Design and package of a 14CO2 field analyzer: the Global Monitor Platform (GMP)

Bruno D. V. Marino; Michelle Bright; Glen Gronniger

doi:10.1117/12.894532

15 September 2011 Design and package of a ¹⁴CO₂ field analyzer: the Global Monitor Platform (GMP)

Bruno D. V. Marino, Michelle Bright, Glen Gronniger

Proceedings Volume 8156, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VIII; 81560E (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894532
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2011, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) is widely accepted as a means to reduce and eliminate the fossil fuel CO₂ (ff- CO₂) emissions from coal fired power plants. Success of CCS depends on near zero leakage rates over decadal time scales. Currently no commercial methods to determine leakage of ff-CO₂ are available. The Global Monitor Platform (GMP) field analyzer provides high precision analysis of CO2 isotopes [¹²C (99%), ¹³C (<1%), ¹⁴C (1.2x10^-10 %)] that can differentiate between fossil and biogenic CO₂ emissions. Fossil fuels contain no ¹⁴C; their combustion should lower atmospheric amounts on local to global scales. There is a clear mandate for monitoring, verification and accounting (MVA) of CCS systems nationally and globally to verify CCS integrity, treaty verification (Kyoto Protocol) and to characterize the nuclear fuel cycle. Planetary Emissions Management (PEM), working with the National Secure Manufacturing Center (NSMC), has the goal of designing, ruggedizing and packaging the GMP for field deployment. The system will conduct atmosphere monitoring then adapt to water and soil evaluations. Measuring ¹⁴CO₂ in real time will provide quantitative concentration data for ff-CO₂ in the atmosphere and CCS leakage detection. Initial results will be discussed along with design changes for improved detection sensitivity and manufacturability.

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Bruno D. V. Marino, Michelle Bright, and Glen Gronniger "Design and package of a ¹⁴CO₂ field analyzer: the Global Monitor Platform (GMP)", Proc. SPIE 8156, Remote Sensing and Modeling of Ecosystems for Sustainability VIII, 81560E (15 September 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.894532

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