We demonstrated a 19-inches 6U-rack sensing system based on quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for simultaneous detection of methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia in atmosphere. The system embeds two detection modules, each one equipped with a quantum cascade laser as light source and a spectrophone composed of a T-shaped quartz tuning fork coupled with acoustic resonator tubes. The sensing system results compact, lightweight, and portable, with a computer interface for an easy end-user operation. The calibration was performed in laboratory environment with certified concentrations. Because of the NH3 large and permanent dipole moment, ammonia QEPAS signal was used to model and characterize adsorption/desorption processes, for an accurate and reliable sensor calibration. At 0.1 s signal integration time, detection limits of 28 ppb, 9 ppb, and 6 ppb were obtained for CH4, N2O, and NH3, respectively. Since these detection limits were well below the natural abundance of the three analytes in atmosphere, the sensor was employed to monitor CH4, N2O, and NH3 concentrations in laboratory air.

Measurement of methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia in atmosphere with a compact quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor / Menduni, Giansergio; Zifarelli, Andrea; Kniazeva, Elena; Dello Russo, Stefano; Ranieri, Ada Cristina; Ranieri, Ezio; Patimisco, Pietro; Sampaolo, Angelo; Giglio, Marilena; Manassero, Fabrizio; Dinuccio, Elio; Provolo, Giorgio; Wu, Hongpeng; Lei, Dong; Spagnolo, Vincenzo. - In: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL. - ISSN 0925-4005. - ELETTRONICO. - 375:(2023). [10.1016/j.snb.2022.132953]

Measurement of methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia in atmosphere with a compact quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor

Menduni, Giansergio;Zifarelli, Andrea;Ranieri, Ada Cristina;Ranieri, Ezio;Patimisco, Pietro;Sampaolo, Angelo;Giglio, Marilena;Spagnolo, Vincenzo
2023-01-01

Abstract

We demonstrated a 19-inches 6U-rack sensing system based on quartz-enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy for simultaneous detection of methane, nitrous oxide, and ammonia in atmosphere. The system embeds two detection modules, each one equipped with a quantum cascade laser as light source and a spectrophone composed of a T-shaped quartz tuning fork coupled with acoustic resonator tubes. The sensing system results compact, lightweight, and portable, with a computer interface for an easy end-user operation. The calibration was performed in laboratory environment with certified concentrations. Because of the NH3 large and permanent dipole moment, ammonia QEPAS signal was used to model and characterize adsorption/desorption processes, for an accurate and reliable sensor calibration. At 0.1 s signal integration time, detection limits of 28 ppb, 9 ppb, and 6 ppb were obtained for CH4, N2O, and NH3, respectively. Since these detection limits were well below the natural abundance of the three analytes in atmosphere, the sensor was employed to monitor CH4, N2O, and NH3 concentrations in laboratory air.
2023
Measurement of methane, nitrous oxide and ammonia in atmosphere with a compact quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor / Menduni, Giansergio; Zifarelli, Andrea; Kniazeva, Elena; Dello Russo, Stefano; Ranieri, Ada Cristina; Ranieri, Ezio; Patimisco, Pietro; Sampaolo, Angelo; Giglio, Marilena; Manassero, Fabrizio; Dinuccio, Elio; Provolo, Giorgio; Wu, Hongpeng; Lei, Dong; Spagnolo, Vincenzo. - In: SENSORS AND ACTUATORS. B, CHEMICAL. - ISSN 0925-4005. - ELETTRONICO. - 375:(2023). [10.1016/j.snb.2022.132953]
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