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Scentroid's Approach for
Monitoring Air Quality in Chemical Plant
The geographic location of chemical plants significantly affects both industrial business sustainability and regional environmental sustainability. We must simultaneously consider regional background air quality information, new plant emissions, and local statistical meteorological conditions.
The combination of stationary equipment and Odour Patrol device monitoring provides a comprehensive approach to air quality monitoring in chemical plants.
Stationary Equipment provide continuous monitoring of indoor and outdoor air quality in and around your facility, providing valuable data on the overall level and distribution of pollution.
Odour Patrol offers an additional layer of monitoring, enabling the detection of hot-spots and a large area in an effectively way, along with providing more granular data on the spatial and temporal patterns of air pollution.
Stationary Equipment
Scentroid’s CTmini and CTair continuous monitoring of air quality in and around your facility, providing valuable data on the overall level and distribution of pollution.
Complete Emission Inventory Service
Benzene Testing
Safely determine the impact of benzene within and around Oil & Gas facilities. Continuous monitoring of Benzene around the facility perimeter provides real time and historical data.
Sludge Process Testing
Sludge concentration, age, the dissolved oxygen concentration, the proper distribution of flow to parallel treatment units, and management of sludge
Fugitive Emission Measurement
Gases or vapors emitted from pressurized equipment due to leaks and other unintended or irregular releases primarily result from industrial activities
Complete Emission Inventory
A database that lists, by source, the amount of air pollutants discharged into the atmosphere during a specific time period
Pollutants from Chemical Plant
The following is a list of recommended monitoring options for your facility:
- Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)
- Criteria Air Pollutants (CAP)
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- Sulphur Dioxide (SO2)
- Particulate Matter (PM1, 2.5, 10)
- Benzene (C6H6)
- Pyrazine (C4H4N2)
- Formaldehyde (CH2O)
- Ketones (CnH2nO)
- Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
- Aromatic Compounds
- Carbon Monoxide (CO)
- Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
- Plus more
Ask a Scentroid Representative how we can help you with Chemical Plant Air Monitoring!
Odour Patrol
Scentroid developed the Odour Patrol methodology in 2015 to map the odour impact of the entirety of the city of Ras Laffan in Qatar, and has since been used in Canada, UAE, USA, Italy, Chile and many more countries with great success. This combines the use of the field olfactometer SM100i, and handheld or mobile ambient air quality monitors. These could range from the Scentroid US20, to the DR2000 flying laboratory, and the TR8 Odotracker product lines.
Monitoring Overview
Track your sensitive receptors, and view the direct effects an emission source may have on them, down to the odour unit per second value!
Using “Event Triangulation” SIMS3 can pinpoint the location of unknown sources and determine their contribution to the complaints received
A typical chemical plant requires approximately 4-5 air quality monitoring devices strategically stationed around the facility perimeter based on collected data.
Track the impact of upset conditions, odour filter maintenance, sludge deliveries and other facility events using our SIMS3 AI algorithm
Several facility processes may be directly contributing to errant odours. SIMS3 can track the emission rate of all odour sources using amient monitors and reverse dispersion modeling.
Once odour complaints are filed, SIMS3 will collect them and visually present them in a visual, mappable format. SIMS3 will also analyze the contributor of the source that led to the complaint.
Sensitive Receptor: Commercial Office Building
Sensitive Receptor: Local School
Sensitive Receptor: Local Bank
Sensitive Receptor: Public Park
Unknown Odour Source: Nail Polish Factory
Odour Complaints: Nearby Residential Plaza
Rubber Factory Event: Mastication
Rubber Factory Event: Shaping & Curing
Rubber Factory Known Odour Source: Mixing
Monitoring Device: Scentroid CTmini or CTair
Monitoring Device: Scentroid CTmini or CTair
Monitoring Device: Scentroid CTmini or CTair
Monitoring Device: UrbanScanner US20
Monitoring Device: UrbanScanner US20
How Can Scentroid Help with
Chemical Plant
Air Quality and Odour Complaints?
Once you activate Scentroid’s devices and enter our software SIMS3, we can use the collected data to determine whether an odour complaint is justified or not. We identify where the great odour sources come from and make justification for you. We also continuously monitoring to help facility maintain better air quality to avoid receiving complaints.
Odour Complaint Justification
Once Scentroid devices are all set and receive all data, SIMS3 will determine whether an odour complaint is justified or not. Red indicates that the complaint was automatically categorized as “justified”, those in green would be recorded, but categorized as “not justified,” those in yellow would be recorded and categorized as “to be justified”. Furthermore, the user can use triangulation to determine the source of unjustified odours.
Triangulation of Unknown Sources
If you are trying to determine the location of potentially unknown sources, SIMS3 offers a triangulation mode and identifier to assist you with pinpointing unknown sources. SIMS3 features the ability to perform triangulation from odour events or from ambient air monitoring equipment readings.
