Chemical imaging devices which operate in severe environments
update：2020-06-16
Features
We developed both pH and Cl- imaging plates, which can visualize the pH and Cl- concentration on metal surfaces in acidic environments. The pH range is from 3.0 to 0.5, and Cl- concentration up to 4 M can be measured. Fluorescent dyes are successively used for pH and Cl- imaging in the field of biology, but their sensitivity tends to be insufficient in acidic and/or highly concentrated chloride solutions. A glass plate with a sol-gel sensing layer, which contains a pH indicator or a Cl- sensitive florescent dye was fabricated and validated using the solutions with various pH values and Cl- concentrations. Changes in the pH and Cl- distribution on stainless surface in an acidic environment were measured quantitatively.Targeted Application(s)/Industry
The newly developed imaging plates can be used to investigate the mechanism of various chemical reactions, such as corrosion, which occurs in an acidic environment. Micro-flow imaging using our sensing technique will be a promising approach to understand the catalytic chemistry of metal surfaces.強調
Researchers
Department of Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering
MUTO Izumi
, Professor
Doctor of Engineering
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Related Information
Visualization of pH and pCl Distributions: Initiation and Propagation Criteria for Crevice Corrosion of Stainless Steel [Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 159 (7) (2012), C289-C297.]
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