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Gas Module Cross-Sensitivity

AQM Gas Module Specifications

Gas Module

Sensor Technology
(4)

Calibrated Range
(ppm)

Lowest Detection Rate
(ppm)

Zero Drift (5)
(ppm)

Span Drift (6) (% of reading)

Accuracy of Calibration

Precision (7) (ppm)

Response Time (T80)

24 hr

30 day

24 hr

30 day

CO

GSS

0-25

0.1

<1

<2

<10%

<20%

±1 ppm

0.2

<180 s

CO2

NDIR

0-2000

6

<10

<10

<5%

<10%

±40 ppm + 3%

6

<120 s

H2S

GSS

0-10

0.01

<0.2

<1

<10%

<20%

±0.5 ppm

0.03

<120 s

O3

GSS

0-0.150

0.001

<0.002

<0.008

<5%

<10%

±0.005 ppm

0.002

<120 s

O3

GSS

0-0.500

0.001

<0.003

<0.010

<5%

<10%

±0.008
(>0.1 ppm)
±10%
(<0.1 ppm)

0.005

<120 s

NO2

GSS

0-0.200

0.001

<0.005

<0.015

<10%

<20%

±0.01
(>0.1 ppm)
±10%
(<0.1 ppm)

0.005

<180 s

NMHC (1)

GSS

0-25

0.1

<0.2

<2

<10%

<20%

±10%
(>0.1 ppm)

0.2

<120 s

PID (2)

PID

0-20

0.01

<0.02

<0.1

<5%

<15%

<10%

0.02

<120 s

SO2

GSS

0-10

0.2

<0.2

<2

<10%

<20%

±0.5 ppm

0.2

<120 s

VOC (3)

GSS

0-25

0.1

<0.2

<2

<10%

<20%

±10%
(>0.1 ppm)

0.2

<120 s

  1. Non Methane Hydrocarbon sensor (lower sensitivity to alcohols and esters)
  2. Photo Ionisation Detector (calibrated to isobutylene)
  3. Volatile Organic Compounds (calibrated to isobutylene)
  4. Gas Sensitive Semiconductor (GSS) | Non Dispersive Infra red (NDIR) | Photo Ionisation Detector (PID)
  5. Zero Drift at constant temperature and relative humidity
  6. Reading at 50% fullscale range
  7. Maximum standard deviation of three consecutive readings

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AQM Gas Module Cross-Sensitivity

AQM Gas Modules may exhibit a response to certain gases in a sample other than the target gas. Typical responses are shown below. Individual results may vary.

 

AQM Gas Module (Reading / ppm)

Test Gas

CO

H2S

NMHC

NO2

O3

SO2

VOC

Ammonia

10 ppm

<0.1

<0.1

0.5

-0.02

-0.01

3

3

Butane

10 ppm

<0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Carbon monoxide

10 ppm

10

0

0.4

0

0

0.8

1

Carbon dioxide

1000 ppm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Chlorine

1 ppm

0

0

0

0.2

0.05

-0.2

-0.2

Ethanol

5 ppm

0

0.5

<0.1

-0.05

-0.01

60

80

Hydrogen

50 ppm

25

0

0.5

0

0

1.0

1.2

Hydrogen sulphide

1 ppm

<0.1

1

0.3

-0.08

-0.03

10

13

Isobutylene

10 ppm

0

<0.1

10

-0.005

0

8

10

Methane

100 ppm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nitrogen dioxide

0.1 ppm

0

0

0

0.1

<0.005

0

<-0.1

Ozone

0.1 ppm

0

0

0

<0.005

0.1

-0.2

-0.1

Perchloroethylene

20 ppm

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Propane

100 ppm

<0.1

0

1

-0.005

0

1

1

Sulphur dioxide

1 ppm

<0.5

<0.1

2

0

0

1

0.8

Toluene

5 ppm

0

<0.1

7

-0.005

0

5

7

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