In this SBIR effort, Nikira Labs Inc. proposes to utilize its patent-pending non-paraxial multipass cell (NPMC) method coupled with a widely-tunable, mid-infrared quantum cascade laser to develop a portable analyzer capable of making rapid (1 Hz) measurements of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at trace levels (ppb-levels). The system will provide speciation and concentration of VOCs aboard a mobile platform for studies of pollutant emissions and their impact on air quality to specific neighborhoods. These VOCs have been implicated in direct health effects, odor, and the formation of particulate matter (PM2.5).
RAPID, PORTABLE ANALYZER FOR MOBILE MEASUREMENTS OF TRACE LEVEL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Objective
Investigators
Gupta, M.
Institution
NIKIRA LABS INC.
Start date
2024
End date
2025
Funding Source
Project number
CALW-2024-00007
Accession number
1031736