Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 46, Issue 12, 1211001(2019)
Measurement of Carbon Isotope of Methane and Analysis of Its Genesis Type Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy
Based on the tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS), a fuzzy adaptive proportional-integral-differential cycle control algorithm is introduced to achieve precise control of temperature and pressure inside the cavity, and the simultaneous measurement of stable carbon isotopes in 12CH4 and 13CH4 gases has been achieved by utilizing TDLAS via monitoring the near infrared absorption line at 1658 nm. Examination of gas samples from various coal seams and differing locations in coal mines allows for differentiation of gas source and elucidation of the origin type of the gas based on the observed isotope abundance. The detectable concentration range for the methodology is 0.94%-83.91%, and the isotopic abundance varies from -66.75‰ to -48.32‰. This technology lays the foundation for distinguishing coal seam gas sources and judging the gas types according to the isotopic abundance, and provides a valuable tool for areas such as gas transport channel in mine, early warning for gas disaster source, coalbed methane research, and environmental atmospheric studies.
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Zhirong Zhang, Tao Pang, Pengshuai Sun, Hua Xia, Zhe Li, Runqing Yu, Xiaojuan Cui, Shu Chimin. Measurement of Carbon Isotope of Methane and Analysis of Its Genesis Type Using Laser Absorption Spectroscopy[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2019, 46(12): 1211001
Category: spectroscopy
Received: Jun. 6, 2019
Accepted: Aug. 13, 2019
Published Online: Dec. 2, 2019
The Author Email: Zhang Zhirong (zhangzr@aiofm.ac.cn), Pang Tao (bumianren123@aiofm.ac.cn)