Taller de Entrenamiento 

en análisis de gases para el cambio climático: 

emisiones fijas y móviles, GEI y niveles ambientales

8-10 de septiembre, 2015

CENAM, Querétaro, México

Training Workshop on gas analysis for climate change:

Stack and mobile emissions, GHGs and environmental levels

September 8-10, 2015

CENAM, Queretaro, Mexico
 

September 8, 2015 Tuesday

Day 1 : Session A – Institutional Awareness/ Día 1- Conciencia Institucional

Theme: Do we have the right policies in place? / Tema - ¿Tenemos las políticas adecuadas?

8:30 Travel to CENAM from Hotel and Registration/ Registro

9:00 Welcoming Remarks/ Palabras de Bienvenida

Opening Address/ Discurso Inaugural

CENAM – .... , General Director of CENAM or of Metrology of Materials?, CENAM México

OAS – Ruben Contreras, Senior Energy and Climate Change Specialist, OAS/OEA

NIST – Dr. Claire Saundry, Director/Directora, International and Academic Affairs, NIST

9:30 – 10:00 Scope of the workshop and its relation with climate change/ Alcance del taller de entrenamiento y su 

relación con el cambio climático

Jorge Koelliker, Sientific Coordinator Gas Metrology Group, CENAM / Jorge Koelliker, Coordinador 

Científico del Grupo de Metrología de Gases, CENAM, Mexico

10:00 – 10:30 Regulations of air pollutants: why and how are they regulated?/ Normativa en contaminantes del aire: 

¿por qué y cómo están regulados?

Jorge Koelliker, Sientific Coordinator Gas Metrology Group, CENAM / Jorge Koelliker, Coordinador 

Científico del Grupo de Metrología de Gases, CENAM, Mexico

10:30 Break/Pausa

11:00 – 11:30

11:30 – 12:00

Methods and technologies for assays versus those for development of measurement standards /

Métodos y tecnologías para ensayos contra aquellos para el desarrollo de patrones de medida

General remaks and technologies for gas standards in CENAM / Jorge Koelliker, CENAM

Technologies for gas standards and gaseous environmental assays / Lyn Gameson, NIST

12:00-12:30 Introduction to traceability in gas analysis / Jorge Koelliker, CENAM

12:30 Lunch / Almuerzo

September 8, 2015 Tuesday

Day 1: Session B – Technical Workshop/ Día 1- Taller Técnico

Theme: Introduction to the Preparation and Certification of Gas Mixtures

Tema: 

14:00 – 14:40 Introduction to the Preparation of gas mixtures by the gravimetric method / Francisco Rangel CENAM

14:40 – 15:20 Introduction to the Certification of gas mixtures / Carlos Ramirez CENAM

15:20 – 15:40 Break/Pausa

15:40 – 16:10 Visit to the preparation laboratory of gas mixtures and explanation of the preparation of a gaseous 

PRMs / Francisco Rangel, CENAM

16:10 – 17:00 Visit to the gas analysis laboratory and hands on the certification of a 800 mol/mol NO/N2 gas 

mixture for stack/vehicle emissions / Carlos Ramirez and Francisco Rangel, CENAM

17:15 Travel back to your hotel
 

September 9, 2015 Wednesday

Day 2 : Technical Workshop / Día 2- Taller Técnico

Theme: Certification of Gas Mixtures and Mobile Emission Programs

8:30 Travel to CENAM from Hotel and Registration/ Registro

9:00 – 9:30 Calculations for the certification of gas mixtures / Carlos Ramirez CENAM

9:30 – 10:00 Certification of Gas mixtures according to NIST Programs / Lyn Gameson, NIST 

10:00 – 10:30 Implementation of regulations in the mobile emission programs / Jorge Koelliker CENAM

10:30 Break/Pausa

11:00 – 11:30 Needs of CRMs and NIST services in the mobile emissions programs / Lyn Gameson, NIST

(e.g. EPA verification program carried out by NIST)

11:30-12:00 Sampling of CRMs and gas mixtures / Jorge Koelliker, CENAM

12:00-12:30 Questions of participants

12:30 Lunch / Almuerzo

September 9, 2015 Wednesday

Day 1: Session B – Technical Workshop/ Día 1- Taller Técnico

Theme: Certification of Gas Mixtures and Mobile Emission Programs

14:00 – 15:00 Hands on measurement of propane/N2 binary mixture by GC-FID for mobile emissions (group 1) /

Carlos Ramirez CENAM

Hands on measurement of a 25 mol/mol CO/N2 binary mixture by NDIR for ambient air levels 

(group 2) / Manuel Avila CENAM

15:00 – 16:00 Hands on measurement of a 25 mol/mol CO/N2 binary mixture by NDIR for ambient air levels 

(group 1) / Manuel Avila CENAM

Hands on measurement of propane/N2 binary mixture by GC-FID for mobile emissions (group 2) /

Carlos Ramirez CENAM

16:00 – 16:20 Break/Pausa

16:20 – 17:00 Visit to the gas analysis laboratory to explain gas services / Gas analysis group, CENAM

17:15 Travel back to your hotel
 

September 10, 2015 Thursday

Day 3 : Technical Workshop / Día 3- Taller Técnico

Theme: Stack Emissions, Air Quality and GHGs measurements

8:30 Travel to CENAM from Hotel and Registration/ Registro

9:00 – 9:30 Stack emissions CRMs, implementation of regulations and restrictions / Jorge Koelliker CENAM

Topic of technical limitations of NMIs and dificulties in Latin American Countries

9:30 – 10:30 Flow measurement capabilities needed to carry out assays of stack emissions / Flow person from NIST 

Maybe help from Lyn G. to carry out interference studies in multicomponent gas mixtures

10:30 Break/Pausa

11:00 – 11:30 Air quality measurement standards as implemented in Mexico / Jorge Koelliker CENAM

Feedback of the topic as implemented in the USA and by NIST

11:30-12:00 Measurements of GHGs

WMO requirements for GHGs and current situation in comparisons / Jorge Koelliker CENAM

Certification of CRMs from NIST for GHGs. Lyn Gameson or Jerry R., NIST

12:00-12:30 Questions of participants

12:30 Lunch / Almuerzo

September 10, 2015 Thursday

Day 3: Session B – Technical Workshop/ Día 3- Taller Técnico

Theme: Stack Emissions, Air Quality and GHGs measurements

14:00 – 15:00 Hands on measurement of methane by GC-FID for GHGs (group 1) / Carlos Ramirez CENAM

Hands on measurement of CO2/N2 by GC-FID for GHGs (group 2) / Francisco Rangel CENAM

15:00 – 16:00 Hands on measurement of CO2/N2 by GC-FID for GHGs (group 1) / Francisco Rangel CENAM

Hands on measurement of methane by GC-FID for GHGs (group 2) / Carlos Ramirez CENAM

16:00 – 16:20 Break/Pausa

16:00 – 17:00 Questions and Closing Remarks / Preguntas y Palabras de Cierre

17:15 Travel back to your hotel
 

Acronyms / Siglas