Hh. Zeng et al., A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR FOR DETERMINATION OF METHANOL BASED ON FLUORESCENCE ENHANCEMENT OF LIPOPHILIZED FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVES, Huaxue xuebao, 53(1), 1995, pp. 78-82
In this paper, fluorescein octadecyl ester has been synthesized. After
immobilized in the plasticized PVC membrane and connected with a glas
s bifurcated fiber optic, a fiber optic sensor for the determination o
f methanol has been constructed. The described sensor has good reversi
bility. Methanol in water solution from 30% to 80% can be determined.
Besides a high reproducibility of the fluorescence signal, the respons
e time less than 2 min, was realized.