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Emissions Monitoring for Steel Mills

Steel mills include a multitude of activities that generate gaseous emissions. Besides continuous emissions stack monitoring, the applications in a steel mill also include process mesaurements that provides important data to the operators in order to optimize the steel making process.

Emissions Monitoring for Power Plants

Opsis offers fully automated system solutions for continuous monitoring in power plants. The monitoring systems have been approved by the German TÜV and the U.S. EPA among others.

Emissions Monitoring for Mining / Emissions Monitoring for Smelting

The Opsis monitoring solution for mining and smelting applications is based on either DOAS or laser diode technique. Opsis non-contact monitoring solutions are very well suited for applications in the Mining and Smelting Industries, as the flue gas conditions often involves high temperatures and high dust concentrations. The on-line, open-path systems are used for monitoring HF, sulphur dioxide, SO3 and HCl in potrooms, in fence-line applications and in continuous emissions monitoring.

Emissions Monitoring for Mineral Wool Production

Opsis cross-stack monitoring systems are successfully used for emissions monitoring in mineral wool plants.

Emissions Monitoring for Chemical Plants

The Opsis gas monitoring system is designed for monitoring in stacks and gas ducts in chemical industries, both in order to increase plant efficiency and to monitor emissions. The Opsis systems have been internationally approved by e.g. the German TÜV and the U.S. EPA.

Emissions Monitoring for Cement Plants

Opsis provides state-of-the-art monitoring equipment, fully meeting the high standards of monitoring performance and reliability that the cement industry requires. The Opsis in situ systems are designed to withstand environments with high particulate levels and high temperatures.

Emissions Monitoring

The Opsis monitoring solution in aluminium smelters is based on either DOAS or laser diode technique. The on-line, open-path systems are used for monitoring HF and sulphur dioxide in potrooms, in fence-line applications and in continuous emissions monitoring. Opsis has long experience of monitoring in aluminium smelters.

Emissions Monitoring for Tunnels

The Opsis monitoring solution is designed for high-quality gas measurement in traffic tunnels. The monitoring systems have been approved by the Germany TÜV and the U.S. EPA among others.

Particulate Monitoring

The Opsis SM200 is a combined particulate monitor that can be used for both automatic measurement and filter sampling. It uses 47 mm filters for sampling and beta attenuation of particulates.

Fence-Line Monitoring of Fugitive Emissions

The Opsis open path monitoring system is an excellent tool for monitoring air quality, fugitive emissions and gas leaks at industrial sites. By arranging monitoring paths strategically at locations outside the borderline of an industrial area, fugitive emissions and gas leaks will effectively be detected. By combining the measured gas data with meteorological parameters information such as where the pollution sources are located and the strength of the emissions can be calculated, using the EnviMan software.

Air Quality Monitoring Stations

Opsis provides complete AQM stations, used for street-level, urban trend and background applications. The monitoring systems have been approved by the German TÜV and the U.S. EPA among others.

Emissions Monitoring for Airports

Opsis systems provide high-performance monitoring of the emission activities within an airport. The rapid system allows on-line monitoring of the emissions from each aircraft at take-offs and landings, monitoring of fugitive emissions from stationary sources and differing of the airport sources from the surrounding pollution sources.

Continuous emissions monitoring for sulphuric acid production plants

The process control of a sulphuric acid plant needs good and reliable detection of gas phase sulphur dioxide (SO2). To measure SO2 is a challenge due to the corrosive environment and high concentration of SO2. Several places in the process needs to be monitored and to transport the sample gas is difficult. A large dynamic range is needed as the SO2 concentration can vary between 15% volume and a few mg/m3. Most systems installed need a lot of maintenance, sometimes as often as every day.

Ambient stations for ambient air quality monitoring

Ambient air monitoring involves the measurement of `representative` air in urban, industrial and rural areas. These measurements are used to determine the human exposure to pollutants and can be combined with trace/background monitoring.

Ambient air quality monitoring at airports

To measure the ambient air quality at airports is a challenge. The monitoring site needs to be representative for background levels and not dependant on changes in local traffic. A large number of gaseous components need to be measured with high accuracy and high availability. The OPSIS DOAS system provides the user with a fast system that gives high availability at low cost. The impact of aircraft take-offs and landings can easily be followed on-line. The OPSIS system can also monitor fugitive emissions from...

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for benzene fence-line monitoring

To monitor benzene emissions can be a challenge, but OPSIS makes it easy. Benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon liquid that evaporates quickly if exposed to ambient air. It is one of the most commonly used substances in the chemical industry and it is known to cause cancer. For this reason, refineries in the United States must start monitoring fugitive emissions of benzene from January 30, 2018. This is part of the 2015 U.S. EPA Petroleum Refinery rule. In case a yearly rolling average of benzene concentrations...

