Portable Photosynthetic Sensor: An Important Tool for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Campaign

Abstract

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is one of the most significant greenhouse gas that affect global warming. CO₂ reduction in the atmosphere through plant absorption could be one solution to solve this global situation effectively and sustainable. Thus, CO₂ absorption analysis potentially needs an accurate photosynthesis measuring instrument for the planning of planting projects and appropriate area selection in order to aid the solution. This research was focused on design and create a portable photosynthetic sensor using many processing sensors as were required in the influential plant photosynthesis factors. The sensor was designed to display realtime value all parameters and the net photosynthesis via LCD monitor. In evaluating, the study compared the value from each sensor with standard gases and commercial tools then analyzed with statistical methods. The net photosynthesis obtained from the sensor was compared to the reference data collected using a commercial instrument in the same plants. The results of analysis shown that all sensors and the portable photosynthetic sensor had a high precision and accuracy similar to commercial instrument. Moreover, this invention can be takeplace an expensive commercial instruments and can be used as a tool for reduce an atmosphere CO₂ effectively.