PT1 Gas sensors - status and future trends for safety applications

Event

14th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors - IMCS 2012
2012-05-20 - 2012-05-23
Nürnberg/Nuremberg, Germany

Chapter

Plenary sessions

Author(s)

T. Shigemori - Chairman of Gas Alarm Industries Association of Japan, Regular Associate Director of Japan Safety Appliances Association, and President of New Cosmos Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan)

Pages

49 - 51

DOI

10.5162/IMCS2012/PT1

ISBN

978-3-9813484-2-2

Price

free

Abstract

Actually there are many measures to prevent accidents caused by gas leaks and/or gas generations. However, only gas sensors have the ability to detect directly the actual gas concentration when gas leaks and/or generations occur. That means, gas sensors are the final protection against gas accidents. In the following, the important role of chemical gas sensors in preventing accidents in industrial, residential, and commercial applications in Japan is described and future perspectives are illustrated.