Research Article
Trace Detection of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Using Electrochemical Gas Sensors
Table 1
Potential discrimination mechanism for explosives.
| Analyte | PETN | TNT | Acetonitrile | Methanol |
| Chemical formula | C5H8(NO2)4O4 | C7H5(NO2)3 | C2H3N | CH3OH | C/ ratio | 1.25 | 2.33 | ∞ | ∞ | HC/ ratio range | 1.7–2.7 | 14–30 | 250–275 | 10,000 |
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