Grantee Research Project Results
Compact, Continuous Monitoring for Volatile Organic Compounds
EPA Contract Number: 68D98133Title: Compact, Continuous Monitoring for Volatile Organic Compounds
Investigators: Hovde, David Christian
Small Business: Southwest Sciences Inc.
EPA Contact: Richards, April
Phase: I
Project Period: September 1, 1998 through March 1, 1999
Project Amount: $70,000
RFA: Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) - Phase I (1998) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: Ecological Indicators/Assessment/Restoration , SBIR - Monitoring , Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Description:
Improved methods for onsite measurement of multiple volatile organic compounds are needed for process control, monitoring, and remediation. This Phase I SBIR project sets forth an optical measurement method that meets these needs. The proposed approach provides an instantaneous measure of individual compounds with extremely low cross- sensitivity and minimal matrix effects. This high degree of selectivity is especially important in monitoring industrial processes that involve hazardous air pollutants such as benzene. The approach combines a rugged light source and inexpensive, high- performance digital electronics to achieve a compact, cost-effective instrument. Fiber optic compatibility results in flexible instrument location and permits multiplexing among several nearby measurement sites.Supplemental Keywords:
small business, SBIR, monitoring, analytical, remediation, air emissions, engineering, chemistry, EPA., Scientific Discipline, Economic, Social, & Behavioral Science Research Program, Air, Toxics, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, HAPS, Monitoring/Modeling, Analytical Chemistry, Engineering, Chemistry, & Physics, Environmental Engineering, Market mechanisms, field portable systems, VOCs, detect, chemical detection techniques, field monitoring, analyzer, optical detectors, remediation, measurement, cost effective, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)Progress and Final Reports:
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