System for simultaneous sensing of sulfur dioxide and carbon disulfide based on deep ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy.

In this study, a sensitive system for simultaneous sensing of sulfur dioxide and carbon disulfide was developed based on absorption spectroscopy in the deep ultraviolet. An effective spectrum-unfolding approach is proposed to examine the overlapping spectral characteristics. Direct proportional relations with determination coefficients of 0.999 were obtained. The detection limit of sulfur dioxide was determined to be 42 ppb, and a detection limit of 5 ppb for carbon disulfide was achieved with an optical length of 20 cm. The interplay between the measurement results of the two components was investigated. Interference close to the detection limits was confirmed for both sulfur dioxide and carbon disulfide measurements. An automatic and reliable simultaneous sensing system for sulfur dioxide and carbon disulfide was constructed.