Application of a miniaturised packed gas chromatography column and a SnO2 gas detector for analysis of low molecular weight hydrocarbons with focus on ethylene detection

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical

Volumn 180, Issue , 2013, Pages 43-49

  Sklorz, Adam ^a   Janßen, Steffen ^a   Lang, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic FEFO; Ethylene measurement; Ethylene sensor; GC; Hydrocarbon gas analysis; MEMS; Micro GC column; Miniaturised gas chromatography; Packed chromatography column; SnO2 gas detector

Indexed keywords

CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ETHYLENE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS DETECTORS; GAS MIXTURES; HYDROCARBONS; MEMS; METALS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NITROGEN; TIN COMPOUNDS;

CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMNS; ETHYLENE MEASUREMENTS; ETHYLENE SENSORS; HYDROCARBON GAS; MICRO-GC;

GASES;

EID: 84861208485     PISSN: 09254005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2011.12.110     Document Type: Article

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