Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water
This paper deals with the problem of detecting benzyl methyl ketone (BMK), which is a precursor of amphetamine that can be synthesized in home labs. The focus of our work was to identify an improvement for the analysis of sewage introduced into the municipal sewage system. The sensors used to detect...
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| author | Monika Wiśnik-Sawka Mirosław Maziejuk Wojciech Fabianowski Urszula Karpińska Maciej Szwast Jerzy Weremczuk |
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| description | This paper deals with the problem of detecting benzyl methyl ketone (BMK), which is a precursor of amphetamine that can be synthesized in home labs. The focus of our work was to identify an improvement for the analysis of sewage introduced into the municipal sewage system. The sensors used to detect BKM in these systems are often clogged and therefore cannot function properly. In this article, a new method of detecting BMK and other chemicals in wastewater is presented. A system containing capillary polypropylene, hydrophobized with polysiloxane coating fibers was prepared. These solutions were used for continuous online measurements by ion mobility spectrometry. The use of pipes with a polysiloxane coating reduces the permeation of water and significantly increases the BMK permeation due to its high solubility in the polymer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2c06e97a84b54310936999d6f713f6c82023-11-21T22:31:33ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602021-06-011311184610.3390/polym13111846Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage WaterMonika Wiśnik-Sawka0Mirosław Maziejuk1Wojciech Fabianowski2Urszula Karpińska3Maciej Szwast4Jerzy Weremczuk5Military Institute for Chemistry and Radiometry, Aleja Gen. A. Chruściela “Montera” 105, 00-910 Warsaw, PolandMilitary Institute for Chemistry and Radiometry, Aleja Gen. A. Chruściela “Montera” 105, 00-910 Warsaw, PolandMilitary Institute for Chemistry and Radiometry, Aleja Gen. A. Chruściela “Montera” 105, 00-910 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, Noakowskiego 3, 00-664 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Chemical and Process Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warynskiego 1, 00-645 Warsaw PolandFaculty of Electronics and Information Technology, Warsaw University of Technology, Nowowiejska 15/19, 00-665 Warsaw, PolandThis paper deals with the problem of detecting benzyl methyl ketone (BMK), which is a precursor of amphetamine that can be synthesized in home labs. The focus of our work was to identify an improvement for the analysis of sewage introduced into the municipal sewage system. The sensors used to detect BKM in these systems are often clogged and therefore cannot function properly. In this article, a new method of detecting BMK and other chemicals in wastewater is presented. A system containing capillary polypropylene, hydrophobized with polysiloxane coating fibers was prepared. These solutions were used for continuous online measurements by ion mobility spectrometry. The use of pipes with a polysiloxane coating reduces the permeation of water and significantly increases the BMK permeation due to its high solubility in the polymer.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1846BMK detectionsewage water analysiscapillary PP tubingIMS analysis |
| spellingShingle | Monika Wiśnik-Sawka Mirosław Maziejuk Wojciech Fabianowski Urszula Karpińska Maciej Szwast Jerzy Weremczuk Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water Polymers BMK detection sewage water analysis capillary PP tubing IMS analysis |
| title | Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water |
| title_full | Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water |
| title_fullStr | Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water |
| title_full_unstemmed | Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water |
| title_short | Capillary Sensor for Detection of Amphetamine Precursors in Sewage Water |
| title_sort | capillary sensor for detection of amphetamine precursors in sewage water |
| topic | BMK detection sewage water analysis capillary PP tubing IMS analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/13/11/1846 |
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