol background are missing. Here the authors propose an easy to operate sensor incorporating a separation column, able to sense toxic methanol levels in alcoholic beverages and human breath.

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Autores principales: J. van den Broek, S. Abegg, S. E. Pratsinis, A. T. Güntner
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/ee02f814d5ab4322ba02190f1b8de566
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Sumario:Methanol poisoning is frequent and dangerous, but selective sensors able to work in the presence of an ethanol background are missing. Here the authors propose an easy to operate sensor incorporating a separation column, able to sense toxic methanol levels in alcoholic beverages and human breath.