Deployable Electrochemical Methane Sensors for Pipeline Monitoring and Greenhouse Gas Mitigation

用于管道监测和温室气体减排的可部署电化学甲烷传感器

基本信息

批准号：
539430-2019
负责人：
Pope, Michael
金额：
$ 2.97万
依托单位：
University of Waterloo
依托单位国家：
加拿大
项目类别：
Collaborative Research and Development Grants
财政年份：
2020
资助国家：
加拿大
起止时间：
2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=699559
关键词：
Deployable Electrochemical Methane Sensors Pipeline

项目摘要

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas many times more damaging to the environment than CO2. Industrial sectors across Canada - especially in the natural resource arena - are high emitters of methane, resulting in increased mandates from both the public and private sectors to directly address the source of these emissions. Ironically, most methane emissions are due to leaks in existing pressure and piping systems, and not as a result of intentional direct environmental venting. As a manufacturer of engineered industrial products used in systems where methane emissions are present, Pro-Flange has a direct interest in developing a product that can detect such leaks in order to address and repair without significant contamination of the environment. The proposed collaboration between Pro-Flange and the University of Waterloo, aims to develop 'smart flanges' which have built-in, replaceable, inexpensive methane sensors which can detect any fugitive emissions or leaks occurring in and around the natural gas pipeline. In principle, these smart flanges will form a sensor network that emits a signal to inform the gas distributor of a leak and its location in the infrastructure. Since the gas distribution networks span huge areas across the country, it is not currently feasible for routine manual monitoring and so many leaks go undetected and unaccounted for. The proposed work will solve this problem and may lead to significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions for Canada and the world.

甲烷是一种强效温室气体，对环境的破坏比二氧化碳大很多倍。加拿大各地的工业部门，尤其是自然资源领域，是甲烷的高排放者，导致公共和私营部门加强了直接解决这些排放源的任务。讽刺的是，大多数甲烷排放是由于现有压力和管道系统的泄漏造成的，而不是有意直接向环境排放的结果。作为用于存在甲烷排放的系统中的工程工业产品的制造商，Pro-Flange 对开发一种能够检测此类泄漏的产品有着直接的兴趣，以便在不严重污染环境的情况下解决和修复问题。 Pro-Flange 和滑铁卢大学之间拟议的合作旨在开发“智能法兰”，这种法兰具有内置、可更换、廉价的甲烷传感器，可以检测天然气管道内及其周围发生的任何无组织排放或泄漏。原则上，这些智能法兰将形成一个传感器网络，发出信号通知气体分配器泄漏及其在基础设施中的位置。由于天然气分配网络覆盖全国广大地区，目前无法进行常规的手动监控，因此许多泄漏未被发现且下落不明。拟议的工作将解决这个问题，并可能导致加拿大和世界温室气体排放量的大幅减少。