• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.168-172
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• 2017

A nondispersive infrared (NDIR) ethanol gas sensor was prototyped with ASIC implemented thermopile sensor, which included a temperature sensor and two ellipsoidal waveguide structures. The temperature dependency of the two ethanol sensors (with partially blocked and intact structures) has been characterized. The two ethanol gas sensors showed linear output voltages initially when varying the ambient temperature from 253 K to 333 K. The slope of the temperature sensor presented a constant value of 15 mV/K. After temperature compensation, the ethanol gas sensor estimated ethanol concentrations with larger errors of 20 to 25% below 200 ppm. However, the estimation errors were reduced to between -10 and +1 % from 253 K to 333 K above 200 ppm ethanol gas concentration in this research.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.428-433
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• 2007

$SnO_{2}$-based thick film ethanol gas sensors were fabricated on alumina substrates and their ethanol gas sensing characteristics were investigated. The film sintered at $400^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs. showed the highest sensitivity to ethanol gas and the sensitivity of the film to 1000 ppm ethanol gas in air was 97 % at an operating temperature of $250^{\circ}C$. The addition of $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ to $SnO_{2}$ enhanced the sensitivity by changing the type and number of surface acidic/basic sites.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.444-449
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• 2013

ZnO-based ethanol gas sensors were fabricated by the painting method and their electrical and ethanol gas sensing characteristics were investigated. The ZnO-Pt (1 wt.%) film heat treated at $400^{\circ}C$, for 2 hrs. in air showed the highest sensitivity to ethanol gas in air at an operating temperature of $250^{\circ}C$ The sensitivity of the gas sensors to 1000 ppm ethanol in air at $250^{\circ}C$ was 8.7 and rising time and falling time of the gas sensors were 3.12 minutes and 25 minutes, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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• v.22 no.12
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• pp.1089-1094
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• 2009

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent electrical, chemical stability, mechanical and thermal properties. In this paper, networks of Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) materials were investigated as resistive gas sensors for ethanol ($C_2H_5OH$) detection. Sensor films were fabricated by air spray method for the multi-walled CNTs solution on glass substrates. Sensors were characterized by resistance measurements in the sensing system, in order to find the optimum detection properties for the ethanol gas molecular. The film that was sprayed with the MWCNT dispersion for 60 see, was 300 nm thick. And the electric resistivity is $2{\times}10^{-2}\;{\Omega\cdot}cm$. Also, the sensitivity and the linearity of MWVNT sensor for ethanol gas are 0.389 %/sec and 17.541 %/FS, respectively. The MWCNT film was excellent in the response for the ethanol gas molecules and its reaction speed was very fast, which could be using as ethanol gas sensor. The conductance of the fabricated sensors decreases when the sensors are exposed to ethanol gas.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.192-196
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• 2014

The effects of additives on gas sensing properties of $In_2O_3$ ethanol gas sensor were investigated. Gas sensors were fabricated by the painting method. The $In_2O_3-La_2O_3-Pt$ sensor heat treated $400^{\circ}C$ displayed fast response and recovery behavior with a maximum sensitivity to ethanol gas in air at an operating temperature of $300^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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• v.16 no.5
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• pp.355-360
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• 2007

Highly sensitive thick film ethanol gas sensors based on a nanocrystalline $In_{2}O_{3}$ were fabricated by painting method on alumina substrates. The crystal structure of the $In_{2}O_{3}$ powder was characterised by XRD analysis. The microstructure of the films were characterised using FE-SEM. The experimental results of the ethanol gas sensing characteristics indicated that the undoped $In_{2}O_{3}$ thick film has a high sensitivity. The sensitivity of the film heat treated at $400^{\circ}C$ for 2 hrs. was as high as 32.73 at an operating temperature of $200^{\circ}C$ to 1000 ppm ethanol gas in air.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1247-1251
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• 1998

A method is developed for simultaneously determining ethanol and acetic acid in vinegars by quantitative packed-column gas chromatography. Vinegars were filtrated and directly chromatographed on a $2\;m{\times}2\;mm$ stainless steel column packed with Tenax-GC, 80/100. Ethanol, isopropy alcohol as an internal standard, and acetic acid were completely separated within 20 min of running time without any interfering peaks. The accuracy of packed column gas solid chromatography (PCGSC) was discussed compared to the analytical data by titration, high performance liquid chromatography and capillary column gas liquid chromatography (CCGLC).

• YAKHAK HOEJI
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• v.31 no.6
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• pp.399-401
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• 1987

A gas chromatographic utilizing procedure headspace gas analysis is performed to study effect of malotilate on levels of ethanol and its metabolite acetaldehyde in a blood sample from the rat. The concentrations of ethanol and acetaldehyde were determined simultaneously at 1, 3, and 6h after ethanol administration. Our results would suggest the malotilate could promote clearances of ethanol and acetaldehyde in blood, and could accelerate it, especially, in $CCl_4$ pretreated rats.

• Journal of Surface Science and Engineering
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• v.49 no.4
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• pp.382-388
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• 2016

NiO nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method for the application to ethanol gas sensor. They were composited with $Co_3O_4$ nanoparticles to improve the sensitivity to ethanol gas. Scanning electron microscopy revealed that the synthesized NiO nanoparticles were plate-shaped with the approximate size and thickness of 60 - 120 nm and 20 nm, respectively. On the other hand, $Co_3O_4$ nanoparticles mixed with NiO was observed to be spherical with the size range of 30 - 50 nm. The sensitivities of NiO sensors composited with $Co_3O_4$ nanoparticles at an optimal ratio of 8 : 2 were enhanced to approximately 1.44 - 1.79 times as high as those of as-synthesized NiO sensors for the ethanol concentration of 10 - 200 ppm at $200^{\circ}C$. The mechanism of the improved ethanol gas sensing of the NiO sensors composited with $Co_3O_4$ nanoparticles was discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Fisheries and Ocean Technology
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.114-121
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• 2009

There are increased in using the bio-ethanol, as the carbon neutral attracts many researchers due to a reduction in carbon dioxide spotted as the global warming gas. A gasoline engine with 100% of the bioethanol was developed and used in Brazil already, but researches of using the bio-ethanol in diesel engines are lack. In this study, combustion tests with blend fuel of the gas oil and bio ethanol by 50% maximally due to a low cetane number of bio-ethanol were accomplished as a basic study of introduction of using the bioethanol in diesel engines. The result was that smoke emission was decreased with increase in proportion of the bio-ethanol, due to the increase of a amount of pre-mixed combustion with ignition delay. Although the amount of $CO_2$ is reduced according as the bio-ethanol is used(carbon neutral), the emission of $CO_2$ with increase in the proportion of the bio-ethanol was more increased due to lower a heat value of bio-ethanol than gas oil.