"AIR-IQ" - 'Automated Infra Red Identification and Quantification' in the application of environmental gas monitoring

“AIR-IQ”——“自动红外识别和定量”在环境气体监测中的应用

• 批准号: 710760
• 金额: $ 11.1万
• 依托单位: PROTEA LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Concept
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2015 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=710760
• 关键词: AIR; IQ; Automated; Infra; Red

Protea Ltd. has been at the forefront of the use of Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR)spectrometry for the measurement of industrial pollutants for 20 years. One major advantage of FTIR spectroscopy is that it can give detailed qualitative and quantitative chemical information for a wide range of gases.As a detection and analysis tool it is very powerful, but its analytical capability in real time is limited. It is either in the hands of a trained operator (a spectroscopist) who can study IR spectra and apply the correct calibration routine in the software for the gas matrix observed or is automated to the detection of a specific gas for a specific industrial emission. This adds significant extra cost to the ownership and operation of the equipment. This means that FTIR technology is often viewed as a difficult or skilled technique requiring expertise. Full automation of the process would remove the time and skill required for the pre-programming of a system for expected gases and the post-collection analysis routines. Therefore the aim of this Project “AIR-IQ” is to prove the concept for real time dynamicqualification and quantification using IR and advances in software algorithms, and to deliver this in a portable light weighted gas analyser.This would be an industry first, and would result in a gas analyser that can be switched on in factory or field and give qualitative feedback as to what gases are present in a sample, before then automatically applying the correct quantification analysis to report direct concentration values.Industrial users will for the first time be able to see, in real-time, what gaseous species are present in their process or emission gas streams.Furthermore, the analyser’s readings will be able to be reported to legislative bodies, such as in reporting emission limit values for which a plant would have permitted levels. Protea’s technology will therefore contribute to the UK’s goal of reducing harmful gas emissions.

Protea Ltd.在使用傅里叶变换红外（FTIR）光谱法测量工业污染物方面处于领先地位已有20年。傅里叶变换红外光谱的一个主要优点是它可以提供多种气体的详细的定性和定量化学信息，作为一种检测和分析工具，它是非常强大的，但它的真实的时间分析能力是有限的。它可以由经过培训的操作员（光谱师）操作，他们可以研究红外光谱并在软件中为观察到的气体基质应用正确的校准程序，或者自动检测特定工业排放的特定气体。这给设备的拥有和操作增加了显著的额外成本。这意味着FTIR技术通常被视为需要专业知识的困难或熟练技术。该过程的完全自动化将消除对预期气体的系统进行预编程和收集后分析例程所需的时间和技能。因此，“AIR-IQ”项目的目的是证明使用IR和软件算法的先进性进行真实的时间动态定性和定量的概念，并在便携式轻质气体分析仪中实现这一点。这将是行业首创，并将导致气体分析仪可以在工厂或现场打开，并提供关于样品中存在何种气体的定性反馈，然后自动应用正确的定量分析报告直接浓度值。工业用户将首次能够实时查看其工艺或排放气流中存在的气体种类。此外，分析仪的读数将能够报告给立法机构，例如在报告工厂允许水平的排放限值时。因此，Protea的技术将有助于英国实现减少有害气体排放的目标。