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and Applications for the Jetanizer in Green Transformation
Shimadzu Review 81[1・2] (2024)
Abstract
In the field of Green Transformation (GX), energy consumption is shifting to new energy sources such as hydrogen and biofuels aimed at carbon neutrality (net zero greenhouse gas emissions), research is exploring technology for the capture and reuse of carbon dioxide (CO2 ), and there is a growing demand for gas chromatographs capable of evaluating and analyzing these compounds and materials. Within research into new technologies in the field of GX, there is a trend towards the use of gas chromatography (GC) systems with increasingly complex system configurations and multiple detectors, each suited to specific target analytes. Inorganic gases at very low levels are typically analyzed using detectors specifically designed for this purpose, but these detectors require helium gas and the supply instability and high price of helium poses an issue for the use of these detectors. Flame ionization detectors (FIDs) are multi multi-purpose detectors used in GC systems that are unable to detect low levels of CO2 and other inorganic gases. The Jetanizer is a compact catalytic reactor designed to be used with these existing, multi multi-purpose FIDs that can convert CO2 and CO into methane (CH4 ). This article presents a performance evaluation of the Jetanizer using CO, CO2 , and CH4 analysis and some example applications for this device.
1Green Solution Unit, Solutions Center of Excellence, Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
2GC & TA Business Unit, Analytical & Measuring Instruments Division, , Shimadzu Corporation, Kyoto, Japan
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