Abstract

On-line monitoring of a model reaction was performed by employing two pulsed mid-infrared Fabry–Pérot quantum cascade lasers (QCL). The emission maxima of the QCLs were located at 1393 and 1080 cm⁻¹. An optical system of parabolic mirrors and a ZnSe beam splitter combined the two laser beams and allowed a transmission cell to be probed with both QCLs simultaneously. The reaction mixture was pumped continuously through a cell that had an optical path of 48 μm. This dual QCL system allowed fast absorption measurements of the reaction mixture at two distinct wavenumbers. The reaction under study was the oxidation of sulfite to sulfate with hydrogen peroxide acting as oxidant. On-line measurements of the chemical reaction allowed direct, real-time monitoring of sulfate formation and hydrogen peroxide depletion.

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