Electrically conductive polyaniline-titanium(IV)molybdophosphate cation exchange nanocomposite: Synthesis, characterization and alcohol vapour sensing properties

Asif Ali Khan*, Umair Baig, Mohd Khalid

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Abstract

Electrically conductive polyaniline-titanium(IV)molybdophosphate (PANI-TMP) cation exchange nanocomposite was studied as sensing material for aliphatic alcohols (methanol, ethanol and 1-propanol) at room temperature. The nanocomposite was synthesized by sol-gel mixing of polyaniline (PANI) into inorganic precipitate of titanium(IV)molybdophosphate (TMP) and characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). The composite showed good ion-exchange capacity, electrical conductivity and resistivity response towards alcohol vapours. It was observed that the sensor show good reversible response towards methanol vapours compared to ethanol and 1-propanol vapours. These studies suggest that the nanocomposite cation exchanger could be a good sensing material for methanol vapours at room temperature (25 °C).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1226-1233
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume19
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
Authors are grateful to the Ministry of Environment and Forests of India (project grant no. 19-36/2007-RE ) and Department of Applied Chemistry for providing financial support and research facilities.

Keywords

  • Cation exchanger
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Nanocomposite
  • Polymer
  • Sensor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemical Engineering

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