Optical Diagnostic Method for Benzene Detection in Air

Proceedings of SPIE 2014
Jānis Alnis, Gita Rēvalde, Artūrs Vrubļevskis, Zanda Gavare

In this paper we show our first results of research for creation a detector for benzene vapor and possibly other volatile organic compounds detection in air based on Zeeman atomic absorption technique. First the detailed study of benzene absorption spectra with high resolution spectrometer Jobin-Yvon 1000M was done. The absorption spectra of benzene were registered in the spectral range from 200-900 nm. More detailed analysis was done for the 240 – 260 nm spectral range to test a possibility to detect benzene by means of emission line of 254 nm of mercury.

Keywords
benzene, pollution, atomic absorption spectrometry, volatile organic compounds
DOI
10.1117/12.2083915
Hyperlink
http://spie.org/Publications/Proceedings/Paper/10.1117/12.2083915

Alnis, J., Rēvalde, G., Vrubļevskis, A., Gavare, Z. Optical Diagnostic Method for Benzene Detection in Air. Proceedings of SPIE, 2014, Vol.9421: Eighth International Conference on Advanced Optical Materials and Devices (AOMD-8), pp.94210E-1-94210E-6. ISSN 0277-786X. Available from: doi:10.1117/12.2083915

Publication language
English (en)