Title :
A multisensor system for monitoring the quality of carbon dioxide in the beverage industry
Author :
Vilanova, E. ; Llobet, E. ; Brezmes, J. ; Calavia, R. ; Sanchez, X. ; Correig, X.
Author_Institution :
Electron. Eng. Dept., Univ. Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain
Abstract :
In this work, we report for the first time that a system based on metal oxide resistive gas sensors can successfully determine the presence of trace-level pollutants in a carbon dioxide stream. The successful use of metal oxide sensors in the absence of oxygen (oxygen concentration below 15 ppm) has enabled a new type of analyzer to assess the quality of carbon dioxide, offering continuous monitoring capabilities, ruggedness, simplicity, wireless communications and low cost.
Keywords :
beverage industry; carbon compounds; gas sensors; quality control; tin compounds; CO/sub 2/; SnO/sub 2/; beverage industry; carbon dioxide quality continuous monitoring; carbon dioxide stream; metal oxide resistive gas sensors; multisensor system; ruggedness; trace-level pollutants; wireless communications; Beverage industry; Carbon dioxide; Costs; Environmentally friendly manufacturing techniques; Gas detectors; Industrial pollution; Monitoring; Multisensor systems; Water pollution; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
TRANSDUCERS, Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 12th International Conference on, 2003
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7731-1
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2003.1217023
