Enhanced microgas chromatography using correlation techniques for continuous indoor pollutant detection.
We present for the first time a proof-of-concept system implementing the stochastic injection techniques within a silicon-based microgas chromatograph (μGC) which differs from standard laboratory chromatographs by its small size, shorter column and corresponding elution times, and potential low cost when batch manufactured in high volumes. We demonstrate that stochastic injection techniques can enable the continuous detection of pollutants or toxic gases, with high temporal resolution (5 s) and order-of-magnitude improvements in limit of detection compared to a standard single-injection technique, thus greatly improving performance of air quality monitoring devices. Since micro-GC systems have the potential to 1 day become ubiquitous in indoor environments, such stochastic injection techniques could enable faster detection of toxic compounds at lower concentrations in both industrial and residential settings.
†Université Paris-Est, ESIEE-Paris, ESYCOM, 2 Boulevard Blaise Pascal 93162 Noisy-le-Grand Cedex, France.|‡Université Paris-Est, IFSTTAR, 14-20 Boulevard Newton 77447 Marne la Vallée Cedex 2, France.
William
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Cesar
†Université Paris-Est, ESIEE-Paris, ESYCOM, 2 Boulevard Blaise Pascal 93162 Noisy-le-Grand Cedex, France.
Frédéric
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Flourens
§Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais, 1 Rue Gaston Boissier, 75015 Paris, France.
Claire
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Kaiser
§Laboratoire National de Métrologie et d'Essais, 1 Rue Gaston Boissier, 75015 Paris, France.
Christophe
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Sutour
†Université Paris-Est, ESIEE-Paris, ESYCOM, 2 Boulevard Blaise Pascal 93162 Noisy-le-Grand Cedex, France.|∥Fluidion, 231 Rue St. Honoré, 75001 Paris, France.
Dan E
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Angelescu
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000032:analysis*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
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