Gasera Ltd. is a Finnish high-tech company focused on the analysis of gases, liquids and solid materials. The main focus of Gasera is measuring harmful
air pollutants
Air pollution is the presence of substances in the air that are harmful to humans, other living beings or the environment. Pollutants can be gases like ozone or nitrogen oxides or small particles like soot and dust. It affects both outdoor air ...
in order to protect humans and the environment. Other applications include e.g.
greenhouse gas monitoring
Greenhouse gas monitoring is the direct measurement of greenhouse gas emissions and levels. There are several different methods of measuring carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere, including Infrared gas analyzer, infrared analyzing and ...
, automotive and ship emissions monitoring,
dissolved gas analysis Dissolved gas analysis (DGA) is an examination of electrical transformer oil contaminants. Insulating materials within electrical equipment liberate gases as they slowly break down over time. The composition and distribution of these dissolved ga ...
in transformer oil, CWA and TIC detection, material identification and food production and safety.
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History
Gasera was founded in 2004 by Prof. Jyrki Kauppinen and his son Dr. Ismo Kauppinen. The company is a university spin-off of the
University of Turku
The University of Turku (, shortened ''UTU'') is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties located in the city of Turku in southwestern Finland. The university also has campuses in Rauma and Pori and research stations in Kevo ...
.
Technology
Gasera has developed new technologies to overcome drawbacks in common measurement solutions. Technology solutions are based on
cantilever enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared principle and widely tunable mid-infrared lasers.
Products
In 2016 Gasera launched GASERA ONE, portable photoacoustic multi-gas analyzer for protecting life, health and security. GASERA ONE utilises several different infrared light source technologies, such as widely tunable quantum cascade lasers (QCLs), enables countless application areas for reliable ppb-level trace gas monitoring, such as
VOCs
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are organic compounds that have a high vapor pressure at room temperature. They are common and exist in a variety of settings and products, not limited to house mold, upholstered furniture, arts and crafts supp ...
, inorganics,
hydrocarbon
In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is an organic compound consisting entirely of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are examples of group 14 hydrides. Hydrocarbons are generally colourless and Hydrophobe, hydrophobic; their odor is usually fain ...
s,
fluorocarbon
Fluorocarbons are chemical compounds with carbon-fluorine bonds. Compounds that contain many C-F bonds often have distinctive properties, e.g., enhanced stability, volatility, and hydrophobicity. Several fluorocarbons and their derivatives are ...
s,
anesthetic
An anesthetic (American English) or anaesthetic (British English; see spelling differences) is a drug used to induce anesthesia — in other words, to result in a temporary loss of sensation or awareness. They may be divided into t ...
s, and
corrosives at very low concentrations. Gasera also offers photoacoustic accessories for laboratory
FTIR instruments and research photoacoustic detectors.
Projects
IRON - Horizon 2020
In 2015 Gasera received funding of 2.3 million euros from the EU program
Horizon 2020
The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP1 to FP9, are funding programmes created by the European Union/European Commission to support and foster research in the Europe ...
. With the funding Gasera will develop and commercialize high performance hand-held IRON device for gas measurement to enable on-site detection of hazardous chemicals in cargo containers.
DOGGIES
In 2016 Gasera completed a three-year collaboration with the European Union in the DOGGIES (Detection of Olfactory traces by orthoGonal Gas identification technologIES) project, developing technology that imitates sniffer dogs for border patrol and the police. The technology can be used for detecting different drugs, such as amphetamine, cocaine, heroin and cannabis. DOGGIES was funded by the European Commission under the
.
Other EU Projects
Other EU projects funded by the European Commission under the
7th Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development Gasera has participated are CUSTOM, GasPro-Bio-Waste, MINIGAS, MUSE-Tech, OPTIMALT, Pro-Bio HySens, VItiSpec and Zero-VOC.
SOCKS
SOCKS is a project inside the HyperGlobal consortium funded by
Tekes’ Arktiset Meret program. The aim of the consortium is to develop and commercialise high performance gas sensing solutions for ship emissions monitoring. As an outcome of the SOCKS project, Gasera will develop an analyzer capable of simultaneously sensing the
sulphur dioxide
Sulfur dioxide (IUPAC-recommended spelling) or sulphur dioxide (traditional Commonwealth English) is the chemical compound with the formula . It is a colorless gas with a pungent smell that is responsible for the odor of burnt matches. It is r ...
() and
carbon dioxide
Carbon dioxide is a chemical compound with the chemical formula . It is made up of molecules that each have one carbon atom covalent bond, covalently double bonded to two oxygen atoms. It is found in a gas state at room temperature and at norma ...
() concentrations in air nearby seaways, from which the sulphur content of the fuel used by the ship can be calculated.
References
External links
* {{Official website, https://www.gasera.fi/
Technology companies of Finland
Turku
Finnish companies established in 2004