Ein autonomer Flammenionisationsdetektor zur Emissionsüberwachung

Reliable and very sensitive detection of hydrocarbons can be achieved with a flame ionization detector (FID). Due to the required complex gas infrastructure for the operation of an FID these devices have not been implemented as true field devices yet. Miniaturization by using ceramic multi-layer technology leads to a strong reduction of gas consumption and allows autonomous operation of the FID with gas supply by electrolysis and without external gas infrastructure. Thus, the use of an FID as a field device is now possible for the first time. Characterization of this miniaturized FID reveals a performance comparable to conventional FIDs