Alcohol Sensing Device using Glass Substrates Coated with Agarose Gel and HEC/PVDF Nanomaterial

International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

© 2023 by SSRG - IJEEE Journal

Volume 10 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2023

Authors : Marlina Jahava, Mohd Hafiz Jali, Danusha Pillai, Haziezol Helmi Mohd Yusof, Md. Ashadi Md Johari, Aminah Ahmad, Siti Halma Johari, Sulaiman Wadi Harun, Siddharth Thokchom

10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V10I4P104

How to Cite?

Marlina Jahava, Mohd Hafiz Jali, Danusha Pillai, Haziezol Helmi Mohd Yusof, Md. Ashadi Md Johari, Aminah Ahmad, Siti Halma Johari, Sulaiman Wadi Harun, Siddharth Thokchom, "Alcohol Sensing Device using Glass Substrates Coated with Agarose Gel and HEC/PVDF Nanomaterial," SSRG International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, vol. 10,  no. 4, pp. 37-45, 2023. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23488379/IJEEE-V10I4P104

Abstract:

This paper reported the development of an alcohol sensor based on a glass substrate platform. The glass substrate was coated with two nanomaterial types: Hydroxyethylcellulose/Polyvinylidene fluoride (HEC/PVDF) and Agarose Gel, for comparison purposes. Three layers of coating material have been applied to the glass substrate to obtain the optimum sensing response. The coated glass substrate is kept dry for 24 hours before expose to variations of ethanol concentration to investigate the sensing response. A significant response to alcohol concentrations has been observed for both samples due to the changeable refractive index layer of the coating material. The sensitivity improved by a factor of 1.18 and 1.51, respectively, compared to the bared glass. The proposed sensor employed low-cost and commercially available components such as a glass substrate, LED light source and Arduino microcontroller to perform as an alcohol sensor. It prevents using expensive laser-based sensors, which is less practical in real industrial applications. Based on the experiment results, the HEC/PVDF-coated glass produced has demonstrated better results in terms of repeatability, hysteresis, stability and sensitivity as compared to agarose gel-coated glass. Hence the proposed sensor has a decent potential as an alcohol sensor

Keywords:

Alcohol sensor, Glass substrate, HEC/PVDF, Agarose gel.

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