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In the reaction cyanide ions are produced and detected using a gold electrode on the nanoporous membrane. Response is measured as change in open circuit potential between the working and reference electrodes integrated on a single chip. Due to the toxicity of OP compounds, an OP simulant (e.g. acetic anhydride) which undergoes a similar reaction mechanism has been used. The detection limit of this sensor design is in the parts per trillion levels or approximately 3×109 molecules. In order to investigate the influences of important geometric parameters on detector performance, a finite element based commercial software, COMSOL 3.4 (Stockholm, Sweden) has been utilized. A 2D simulation of the system consists of gas and liquid microchannels with a nanoporous gas-liquid interface. Coupled steady state Navier-Stokes, continuity and unsteady state mass transfer equations with chemical reaction have been numerically solved to establish a realistic model of the system. 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