Gas sensitive devices
AssigneeDiffracto Ltd.
InventorJohn M. Sonley
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Abstract
Catalytic gas sensors comprise a noble metal filament onto which is applied alumina having a particle size of not greater than 100 A and a catalyst material is impregnated into the dried alumina. The alumina may be dried by passage of an electric current through the filament and, prior to coating the filament may be stabilized by coating with a thermally decomposable aluminium salt and decomposed by passing a pulsed electric current.
Claims7
A catalytic gas sensing element comprising a noble metal filament having a porous coating of alumina which coating is impregnated with a material which catalyses the oxidation of hydrocarbons wherein said element is formed by applying a slurry of alumina onto the filament, drying the applied slurry, applying a solution of the catalytic material to the dried alumina, drying the thus impregnated alumina and activating the catalytic material, wherein the particle size of the alumina, in at least the outer regions of the coating, is not more than 100 A and wherein the alumina contains up to 0.6% by weight of sulphate ions present in at least the outer regions of the coating.
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