Sensitive Detection of OCS Using Thermal Conversion Combined with Spectral Reconstruction Filtering Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy
Yongqi Wu, Jie Gao, Mu Li, Fei Xie, Wenbo Li, Xijun Wu, Qiang Gao, Yungang Zhang
Abstract
Carbonyl sulfide (OCS) is a toxic gas produced during industrial processes that poses risks to both human health and industrial equipment. Therefore, detecting OCS concentrations plays a crucial role in early hazard warning. This paper presents an online system for detecting OCS at the ppb level using thermal conversion and spectral reconstruction filtering differential optical absorption spectroscopy (SRF-DOAS). First, OCS, which is not suitable for DOAS due to its weak absorption characteristics, is completely transformed into SO 2 with strong absorption characteristics under high-temperature conditions. Then, the spectral reconstruction filtering method (SRF) is proposed to eliminate the noise and interference. The core idea of the method is to arrange the spectrum according to the spectral intensity from small to large rather than wavelength, reconstructing the spectrum into a new spectrum with linear characteristics. The reconstructed spectrum can remove noise and interference by linear fitting and retain the characteristic of SO 2 oscillation absorption. Next, we demonstrate the ability of the reconstructed spectral method to remove noise and interference by comparing the spectra of the inverse-reconstructed gas mixture and SO 2 . The relative deviation of 0.88% at 100 ppb and detection limit of 7.26 ppb*m for OCS were obtained using the SRF-DOAS method. Finally, the reliability of the system was confirmed by measurements of OCS concentrations in mixture gas of OCS and air, as well as in human exhaled breath.