Issue 83, 2015

Differentiation among peroxide explosives with an optoelectronic nose

Abstract

Forensic identification of batches of homemade explosives (HME) poses a difficult analytical challenge. Differentiation among peroxide explosives is reported herein using a colorimetric sensor array and handheld scanner with a field-appropriate sampling protocol. Clear discrimination was demonstrated among twelve peroxide samples prepared from different reagents, with a classification accuracy >98%.

Graphical abstract: Differentiation among peroxide explosives with an optoelectronic nose

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
24 Jul 2015
Accepted
24 Aug 2015
First published
04 Sep 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 15312-15315

Author version available

Differentiation among peroxide explosives with an optoelectronic nose

Z. Li, W. P. Bassett, J. R. Askim and K. S. Suslick, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 15312 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC06221G

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