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CH4, C2H6, and CO2 gases were detected by the system. The concentration of CO2 could be detected directly, and the concentrations of CH4 and C2H6 were detected using a PCA-BP neural network algorithm because of the interference of CH4 and C2H6. The detection limits were achieved to be 2.59 ppm, 926 ppb, and 114 ppb for CH4, C2H6, and CO2 with an averaging time of 429 s, 462 s, and 297 s, respectively. The root mean square error of prediction (RMSEP) of CH4 and C2H6 were 10.97 ppm and 2.00 ppm, respectively. 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