An improved method for mobile characterisation of δ13CH4 source signatures and its application in Germany
An improved method for mobile characterisation of δ13CH4 source signatures and its application in Germany
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δ13CH4源特征移动表征的改进方法及其在德国的应用
DOI:
10.5194/amt-12-1123-2019
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发表时间:
2019
影响因子:
3.8
通讯作者:
M. Schmidt
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作者:
A. Hoheisel;C. Yeman;F. Dinger;Henrik Eckhardt;M. Schmidt
Abstract. The carbon isotopic signature (δ13CH4) of several methane
sources in Germany (around Heidelberg and in North Rhine-Westphalia) were
characterised. Mobile measurements of the plume of CH4 sources are carried
out using an analyser based on cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS). To achieve precise results
a CRDS analyser, which measures methane (CH4), carbon dioxide (CO2) and
their 13C-to-12C ratios, was characterised especially with regard
to cross sensitivities of composition differences of the gas matrix in air
samples or calibration tanks. The two most important gases which affect
δ13CH4 are water vapour (H2O) and ethane (C2H6). To
avoid the cross sensitivity with H2O, the air is dried with a Nafion dryer
during mobile measurements. C2H6 is typically abundant in natural gases
and thus in methane plumes or samples originating from natural gas. A
C2H6 correction and calibration are essential to obtain accurate
δ13CH4 results, which can deviate by up to 3 ‰
depending on whether a C2H6 correction is applied. The isotopic signature is determined with the Miller–Tans approach and the
York fitting method. During 21 field campaigns the mean
δ13CH4 signatures of three dairy farms
(-63.9±0.9‰), a biogas plant
(-62.4±1.2‰), a landfill
(-58.7±3.3‰), a wastewater treatment plant
(-52.5±1.4‰), an active deep coal mine
(-56.0±2.3‰) and two natural gas storage and gas compressor
stations (-46.1±0.8‰) were recorded. In addition, between December 2016 and November 2018 gas samples from the
Heidelberg natural gas distribution network were measured with a mean
δ13CH4 value of -43.3±0.8‰. Contrary to
previous measurements between 1991 and 1996 by Levin et al. (1999), no
strong seasonal cycle is shown.
DOI:
10.3390/s16101638
发表时间:
2016-10-03
期刊:
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
影响因子:
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作者:
Schmithausen AJ;Trimborn M;Büscher W
通讯作者:
Büscher W