Detection of human effluents by a MOS gas sensor in correlation to VOC quantification by GC/MS

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2430-2439

  Herberger, S ^a   Herold, M ^a   Ulmer, H ^a   Burdack Freitag, A ^b   Mayer, F ^b  

^a AppliedSensor GmbH   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Demand controlled ventilation (DCV); Gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC MS); Indoor air quality (IAQ); Metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensor; Microelectromechanical system (MEMS); Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

DEMAND-CONTROLLED VENTILATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY/MASS SPECTROMETRY; GAS SENSORS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS;

AIR QUALITY; EFFLUENTS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS DETECTORS; GASES; METALLIC COMPOUNDS; MOS DEVICES; SENSORS; SPECTROMETRY; THICK FILMS; TRANSISTORS; VARACTORS; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; ALGORITHM; AMBIENT AIR; CORRELATION; DETECTION METHOD; EFFLUENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MONITORING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PERCEPTION; SENSOR; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 77954212456     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.05.005     Document Type: Article

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