Optical Sensing of Formaldehyde

Funder	Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Recipient Organization	Cranfield University
Country	United Kingdom
Start Date	Sep 30, 2023
End Date	Sep 29, 2026
Duration	1,095 days
Number of Grantees	2
Roles	Student; Supervisor
Data Source	UKRI Gateway to Research
Grant ID	`2878952`

Grant Description

The project aims to develop a new, low-cost sensor technology for detection of formaldehyde gas in the indoor environment. This will be based on measuring formaldehyde's optical absorption in the UV region of the spectrum using LEDs.