Sensor Systems for Environmental Monitoring: Volume One: Sensor Technologies

by M. Campbell

Overview

Stringent legislation is forcing manufacturing industry to be aware of the impact its operations have on the environment, in order to control and reduce the affect of those operations. Increasingly sophisticated equipment is required for this monitoring, and development of that equipment and strategies for its use is a multi-disciplinary field involving chemists, analytical scientists and engineers. This volume is divided into two parts, the first introducing the reader to the various sensor systems and illustrating the advantages and disadvantages those systems have for monitoring programmes, and the second introducing the problems associated with environmental monitoring, and showing how the sensors discussed in the first section can be applied to produce a thorough monitoring programme.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780751404180
Publisher:	Springer Netherlands
Publication date:	12/31/1996
Edition description:	1997
Pages:	310
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.03(d)

Table of Contents

1 Fibre optic sensors.- 1.1 Introduction to fibre optics.- 1.2 Physical principles of fibre optic chemical sensors.- 1.3 Sensor construction and basic types.- 1.4 Examples of fibre optic sensors for environmental applications.- 1.5 Conclusion.- References.- 2 Integrated optic sensors.- 2.1 Introduction to integrated optics.- 2.2 Fabrication of integrated optic devices.- 2.3 Sensor techniques in integrated optics.- 2.4 Applications of integrated optic devices for environmental sensing.- 2.5 Conclusions.- References.- 3 Laser-based sensors.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Laser mass spectrometry.- 3.3 Laser remote sensing.- 3.4 Applications of LIDAR.- 3.5 DIAL.- 3.6 Laser absorption spectroscopy.- References.- 4 Electrochemical sensors.- 4.1 Introduction.- 4.2 Voltammetric and potentiometrie techniques.- 4.3 Microelectrode voltammetric sensors.- 4.4 Thick film sensors.- 4.5 Ion-selective electrodes.- 4.6 Summary.- References.- 5 Gas sensors and analysers.- 5.1 Gas sensors.- 5.2 Principles of gas detection.- 5.3 Catalytic oxidation gas sensors.- 5.4 Thermal conductivity pellistors.- 5.5 Taguchi sintered semiconductor sensors.- 5.6 Recent developments.- 5.7 Zirconia devices.- 5.8 Organic conductors.- 5.9 Conducting polymer sensors.- 5.10 Electrochemical cells for gas sensing.- 5.11 Gas analysers.- 5.12 Conclusions.- References.- 6 Piezoelectric sensors.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Piezoelectric crystal theory.- 6.3 Instrumentation.- 6.4 Gas analysis.- 6.5 Piezoelectric aerosol sensors.- 6.6 Piezoelectric crystal liquid sensors.- 6.7 PZ sensor coatings operating in liquids.- References.- 7 Biosensor devices.- 7.1 General introduction.- 7.2 The enzyme electrode.- 7.3 Preparation of the immobilised enzyme layer.- 7.4 Theoretical considerations for amperometric enzyme electrodes.- 7.5 Enzyme electrodes for substances of environmental interest.- 7.6 Whole cell sensors.- 7.7 Immunosensors.- 7.8 Schemes for electrochemical/electrical immunosensors.- 7.9 Conclusions.- References.- 8 Automated measurement.- 8.1 Introduction.- 8.2 General principles.- 8.3 Analogue interfacing.- 8.4 Digital interfacing.- 8.5 Hardware aspects.- 8.6 Software.- 8.7 Summary.- Further reading.