Odour Complaint Analysis
SIMS3 features a correlation module that determines what events caused the greatest odours and what the contributing sources may have been. Furthermore, should your facility’s process events be recorded, SIMS3 will associate those events with odour increases.
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SIMS3
Sensor Information Management System
SIMS3 sensor information management software, is our all-inclusive software used to view and analyze historical data, run diagnostics, make predictions, and configure various settings for your supported Scentroid device. It offers a complete and integrated suite for ambient air chemical analysis and odor management. SIMS3 can collect data from thousands of devices covering an entire area, using a unique and highly intuitive facility control system.
Powered by
Artificial Intelligence
SIMS3 transforms air quality monitoring and odor complaint management with the power of AI. Our user-friendly interface offers intuitive access to a range of features including pollutant threat assessment, air quality alerts, historical data analysis, sample tracking, plume detection, and complaint management, empowering users of all levels to conduct sophisticated data analytics effortlessly.
Mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere. It is performed with a computer simulation of a pollutant dispersion model
SIMS3 Analytics
View data in several formats including temporal view, statistical view, AQI Analysis view, and heat map.
Event Analytics
Take your analytic capabilities even further by analyzing your recorded events, event types, and overall event activity. In this module, you will be able to determine your most triggered event type and the days with the highest recorded activity.
Odor Complaint Analytics
This module allows you to easily determine the justification analytics of all recorded odor events. View which days have had the highest justified or not justified events, view the correlation matrix with contributing events, and see which processes may have a connection to all recorded odor complaints.
Temporal Mode
As shown here in temporal view, the user can Isolate or compare collected sensor data for any user-defined timeframe in an easy to read chart. Any event or event type that occured within the specified timeframe is also tracked.
Statistical Mode
Isolate and determine individual sensor reading trends with our detailed statistical analysis view. Data is presented as percentages vs concentration for quick reference. A data trend guide displays whether your tracked chemical readings are displaying an increase or decrease.
AQI Analysis
Based on established AQI Thresholds (either automatically generated or user-defined), view recorded AQI for any period of time. This module will also allow you to view how many times AQI exceeded these thresholds, and for how long (percentage).
Heat Map
View each individual sensor’s heat map within a user-defined period. Concentration is presented in this format to assist the user with visually defining patterns and trends. Heat map data is presented as date vs. time.
Export Reports
The SIMS3 reporting module provides you with the tools you need to make informed decisions regarding your monitoring projects. At the click of a button, this document generates averages as well as thorough individual sensor reports. Users can schedule weekly, monthly, or annual reports emailed directly to them once generated!
Recommended
Scentroid Services
Scentroid provides a comprehensive site overview. Our team of qualified engineers and technicians formulates a sampling plan and takes analytical and olfactometric measurements and samples at key locations. We analyze samples on-site using portable analyzers and olfactometers before shipping them to a comprehensive analytical (ISO 17025) and stationary olfactometric laboratory (EN13725). After we analyze the samples, we process the data and compare it against pertinent regulations, guidelines, and standards. If we find an exceedance of pollutants, Scentroid can recommend suitable approaches to ensure environmental compliance. Additionally, atmospheric dispersion modeling can be included in the environmental impact assessment.
Determine the severity and extent of the pollutant / odour emissions from your facility. Simulations are processed using the US-EPA designed and approved, AERMOD modelling suite.
Send us your sample bags and our Olfactometric Laboratory will determine their odour concentration in accordance to EN13725:2022, ASTM E679-04, NVN2820, VDI 3881, GB/T14675-93 and/or AS 4323.3.
Other Scentroid Services
Seek advice from our odour monitor experts and environmental consultants to help you improve the accuracy and reliability of your monitoring projects.
Air quality mapping, model verification, and analysis of potentially dangerous sites have all now been made possible. While in flight, built-in chemical sensors can provide remote monitoring.
Ground level readings are used by SIMS3 to conduct back-trajectory to identify unknown sources. Continuous pollution data and field olfactometric data are used along with meteorological data to triangulate the exact location of an odour source.
Scentroid offers a complete and integrated suite for ambient air chemical analysis and odor management, known as SIMS3. Our software utilizes a unique and highly intuitive facility control system, and powerful artificial intelligence to assist you with daily tasks.
We can assist with continuously monitoring the air quality around the boundary of your facility. This is typically used in settings where emissions and pollutants may potentially affect a community.
A team that’s equipped with an SM100i Olfactometer, an OdoTracker personal ambient air monitoring device, a thermal camera, and a noise monitor patrols and collects facility data.
SIMS3 provides the user with the ability to collect, store, determine the correlation factor, and the justification of all complaints that may have been entered against your facility.
Scentroid is capable of providing you and your facility with several reports ranging from SIMS3 outputs, to odour testing results based on your facility’s requirements. Several report types can be autogenerated using our SIMS3 platform.
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Chemical Plant References
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