SBIR Phase I: Portable, Low-Cost, and Robust Black Carbon Measurement Instrument using Radio Frequency Sensing

SBIR 第一阶段：使用射频传感的便携式、低成本且坚固耐用的黑碳测量仪器

• 批准号: 1142570
• 负责人: Alexander Sappok
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: Filter Sensing Technologies, Inc.
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2012
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2012-01-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1142570&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; Portable; Low; Cost

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will investigate the feasibility of using radio-frequencies to provide a real-time measurement of black carbon emissions. There is a growing demand for black carbon measurement systems in response to increasingly stringent emissions regulations. Accurate measurement and characterization of ambient and source black carbon emissions are hampered by the lack of low-cost and portable measurement systems suitable for use in the field. This information is critical to assess black carbon levels, identify sources, and ultimately reduce emissions. Filter Sensing Technologies plans to utilize radio frequencies to provide a direct, real-time measurement of black carbon. The research will investigate using inexpensive components, similar to those used in cellular phones, ideally suited for use in a portable measurement system. The broader/commercial impacts of this research are that currently the market for particulate matter and black carbon measurement systems is rapidly outpacing the markets for other types of emissions analyzers. There is a significant unmet need to provide portable, real-time, low-cost measurement systems to monitor these emissions. Recent studies indicate a significant warming potential for black carbon, and have also linked the pollutant to a range of adverse health effects. Regulators and source operators alike require tools to monitor black carbon emissions, ensure in-use compliance, and improve process efficiencies. Currently, few technologies can distinguish black carbon from other types of particulate matter. The proposed technology is well-positioned to capitalize on this growth, providing a robust, portable, and much lower-cost alternative to currently available instruments.

这项小型企业创新研究（SBIR）I阶段项目将调查使用无线电频道实时测量黑碳排放的可行性。响应日益严格的排放法规，对黑碳测量系统的需求不断增长。 由于缺乏适合在现场使用的低成本和便携式测量系统，环境和源黑色碳排放的准确测量和表征会阻碍。 该信息对于评估黑碳水平，识别来源并最终减少排放至关重要。 过滤器传感技术计划利用无线电频率提供直接的实时测量黑碳。 该研究将使用廉价的组件进行研究，类似于细胞手机中使用的组件，非常适合在便携式测量系统中使用。这项研究的广泛/商业影响是，目前的颗粒物和黑碳测量系统的市场正在迅速超过其他类型的排放分析仪的市场。 提供便携式，实时，低成本的测量系统以监测这些排放量有很大的未满足需求。最近的研究表明，黑碳具有巨大的变暖潜力，并且还将污染物与一系列不良健康影响联系起来。 监管机构和来源运营商都需要工具来监视黑碳排放，确保合规性并提高过程效率。 当前，很少有技术可以将黑碳与其他类型的颗粒物区分开。 拟议的技术具有良好的利用，可以利用这种增长，为当前可用的工具提供了健壮，便携式和更低成本的替代方案。