Development and Field Testing of a Highly Sensitive Mercaptans Instrument

The main objectives of this research project are to develop and field test a new, portable low-cost instrument to measure hydrogen sulfites and mercaptans, routinely encountered in liquid propane, natural gas, renewable natural gas, biogas, landfill gas and other gases. The instrument will allow detection and measurement of such compounds at the parts per billion level addressing a long-standing need for a technology that can replace the human nose for leak detection. The instrument will also be capable of detecting trace constituents in renewable gas.

• Record URL:
  http://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/matrix/prjHome.rdm?prj=367
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Program Information: Pipeline Safety Research, Pipeline Safety

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $246496.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTPH56-10-T-000022

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

  U.S. Department of Transportation
  East Building, 2nd Floor 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Holohan, Vincent

• Performing Organizations:

  Northeast Gas Association

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• Principal Investigators:

  D'Zurko, Daphne

• Start Date: 20100930
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20120727
• Source Data: RiP Project 31172

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Field tests; Gas pipelines; Hydrogen sulfide; Leakage; Pipelines; Renewable energy sources
• Uncontrolled Terms: Methyl mercaptan
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Pipelines;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492477
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DTPH56-10-T-000022
• Files: RIP
• Created Date: Sep 10 2013 1:00AM