Design, construction and automation of sensors for monitoring greenhouse gases in the lower troposphere
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Abstract
The determination of carbon monoxide (CO) and methane (CH4) in the lower troposphere is of great importance in studies of climate change and air pollution. This work is focused on the design, construction and calibration of an instrument to measure the concentration of CO and CH4, as well as the temperature and pressure of atmospheric air. The designed device also has a coupling circuit, a microcontroller, a LCD display, a clock and a MicroSD which enables the storage and transmission of data via a RS-232 to USB. The results indicate that the signal of the CO and CH4 detectors have an exponential response, which is proportional to the concentration in the range of 0 to 120 ppm, however, it was established that the response was linear for low concentrations in the range 0 to 15 ppm. The instrument sensitivity differs for both gases evaluated, being CH4 which showed the best sensitivity in the range of 0 to 2 ppm.
Keywords
Automatización, Gases de efecto invernadero, polución atmosférica, construcción de sensores Automation, atmospheric pollution, greenhouse gases, construction of sensors.
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[11] S. Wang, R. Ackermann, and J. Stutz Vertical profiles of NOx chemistry in the polluted nocturnal boundary layer in Phoenix, AZ: I. Field observations by long-path DOAS Atmos. Chem. Phys. Discuss., 6, 45–106, 2006
[12] Sofian M. Kanan , Oussama M. El-Kadri, Imad A. Abu-Yousef and Marsha C. Kanan Semiconducting Metal Oxide Based Sensors for Selective Gas Pollutant Detection Sensors 2009, 9, 8158-8196; doi:10.3390/s91008158.
[13] Yangong Zheng, Xiaogan Li and Prabir K. Dutta (2012). Exploitation of Unique Properties of Zeolites in the Development of Gas Sensors. ISSN 1424-8220
[14] Daniel T- Teitelbaum (2009) [Primera edición: 1982]. «Capítulo 56: Introducción a la toxicología ocupacional y ambiental». Escrito en Estados Unidos. En Bertram G Katzung; Susan B Masters; Anthony J Trevor. Farmacología básica y clínica. Lange médical book (11a edición edición). México: McGraw-Hill-Lange. pp. 987-998.
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