Miniaturized dielectric barrier discharge-molecular emission spectrometer for determination of total sulfur dioxide in food

SO2 is a type of additive widely used in the food processing industry as preservative and anti-browning, bleaching, or effective antibacterial agent. However, the SO2 residue can have adverse effects on human health. In this work, a low-temperature microplasma generated by dielectric barrier discharge was used for the direct, in situ excitation of the molecular emission of SO2 in food samples. The food samples were acidified and heated to...