Designing a reliable leak bio-detection system for natural gas pipelines

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 35-58

  Batzias, F A ^a   Siontorou, C G ^a   Spanidis, P M P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b Asprofos Engineering SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biosensor; Hydrogen sulfide; Leak detection system; Mercaptans; Methane; Natural gas; Pipeline network

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; BIODETECTION; BIOSENSOR DESIGN; CONVENTIONAL DETECTORS; DETECTOR SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL MARKET; FUZZY MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; GRANULARITY LEVELS; IN-SITU; INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT; KNOWLEDGE-BASED APPROACH; LEAK DETECTION SYSTEM; LOW COSTS; MERCAPTANS; NICHE TECHNOLOGY; OPERATIONAL RESEARCH; PIPE-LINE SYSTEMS; PIPELINE NETWORK; PIPELINE NETWORKS;

DETECTORS; GAS PIPELINES; GASES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEAK DETECTION; LOSS PREVENTION; METHANE; NATURAL GAS; NATURAL GAS PIPELINES; NATURAL GAS TRANSPORTATION; PIPELINES; SULFUR DETERMINATION;

BIOSENSORS;

NATURAL GAS;

DESIGN; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; GAS PIPELINE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; LEAKAGE; METHANE; MONITORING; NATURAL GAS; OPTIMIZATION; SAFETY; THIOL;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGICAL NICHE; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY MULTICRITERIA ANALYSIS; FUZZY SYSTEM; GAS WASTE; GREECE; MICROENVIRONMENT; NATURAL GAS PIPELINE; PIPELINE; SMOG; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOSSIL FUELS;

EID: 79551517274     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2010.09.115     Document Type: Article

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