Issue 2, 2019

A simple colorimetric sensor for the detection of moisture in organic solvents and building materials: applications in rewritable paper and fingerprint imaging

Abstract

A simple off-the-shelf dye molecule, 1,4-dihydroxy-9,10-anthraquinone or quinizarin (1), has been investigated for the effective detection of moisture in organic solvents and building materials. Anion-induced deprotonation of 1 to 1.F followed by re-protonation with water is the working principle of the sensor system. Changes in colour, UV-Vis spectra and emission intensity indicate the moisture detection of 1.F in various organic solvents. The probe 1.F is more effective at the detection of water in acetonitrile and THF with a LOD of 0.0011 and 0.0026 wt%. Probe 1.F is reversible, reusable, highly selective, and sensitive and has a fast response time both in solution phase and in test papers. Probe 1.F is also applied for the detection of unknown moisture content in raw building materials such as cement, fly ash, foundry sand, and limestone. 1.F incorporated cellulose-based papers are applicable for inkless writing and stamping in the readerase manner. Furthermore, these papers are also suitable for fingerprint imaging and sweat pore mapping by the simple colour change method.

Graphical abstract: A simple colorimetric sensor for the detection of moisture in organic solvents and building materials: applications in rewritable paper and fingerprint imaging

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
06 Jun 2018
Accepted
16 Oct 2018
First published
17 Oct 2018

Analyst, 2019,144, 594-601

A simple colorimetric sensor for the detection of moisture in organic solvents and building materials: applications in rewritable paper and fingerprint imaging

P. Kumar, A. Ghosh and D. A. Jose, Analyst, 2019, 144, 594 DOI: 10.1039/C8AN01042K

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