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Measurements of flammable gas concentration in landfill areas with a low‐cost sensor
Department of Geodesy and Cadaster, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania; Antanas Gustaitis’ Aviation Institute, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, 10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Department of Geodesy and Cadaster, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, 10223, Lithuania.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1442-1573
Antanas Gustaitis’ Aviation Institute, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, 10223, Lithuania.
2021 (English)In: Energies, E-ISSN 1996-1073, Vol. 14, no 13, article id 3967Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Global warming, as the result of the negative impact of humans on climate change, has been observed based on various data sources. Various measures have aimed to reduce anthropogenic factors, and also to lower carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane CH4 emissions. One of the main contributors to anthropogenic factors is organic waste in municipal solid waste landfills. There are many landfills where cost‐effective rapid technologies for the identification and quantification of CH4 emission sites are not applied. There is still a need for the development of accessible and cost-effective methods that react in a real‐time manner for the rapid detection and monitoring of methane emissions. This paper’s main goal is to create a prototype sensor suitable for operational measurement of the gas value, suitable for integration into geodetic equipment or an unmanned aerial vehicle system. A sensor system (device) was developed, which consisted of three semiconductor sen-sors—MQ2, MQ4, and MQ135—which aimed to capture flammable gases (CO2, CH4, O2 purity) and to evaluate the averages of the measured values from the components mounted on the board—the semiconductor sensors. The sensors were calibrated in a laboratory and tested in a closed landfill. The measurement data consisted of the read resistances (analog signal) from the MQ2, MQ4, and MQ135 sensors, and the relative humidity and the temperature (digital signal) of the DHT2 sensor with a timestamp calculated by the RTC module. The use of the method was confirmed because the sensors reacted as expected when placed in the vicinity of the gas collection well. Furthermore, the sensor will be tested and improved for field work in landfill sites.

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MDPI, 2021. Vol. 14, no 13, article id 3967
Keywords [en]
Arduino, Greenhouse gases, Methane, Regression analysis, Sensor calibration
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Environmental Sciences
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Waste Science and Technology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-86457DOI: 10.3390/en14133967ISI: 000671140900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85109369492OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-86457DiVA, id: diva2:1581874
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Validerad;2021;Nivå 2;2021-07-27 (beamah)

Available from: 2021-07-27 Created: 2021-07-27 Last updated: 2023-08-28Bibliographically approved

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