Development of Laser-Based Sensors for VOC/NOx and Metals Emissions Monitoring, CP 1060-97

Abstract : This project addresses the growing Department of Defense (DoD) and Department of Energy (DOE) needs to monitor air emissions in order to comply with more stringent regulatory pressures, such as the Clean Air Act Amendment (CAAA). Specifically, we are focused on the development of new technologies that will potentially increase the rapidity and degree of automation with which such measurements can be made. This project will culminate with the demonstration of two chemical sensing systems - one to measure gas-phase organic and inorganic molecular emissions, and the other to measure particulate and atomic metal emissions. The work is being done as a collaborative effort between Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). ORNL is responsible for the metal-emissions portion of the system; SNL is responsible for the molecular gas-phase portion.