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High-Sensitive Gas Sensing and Control System

Project Quick Facts

Principal Investigator

  • Prof. REN Wei

    Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering

  • Funding

    Innovation and Technology Commission

  • Award

    Gold Medal, International Exhibition of Inventions Geneva 2021 The Grand Prize, The 6th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

Industrial processes, such as thermal power generation and petrochemical production, involve emission of harmful gaseous chemicals and a growing number of companies are taking corporate environmental responsibility to take initiatives in monitoring, controlling and preventing pollutant emission. To enable timely and effective detection of gaseous pollutants in the industrial processes, we have developed a high-sensitive gas sensing and control system. It combining advanced laser spectroscopy technology (TDLAS and photoacoustic) and AI algorithm. The system provides the type, concentration, temperature and pressure of multiple gas components such as CO, NOx, NH3, SO2 in a complex environment in real time. It also gives feedback to the control terminal through wireless transmission.

Our system provides:

  • Simultaneous detection of multiple target gases generated by thermal power plants, industrial boilers and oil companies
  • Ultra-high sensitivity required in industrial processes (sub-ppb)
  • Real-time online sensing (response time < 3 s)
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