Table 1 Interferent gases levels in the mixture to which the QCMs were exposed

From: Gold nanospikes based microsensor as a highly accurate mercury emission monitoring system

Interferent gas

Concentrationon

Humidity (H2O)

23.5 g/m3

Ammonia (NH3)

270 mg/m3

Acetaldehyde (CH3CHO)

560 mg/m3

Acetone (CH3COCH3)

18 mg/m3

DMDS (CH3SSCH3)

6 mg/m3

Ethyl mercaptan (C2H5SH)

20.2 mg/m3

MEK (CH3C(O)CH2CH3)

100 mg/m3

  1. DMDS = Dimethyl sulphide MEK = methyl ethyl ketone.