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for fence-line monitoring

The OPSIS open-path monitoring system is an excellent tool for monitoring the air quality, fugitive emissions and gas leaks at industrial sites. By arranging monitoring paths strategically at locations outside the borderline of an industrial area, fugitive emissions and gas leaks will effectively be detected. By combining the measured gas data with meteorological parameters information such as where the pollution sources are located and the strength of the emissions can be calculated, using the EnviMan software....

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for PM2.5/PM10 particulate monitoring

OPSIS provides real-time, flexible monitoring of particulate matter in the ambient air. Particulate matter monitoring with OPSIS, is a cost-effective solution, is ideally suited for use in modern monitoring stations. It can be remote controlled and includes automatic calibration, features that frees time. The SM200 meets the new regulation for automatic monitoring of PM10 and PM2.5. It also meets the new regulation for particulate matter sampling on filter membranes for further analysis of cadmium, nickel, PAH...

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for remote sensing of ship emissions

New regulation forces ships to lower the emissions of SO2. Ships travelling in SECA areas has to either run on low sulphur fuel, or install SO2 scrubbers. To measure the SO2 emissions from a ship is not an easy task. OPSIS provides the Port Authorities with a unique measurement principle where the emissions from the ship is measured remotely. Light is passing the emissions and by analyzing the light, concentrations of SO2 can be measured.

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for street-level monitoring

To measure the air quality in a city is a challenge. A large number of gaseous components need to be measured with high accuracy. The monitoring site needs to be representative for the city and the system has to be easy to maintain and calibrate. The OPSIS open-path monitoring systems provide a flexible solution, giving the average concentration for an area. A single OPSIS system can measure all relevant gaseous components set by the authorities, such as NO, NO2, SO2, O3, BTX, NH3.

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for tunnel monitoring

Car tunnels need ventilation in order to keep air pollution below the limits. When the pollution levels reaches a setpoint, the fans must be started and kept running until the pollution levels decreases.

Ambient air quality monitoring solutions for urban air quality monitoring

To measure air quality in the ambient air is a challenge. The monitoring site needs to be representative and not dependant on changes in local traffic. A large number of gaseous components need to be measured with high accuracy and high availability.

Continuous emissions monitoring for aluminium smelters

Process control and emissions monitoring in an aluminium smelter is a challenge due to the high concentrations of HF. To use an extractive system in this environment will demand a lot of maintenance.

Continuous emissions monitoring for brick plants

Process control and emissions monitoring in a brick plant is a challenge due to the high concentrations of HF. The HF is generated in the process and gas phase HF can reach 50 mg/m3 or more. To use an extractive system in this environment will demand a lot of maintanence.

Continuous emissions monitoring for cement industry

Process control and emissions monitoring in cement plants, can be a challenge due to the dusty and corrosive environment. OPSIS provides an accurate system that will operate with high performance and a minimum of maintenance.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for chemical industry

Process control and emissions monitoring in a chemical plant is a challenge due to corrosive gases, high dust load, and high temperatures. To use an extractive system in this environment will demand a lot of maintenance.

Continuous emissions monitoring for glass manufacturing industries

Process control and emissions monitoring in a glass manufacturing plant is a challenge due to high temperature in the flue gas. The OPSIS DOAS system provides the glass industry with an accurate analyser that will operate with a minimum of maintenance. The OPSIS DOAS system is based on a non-contact method that uses an optical path to measure across the duct. A single OPSIS system will measure all relevant gas componensts such as NOX, SO2, CO, CO2, H2O, O2, and others.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for H2S monitoring

To monitor H₂S can be difficult. The UV absorption is without structure and the IR absorption has strong interference from H₂O. The traditional way has been to remove all SO₂ from the sample while keeping H₂S, then convert H₂S to SO₂ ,and finally measure SO₂ which then effectively yields the H₂S concentration. The instruments used have often been ambient air...

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for mercury monitoring

Waste incinerators, cement plants and power plants need good and reliable measurements of total gaseous mercury. The measurement of total gaseous mercury is a challenge due to chemical reactions and contamination. The installed systems will often require a lot of maintanence still not giving reliable results.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for mineral wool production

Process control and emissions monitoring in a mineral wool plant is a challenge due to the presence of phenol and formaldehyde. To use an extractive system in this environment will demand a lot of maintenance. The OPSIS DOAS system is different and provides plants with an accurate analyser that will operate with a minimum of maintenance. The OPSIS DOAS system is based on a non-contact method using an optical measurement path that can operate across the duct.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for mining & smelting

OPSIS non-contact monitoring solutions, based on either DOAS or TDL techniques, are very well suited for applications in the mining and smelting Industries, as the flue gas conditions often involve high temperatures and high dust concentrations.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for palm oil plants

Make more out of your mill. OPSIS tested and approved monitoring systems provide cost-effective and reliable on-line monitoring of several gas compounds, such as both high and low concentrations of methane, moisture, carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulphide, at several locations.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for power plants

OPSIS offers fully automated system solutions for continuous monitoring in power plants. The monitoring systems have been tested and approved by the German TÜV and the U.S. EPA among others, for the best performance and longest calibration interval.

