A miniature chemiluminescence spectrometric system induced by atmosphere microplasma jet to avoid using hydrogen peroxide and catalyst

Abstract

A miniature luminol chemiluminescence system based on atmosphere microplasma is proposed for detection without any catalysts. In our research, atmosphere microplasma jet is employed to oxidize luminol and produce chemiluminescence instead of H2O2. The transport of OH radicals to the plasma-liquid interface and induce the chemiluminescence. The weight of the system is only 3.6 kg (including a 1.2 kg laptop), and the power consumption of the microplasma is only 0.045 W. The mechanism of luminol chemiluminiscence induced by microplasma jet and generation of microplasma jet are investigated in this study. A 1 mL sample solution is sufficient for trace 3-NPA determination within an analysis time of 6 min. In the range of 0.03–10 mg L−1, 3-NPA can be quantitatively analyzed along with a detection limit of 0.008 mg L−1. In addition, the proposed system is employed for real-world samples detection, including water samples, brown sugar and tainted sugarcane, which demonstrates the reliability and practical feasibility of the detection method.