Fast On-Site Mine Safety Analysis using a Micro Gas Chromatograph

Gas detection

Fast On-Site Mine Safety Analysis using a Micro Gas Chromatograph

09 Oct, 2012

Published over 13 years ago. See the latest and most current information on Gas detection.

Darren Brady and Remko van Loon
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Numerous mine disasters with loss of many lives continue to occur today. This fact dramatically emphasises the importance of fast and accurate determination of the mine atmosphere, to provide early warning of hazards in day-to-day mine operations. Accurate determination is also important for ensuring safety after an accident has happened. This article describes a method for fast on-site analysis of mine gases in less than 100 seconds using a micro gas chromatograph equipped with four independent column channels.

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