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Jenna Simandl, Civil Engineering, University of Alabama Cuong Diep , Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati Sidney Stacy, Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati. Formaldehyde detection and removal in direct alcohol fuel cell effluent. NSF Grant ID No:DUE-0756921.
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Jenna Simandl, Civil Engineering, University of Alabama CuongDiep, Chemical Engineering, University of Cincinnati Sidney Stacy, Biomedical Engineering, University of Cincinnati Formaldehyde detection and removal in direct alcohol fuel cell effluent NSF Grant ID No:DUE-0756921
Introduction • Spectroscopy and Perfluorosulfonicacid (PSA) membrane • Acetone • Formaldehyde • Water Interference http://www.chem.agilent.com/en-US/products-services/instruments-systems/molecular-spectroscopy/8453-uv-vis-diode-array-system/Pages/photodiode_array_benefits.aspx
Goal • Collect sufficient amount of data to be able to test the hypothesis that membrane additives can minimize water interference in optical sensing of acetone and formaldehyde
Tasks • Task 1: Training • Task 2: Acetone exposure calibrations • Task 3: Repeat for formaldehyde • Task 4: Draw conclusions • Task 5: Deliverables
Training Received • Literature Review • Membrane preparation • UV/Vis Spectroscopy demo • Acetone exposure testing practice Worrall, A. D., Bernstein, J. A., Angelopoulos, A. P. (2013). “Portable method of measuring gaseous acetone concentrations,” Talanta, Vol. 112, No. 1, pp. 26-30.