Smart Portable System for VOCs detection - VOC-DETECT

Project summary

Most human environments are characterised by the presence of a large number of chemical substances which mainly belong to the group of volatile organic compounds (VOC). Numerous studies revealed the toxic and carcinogenic effects of these VOCs which usually can be found in indoor air, but the tools for the detection of VOCs are still not very precise and too expensive. The project will develop new sensors based on nano MOX and CNT materials for VOC detection, integrated into a smart portable system providing quantitative information about the concentration of Formaldehyde and Benzene in indoor air. The results will be: - Technology demonstrator and Smart, portable system prototype and new formaldehyde and benzene sensors; - Technology for thin sensitive films deposition and integration in the microtechnology steps flow for sensors fabrication on silicon – Demonstration; - E-Nose system, including sensor array, data processing algorithms and software for VOCs accurate detection.