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rapid screening and identification of illegal Drugs by IR Absorption spectroscopy and gas Chromatography
Start date:2010-06-01
End date:2013-11-30
Project Acronym:DIRAC
Project status:Execution
Coordinator
| Organization name:CONSORZIO CREO-CENTRO RICERCHE ELETTRO OTTICHE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Sandro |
SS 17 LOCALITA BOSCHETTO L AQUILA ITALIA Region: |
| Tel:+39-086-2346210 | |
| Fax:+39-086-2346201 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.consorziocreo.it | Organization Type: |
Description
Objective:
The goal of this project is to develop an advanced sensor system, that combines miniaturized Gas Chromatography (GC) as its key chemical separation tool, and Hollow-Fiber-based Infra Red Absorption Spectroscopy (HF-IRAS) as its key analytical tool to recognize and detect illicit drugs, key precursors and potential derivatives.
The DIRAC sensor will be developed to:
1) be used on the field primarily by customs officers for controls at the EU external frontiers and by law enforcement personnel for intra-Community checks as a rugged and hand-portable unit;
2) perform rapid detection of key chemicals;
3) reject interferents with minimal false positive alarm rate;
4) perform advanced data analyses such as similarity evaluation between the chemical structure of the unknown sample with that of controlled/illicit substances.
Currently, GC-IRAS (through FTIR implementation) is, together with GC-MS (Mass Spectrometry), the most powerful technique for the identification and quantification of amphetamines. However, so far GC-IRAS has been implemented only as bench-top instrumentation for forensic applications and bulk analysis down to milli- and micro-gram quantities. In DIRAC, the use of silicon-micromachined GC columns, solid state lasers, and hollow fibers IR, will allow to develop a GC-IRAS sensor that features hand-portability and prompt response for field operation and is capable to perform both bulk analysis and trace analysis with nano-gram sensitivity.
The DIRAC sensor will further feature
a) an advanced sampling device, that separates the analyte from larger amounts of interfering materials (dust, skin particles) by electrostatic charging; and,
b), an advanced silicon micro-machined pre-concentration device, capable to treat sequentially both volatile ATS substances and non volatile ammonium salts of the amphetamines.
The main output of the DIRAC project will be a fully functional sensor prototype from sampling to read out.
Achievements:
General information:
Project Details
Start date:2010-06-01
End date:2013-11-30
Duration:42 months
Project Reference:242309
Project cost:4256753 EURO
Project Funding:2987717 EURO
Programme Acronym:
FP7-SECURITY
Programme type:Seventh Framework Programme
Subprogramme Area:Drug precursors, Advanced forensic toolbox
Contract type:Collaborative project (generic)
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Subject index:Security
Other participants
| Organization name:FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Maximilian |
Hansastrasse 27C MUENCHEN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-8912052721 | |
| Fax:+49-891205772721 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.fraunhofer.de | Organization Type:Research |
| Organization name:EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Peter |
Willy-Messerschmitt-Strasse OTTOBRUNN DEUTSCHLAND Region:BAYERN OBERBAYERN München, Kreisfreie Stadt |
| Tel:+49-8960728018 | |
| Fax:+49-8960722255 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.eads.net | Organization Type:Industry,Other |
| Organization name:CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO NAZIONALE PER LA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA DEI MATERIALI | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Daniele |
Via Giusti 9 FIRENZE ITALIA Region:CENTRO (I) TOSCANA |
| Tel:+39-0552338716 | |
| Fax:+39-0552480111 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.instm.it | Organization Type:Research |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITE DE LAUSANNE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Pierre |
Quartier Unil-Centre Bâtiment Unicentre LAUSANNE SCHWEIZ/SUISSE/SVIZZERA Region:RÉGION LÉMANIQUE Vaud |
| Tel:+41-216924652 | |
| Fax:+41-216924605 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.unil.ch | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:UNIVERSITATEA DUNAREA DE JOS DIN GALATI | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Mirela |
Domneasca Street 47 GALATI ROMANIA Region:SUD-EST Galati |
| Tel:+40-722995869 | |
| Fax:+40-236461353 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL: | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:ELSAG DATAMAT S.P.A. | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Stefano |
Via Puccini Giacomo 2 GENOVA ITALIA Region:NORD OVEST LIGURIA Genova |
| Tel:+39-0650272942 | |
| Fax:+39-0650275690 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.elsagdatamat.com | Organization Type:Industry |
| Organization name:NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Laura |
JOKINIEMENKUJA 4 VANTAA SUOMI/FINLAND Region:MANNER-SUOMI UUSIMAA |
| Tel:+358-718786331 | |
| Fax:+358-718786303 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.poliisi.fi/krp | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Nicoletta |
Piazzale Aldo Moro 7 ROMA ITALIA Region:LAZIO Roma |
| Tel:+39-0516399138 | |
| Fax:+39-0516399216 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.cnr.it | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:DE FEDERALE OVERHEIDSDIENST JUSTITIE - LE SERVICE PUBLIC FEDERAL JUSTICE | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Crista |
WATERLOOLAAN 115 BRUSSELS BELGIQUE-BELGIË Region:REG.BRUXELLES-CAP./BRUSSELS HFDST. GEW. |
| Tel:+32-22400481 | |
| Fax:+32-22434608 | |
| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL:http://www.just.fgov.be | Organization Type: |
| Organization name:SELEX SISTEMI INTEGRATI SPA | |
| Administrative contact | Address |
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Name:Curzio |
VIA TIBURTINA 1231 000 ROMA ITALIA Region:LAZIO Roma |
| Tel:+39-0650272605 | |
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| E-mail:Contact | |
| URL: | Organization Type:Industry |
Record control number:94693
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