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Field Study of Metal Oxide Semiconductor Gas Sensors in Temperature Cycled Operation for Selective VOC Monitoring in Indoor Air

Journal

ATMOSPHERE
Volume 12, Issue 5, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/atmos12050647

Keywords

MOS; metal oxide semiconductor gas sensor; VOC; volatile organic compounds; IAQ; indoor air quality; randomized gas mixtures; selective; SGP30; quantification

Funding

  1. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
  2. Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation)
  3. Saarland University

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The potential and limitations of MOS gas sensors for IAQ monitoring have been discussed in this study, highlighting the importance of advanced calibration and data evaluation for accurate VOC measurements.
More and more metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) gas sensors with digital interfaces are entering the market for indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring. These sensors are intended to measure volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air, an important air quality factor. However, their standard operating mode often does not make full use of their true capabilities. More sophisticated operation modes, extensive calibration and advanced data evaluation can significantly improve VOC measurements and, furthermore, achieve selective measurements of single gases or at least types of VOCs. This study provides an overview of the potential and limits of MOS gas sensors for IAQ monitoring using temperature cycled operation (TCO), calibration with randomized exposure and data-based models trained with advanced machine learning. After lab calibration, a commercial digital gas sensor with four different gas-sensitive layers was tested in the field over several weeks. In addition to monitoring normal ambient air, release tests were performed with compounds that were included in the lab calibration, but also with additional VOCs. The tests were accompanied by different analytical systems (GC-MS with Tenax sampling, mobile GC-PID and GC-RCP). The results show quantitative agreement between analytical systems and the MOS gas sensor system. The study shows that MOS sensors are highly suitable for determining the overall VOC concentrations with high temporal resolution and, with some restrictions, also for selective measurements of individual components.

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