Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring

Dear Colleagues,

Monitoring and understanding biogenic, geogenic, and anthropogenic processes on local, regional, and global scales is only possible if adequate sensing technologies are available to gather relevant and reliable data. Among the plethora of parameters that require measurement, the composition of the atmosphere is of fundamental importance for industrial and natural processes alike.

To this end, the reliable monitoring of trace gases in air is a prerequisite for many applications, ranging from investigating climate change and monitoring health to ensuring the safety of industrial sites and processes. The requirements for chemical sensing technologies in terms of sensitivity, selectivity, stability, size, and price very much depend on the final application, which has led to a vast number of sensing approaches catering to different needs. This makes gas sensing a currently very active field of research and development efforts involving multiple disciplines.

This Special Issue is dedicated to providing the latest research results in the field of environmental gas sensing as well as an overview of the different technological approaches currently available for environmental monitoring, including the different application scenarios.

Prof. Dr. Stefan Palzer
Guest Editor

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• environmental monitoring
• trace gas
• gas sensor
• spectroscopy
• microsystems
• nanotechnology
• MOEMS/NEMS