Kaur B, Raza R, Branda NR. A dual-mode visual detector for toxic hydrazine.
RSC Adv 2021;
11:22835-22841. [PMID:
35480424 PMCID:
PMC9034340 DOI:
10.1039/d1ra03677g]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Hydrazine (N2H4) is one of the commonly used chemical reagents in numerous industries and applications but its toxicity to humans poses a need to develop simple visual detection methods. Herein, we demonstrate a novel dual-mode system to detect and simultaneously consume hydrazine in vapour and solution by using a small photoresponsive molecule that has altered optical response (both colourimetric and fluorescent) after reacting with hydrazine.
A small photoresponsive molecule changes colour from blue to colourless when exposed to hydrazine vapours. It also becomes emissive providing two convenient ways of detecting the presence of this toxic chemical.![]()
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