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Stylogiannis, A. ; Kousias, N.* ; Kontses, A.* ; Ntziachristos, L.* ; Ntziachristos, V.

A low-cost optoacoustic sensor for environmental monitoring.

Sensors 21:1379 (2021)
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Attention to Black Carbon (BC) has been rising due to its effects on human health as well its contribution to climate change. Measurements of BC are challenging, as currently used devices are either expensive or impractical for continuous monitoring. Here, we propose an optoacoustic sensor to address this problem. The sensor utilizes a novel ellipsoidal design for refocusing the optoacoustic signal with minimal acoustic energy losses. To reduce the cost of the system, without sacrificing accuracy, an overdriven laser diode and a Quartz Tuning Fork are used as the light source and the sound detector, respectively. The prototype was able to detect BC particles and to accurately monitor changes in concentration in real time and with very good agreement with a reference instrument. The response of the sensor was linearly dependent on the BC particles concentration with a normalized noise equivalent absorption coefficient (NNEA) for soot equal to 7.39 × 10−9 W cm−1 Hz−1/2. Finally, the prototype was able to perform NO2 measurements, demonstrating its ability to accurately monitor both particulate and gaseous pollutants. The proposed sensor has the potential to offer a significant economic impact for BC environmental measurements and source appointment technologies.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Black Carbon ; Exhaust Gas ; Miniaturized ; No 2 ; Photoacoustic ; Qepas ; Qtf ; Soot
ISSN (print) / ISBN 1424-8220
e-ISSN 1424-8220
Journal Sensors
Quellenangaben Volume: 21, Issue: 4, Pages: , Article Number: 1379 Supplement: ,
Publisher MDPI
Publishing Place St Alban-anlage 66, Ch-4052 Basel, Switzerland
Non-patent literature Publications
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Institute of Biological and Medical Imaging (IBMI)