Raw-gas monitoring for scrubber optimizing

The consumption of scrubbing material in a scrubber is related to the mass flow of acid gases. Hydrogen chloride (HCl) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) are the major acid gases in an incinerator. By measuring the mass flow of SO2 and HCl in the raw gas going into the scrubber, it is possible to calculate the required quantity of scrubbing material.

Continuous emissions monitoring for real driving emissions

There are many cars that have a large impact on the environment in many places around the world. The emissions from fossil fuel cars are too high, and previous test methods have not given the full picture. Tests in a laboratory has, so far, been made indoors, in laboratories, and they do not match the reality, as they do not take into account the real driving conditions. Therefore, we have developed an accurate and reliable monitoring system that can measure the emissions in real life conditions. Based on our...

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for steel plants

The nature of steel manufacturing processes places severe limitations on the monitoring methods that can be used. Aggressive environments combined with high levels of particulates and gases make the choice very limited.

Process monitoring solutions for O2 oxygen monitoring

OPSIS EEx Zone 1 and 2 certified monitoring equipment meets the demands for monitoring in harsh areas with a high amount of corrosive gaseous compounds. OPSIS offers two monitoring solutions, TDL (Tuneable Laser Diode) technology with ER060L-EEx emitter and receiver set, for harsh installations, and OPSIS O2000 oxygen monitor. The most suitable technique is used for the application at hand.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for waste to energy plants

Process control and emission monitoring in a waste to energy plant is a challenge. A large number of gaseous components need to be measured with high accuracy. Almost 100% uptime is required and the monitoring system needs to be easy to maintain and fast to calibrate. The OPSIS system is tested and approved to have the best performance and longest calibration intervals, and provides the waste to energy plant with an accurate analyser that will operate with a minimum of maintenance.

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for sulfuric acid production plants

The process control of a sulfuric acid plant needs good and reliable detection of gas phase sulfur dioxide (SO₂). To measure SO₂ is a challenge due to the corrosive environment and high concentration of SO₂. Several places in the process needs to be monitored and to transport the sample gas is difficult. A large dynamic range is needed as the SO₂ concentration can vary between 15% volume and a few mg/m³. Most systems installed need a lot of...

Continuous emissions monitoring solutions for special applications CEM

OPSIS is a world-leading supplier of CEMS (continuous emissions monitoring systems) for various special applications in the industrial emissions sector. The OPSIS gas monitoring systems have been tested and approved by a range of international authorities, and has proven to have the best performance and longest calibration intervals. We specialise in the design and supply of high accuracy, low maintenance,...

Process monitoring solutions for CO2 capture

The process control of a CO2 capture plant needs good and reliable detection of gas phase NH3 and CO2. Measuring NH3 is a challenge due to the corrosive environment and high concentrations of NH3. Several places in the process needs to be monitored and to transport the sample is difficult. A large dynamic range is needed as the NH3 concentration can vary between 15% volume and a few mg/m3.

Process monitoring solutions for NH3 truck engine monitoring

A new EC regulation states that diesel engines need to have active cleaning with urea injection in order to reduce NOx emissions. In order to control the urea dosage, a reliable measurement system is required. OPSIS LD500 laser diode gas analyser for monitoring ammonia (NH3), has been tested and approved by German TÜV, in accordance with the EURO VI standard.

Process monitoring solutions for special applications processes

OPSIS is a world-leading supplier of gas monitoring systems for various special applications in the process control sector. The OPSIS process monitoring systems have been tested and approved by a range of international authorities, and has proven to have the best performance and longest calibration intervals. We specialise in the design and supply of high accuracy, low maintenance, cross-duct, non-extractive process control systems. We also provide additional products and services, including...

Marine monitoring solutions

Marine monitoring is a variant of OPSIS general offers for continuous emissions monitoring (CEM) and process control. The special operating conditions on-board vessels call for special measures to comply with regulations and expectations. However, OPSIS has mastered this environment and...

Marine monitoring solutions for the SO2/CO2/NOx monitoring

Process control of a SO2 scrubber on a ship is a challenge due to wet and corrosive gases. In such environment, extractive gas sampling systems require high levels of maintenance in order to operate correctly. OPSIS monitoring system solves this by using an optical, non-contact, cross-duct technique. A light beam is sent across the duct or stack to be measured, and the captured light is sent through an optical fibre cable to an analyser. The analyser measures SO2, CO2 and NOx concentrations using UV and IR...

Marine monitoring solutions for the O2 oxygen monitoring

OPSIS provides various monitoring solutions for marine vessels. One application is to monitor in Inert Gas Generators (IGG) onboard ships to control the quality of the nitrogen. The reliable systems supply accurate values continuously, and presents it directly to the control system.