1.4.4 - Low-Cost Raman System for Continuous Measurement of Aqueous Ammonium Bicarbonate in Carbon Capture Processes

Event
EUROSENSORS 2026
2026-09-06 - 2026-09-09
Zurich
Band
Lectures
Chapter
Sensor Applications: Environmental and Food Monitoring
Author(s)
N. Schäuble, J. Jacob, C. Karnutsch, J. Hoinkis - Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences,Karlsruhe (Germany), J. Wöllenstein - University of Freiburg,Freiburg (Germany), M. Graf - University of Hamburg,Hamburg (Germany)
Pages
70 - 71
DOI
10.5162/eurosensors2026/1.4.4
ISBN
978-3-910600-12-6
Price
free

Abstract

A low-cost (<20 k€) Raman setup using 785 nm excitation was developed for direct online quantification of ammonium bicarbonate in aqueous carbon-capture solutions, where no affordable online sensors currently exist. The bicarbonate band at 1022 cm⁻¹ proved most sensitive and best suited for calibration. Ongoing work will focus on system optimization, ammonium signal extraction, species modeling, and replacing the spectrometer with a cheaper filter-detector setup.

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