Hydrocarbon detection in the gas phase represents a powerful tool to guide oil exploration and production operations for the oil & gas industry. This application requires highly sensitive, selective and robust spectroscopic techniques. In this work, a quartz-enhanced photoacoustic sensor system designed to detect methane (C1), ethane (C2) and propane (C3), employing a single interband cascade laser emitting in the spectral range 3.342–3.349 μm, is reported. Detection levels in the part-per billion concentration range for C1 and C2 and a few parts per million for C3 were achieved. Measurements at both low and atmospheric pressures were carried out for mixtures simulating typical downhole hydrocarbon concentrations.
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Titolo: | Methane, ethane and propane detection using a compact quartz enhanced photoacoustic sensor and a single interband cascade laser |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2019 |
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Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11586/331759 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |