Industrial Emissions Analyser Simultaneously Measures CO, CO2, H2O and O2 in Real Time

A new instrument from Los Gatos Research (LGR) from the USA, enables comprehensive monitoring of industrial combustion processes for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions compliance and other purposes. Specifically, the Industrial Emissions Analyser (CO, CO2, H2O, O2) can precisely and simultaneously measure all key combustion products (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, water vapour and oxygen). This product launch follows the EPA’s release of the first comprehensive survey of GHGs emitted from major industrial facilities in the U.S.

The new Industrial Emissions Analyser (CO, CO2, H2O, O2), or IEA, measures each gas independently with practically zero crosstalk (or cross sensitivity) between the four components, or with other trace gases, such as unburned hydrocarbons. The IEA also features rugged packaging, automated operation, and Ethernet connectivity which make it ideal for portable operation as well as remote, unmanned operation over extended periods in inaccessible locations and/or challenging operating conditions.

Two models are currently offered: a Standard model with total uncertainty less than 1%, and an Enhanced Performance (EP) version with total uncertainty less than 0.03% of measured mole fractions over the entire range of operating temperatures from 0 to 45 °C.

The IEA accurately corrects for water vapour dilution and spectroscopic effects and thus directly reports CO, CO2 and O2 on a dry mole basis without drying or other treatment of the emissions gas mixture. This is unlike older conventional technologies (including photoacoustic, FTIR, NDIR, GC), which cannot deliver these measurements without sample pretreatment. This new Industrial Emissions Analyser (CO, CO2, H2O, O2) also delivers much higher dynamic range for all four gases as compared to any other real-time measurement technology, so sample concentration or dilution is not required.