Multi-gas sensor arrays for methane emission detection

加拿大和美国同意到2025年将油气行业的甲烷排放量在2012年的基础上减少40-45%。确定这些排放的来源可以告知运营商最有效的基础设施改进领域，以减少产品损失并提高环境绩效。了解这些排放的程度还可以促进运营商、监管机构、土地所有者和其他利益相关者之间的对话。在这个项目中，一名即将入学的硕士生和博士生将开发并现场测试一种可靠、坚固、具有成本竞争力的传感器包，用于检测和定位CH4排放。这将通过结合圣弗朗西斯泽维尔大学Dr. Risk的FluxLab在现场应用和复杂数据分析方面的专业知识，以及我们的行业合作伙伴Eosense在传感器硬件开发和改进方面的专业知识来完成。FluxLab开发的用于高成本、高灵敏度的先进单气体分析仪的软件技术将应用于低成本、低灵敏度的多气体传感器阵列，以产生相对高质量的结果。由此产生的产品将是一种极具市场销路和成本效益的新技术，它将能够在各种条件下建立密集的监测网络。Eosense将为传感器阵列和相关软件包的商业化做好准备，以满足石油和天然气行业的需求。

Canada and the US have agreed to reduce oil and gas sector methane emissions 40-45% from 2012 estimates by 2025. Identifying the sources of these emissions can inform operators as to the most effective areas for infrastructure improvements in order to reduce product loss and improve environmental performance. Knowledge of the extent of these emissions can also facilitate conversations between operators, regulators, landowners, and other stakeholders. In this project, an incoming Masters student and PhD student will develop and field test a reliable, robust, and cost competitive sensor package for detecting and locating CH4 emissions. This will be done by combining the expertise in field application and complex data analysis found in Dr. Risk's FluxLab at St Francis Xavier University with the expertise in sensor hardware development and refinement of our industry partner, Eosense. The software techniques developed in the FluxLab for use with high-cost highly sensitive state of the art single gas analysers will be applied to low-cost, lower-sensitivity multi-gas sensor arrays to produce results of comparably high quality. The resulting product will be a highly marketable and cost-effective new technology, which will enable the establishment of dense monitoring networks under a range of conditions. Eosense will be well poised for the commercialization of the sensor array and associated software package, responding to a demonstrated need within the oil and gas industry.