Research Article

Trace Detection of Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate Using Electrochemical Gas Sensors

Table 1

Potential discrimination mechanism for explosives.

AnalytePETNTNTAcetonitrile Methanol

Chemical formula C5H8(NO2)4O4C7H5(NO2)3C2H3NCH3OH
C/ ratio1.252.33
HC/ ratio range1.7–2.714–30250–27510,000