Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Chemistry
Explosive Vapor Generation And Sampling In Conjunction With Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Saeed H. Almeer
Explosive Vapor Generation And Sampling In Conjunction With Ion Mobility Spectrometry, Saeed H. Almeer
Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations
The primary objective of this research is to develop an inexpensive and reliable method to generate vapor pulses of explosives using 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene TNTl for proof of concept. A secondary objective is to demonstrate the use of the vapor generator in various applications keeping in mind potential field scenarios involving explosives. A vapor generator/collector system was developed which gives reproducible pulses of TNT vapors at nanogram levels. The use of this technology was demonstrated in evaluating different surfaces for vapor adsorption of TNT in conjunction with ion mobility spectrometry as the primary analytical tool. Of the materials examined, Teflon was by …