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Development of a gas chromatography system coupled to a metal-oxide semiconductor (MOS) sensor, with compensation of the temperature effects on the column for the measurement of ethene
Maximilian Koehne
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Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, 85354 Freising, Germany
Department of Systems Engineering, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
Christopher Schmidt
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, 85354 Freising, Germany
Satnam Singh
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, 85354 Freising, Germany
Andreas Grasskamp
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, 85354 Freising, Germany
Tilman Sauerwald
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, 85354 Freising, Germany
Department of Systems Engineering, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging, 85354 Freising, Germany
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Short summary
Continuous inspection of gases is increasingly important for process monitoring, like fruit ripening. This involves the detection of individual markers in complex gas mixtures, e.g., to indicate spoilage. Unfortunately, classical techniques are lab-bound and resource-intensive. Hence, small, low-cost systems are being developed. Thereto, we propose a sensor system, containing a non-heated gas separation unit and gas sensors combined with a compensation of surrounding temperature effects.
Continuous inspection of gases is increasingly important for process monitoring, like fruit...
