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Rapid screening and identification of illegal Drugs
by IR Absorption spectroscopy and
gas Chromatography (DIRAC)
S. Zampolli, I.Elmi, GC.Cardinali
Theme 10: Security, Cooperation Programme
Topic: SEC-2009.1.3.2: Drug precursors
Proposal #: 242309
Proposal deadline: 8 dec 2008
Duration: 42 months
Evaluation summary (mar 2009)
Total: 12.5/15
S/T quality: 4/5
Implementation: 4/5
Impact: 4.5/5
 Status: 1st project in the “reserve list”
April 2009 (unofficial communication): accepted for negotiation
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Partnership
1. Consorzio CREO - L‘Aquila, Italia (Coordinatore)
2. Fraunhofer Institute IPM - Friburgo, Germania
3. CNR IMM - Bologna, Italia
4. EADS Innovation Works - Monaco di Baviera, Germania
5. Elsag Datamat SpA - Italia
6. Universite de Lausanne - Losanna, Svizzera
7. University "Dunarea de Jos" - Galati, Romania
8. National Institute for Criminalistics and Criminology - Bruxelles,
Belgio
9. National Bureau of Investigation - Helsinky, Finlandia
10. CNISM - Unità di Parma – Parma, Italia
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Project aim and concept
Advanced sensor system to “recognize and detect” illicit drugs,
illicit drug precursors and potential derivatives of key
precursors (Amphetamine-type-stimulants - ATS)
Innovative aspects
• Miniaturized Gas Chromatography (GC) as key chemical
separation tool
• Hollow-Fiber-based Infra Red Absorption Spectroscopy (HFIRAS) as key analytical tool
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Sensor system
Sequence of operations and building blocks
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Particle selective collection
• Molecules with amine groups have a high proton affinity
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Preconcentration modules: vapour-phase
• to treat analytes that can be vaporised without thermal decomposition:
free-base form amphetamines and precursors
• selective-trapping using quinoxaline cavitands (aromatic amines)
• flow-matching
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Preconcentration modules: liquid-phase
• detection of the ammonium salts of amphetamines (very low vapour
pressure)
• selective trapping by phosphonate cavitands on Si
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HF-IRAS module
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GC module and detectors
• GC column and micro-fluidic circuitry
• MOX and Surface Ionization (SI) detectors
MOX array (IMM)
SI detector (EADS)
Example of MEMS based GC module
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WPs and partner roles
Work
Package
No
Work package title
Type of
activiy
Lead
Participant
No
Lead
Participant
short name
Person
months
Start
month
End
month
0
Management
MGT
1
CREO
18.25
M01
M42
1
Requirements
RTD
8
NICC
28.50
M01
M06
2
Sensor System and Application
RTD
1
CREO
69
M04
M42
3
Sampling module
RTD
4
EADS
23
M01
M36
4
Treatment/pre-concentration
module
RTD
3
CNR IMM
47
M01
M36
5
HF-IRAS module
RTD
2
FRAUNHOFER
68
M01
M36
6
GC module and detectors
RTD
4
CNR IMM
37
M01
M36
7
Expert System
RTD
7
UDJG
50.50
M01
M42
8
Experimental tests and
performance assessment
RTD
6
UNIL
63.50
M06
M42
9
Exploitation and dissemination
of results
OTHER
5
CREO
21.50
M01
M42
TOTAL
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Project costs and EC contribution
Organisation short
name
TOTAL
Grant
requested
CREO
758,120.00
588,582.00
19.70
FRAUNHOFER
600,000.00
452,850.00
15.16
CNR IMM
454,000.00
342,750.00
11.47
EADS
660,000.00
349,500.00
11.70
ED
408,000.00
210,000.00
7.03
UNIL
432,000.00
324,000.00
10.84
UDJG
351,700.00
267,700.00
8.96
NICC
225,750.00
174,510.00
5-84
NBI
146,850.00
111,825.00
3.74
INSTM
220,000.00
186,000.00
5-56
TOTAL
4.256.420,00
2,987,717.00
100.00
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Staff:
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Enrico Cozzani
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