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Study of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emissions from burning of local wood species in Australia

conference contribution
posted on 2001-01-01, 00:00 authored by L Zou, Yuncang Li, S Atkinson, M Hooper
Four kinds of Australian local wood species were burned in a domestic wood heater installed in a laboratory. The selected wood species include pine, red gum, yellow box and sugar gum, that are the most popular domestic fuel wood in Australia. Particulate matter emissions from burning of each load of wood were sampled isokinetically on filter media from the flue by standard stack emission sampling train. The particle laden filters then went for Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometer (GC/MS) analysis to determine polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) concentrations. The sampling was conducted under two different burning conditions – air inlet of the combustion chamber fully open and half open. Approximately 15 types of PAHs were detected. Emission factors were derived as microgram of PAHs /kg of wood burned. Total particulate emission factors were also obtained from gravimetric measurement before and after the sampling. PAH emission profiles for four species were generated from the results. Comparisons of emission factors have been conducted among different species of wood, as well as under different burning conditions, ie. fast burning and slowing burning. According to the derived emission factors, pine displayed the highest level of PAHs among the four species, followed by red gum and yellow box, whereas sugar gum showed the lowest level of PAHs. Emission factors were compared between each type of wood under two different burning conditions, the slow burning condition, which was air inlet half open, clearly showed higher PAH levels compared to the fast burning condition. Total PAH fractions on particulate matter were calculated and compared among wood types under two burning conditions. During the fast burning condition, red gum and pine have the higher percentage of PAH to total particulate matter emission than sugar gum and yellow box. When changed to slow burning, the PAH fraction on particulate matter are all increased with sugar gum having the largest increase.

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Title of proceedings

A&WMA's 2001 : Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Associations 94th Annual Conference and Exhibition

Event

Air and Waste Management Associations. Meeting (2001 : Orlando, Florida)

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1 - 9

Publisher

Air & Waste Management Association

Location

Orlando, Florida

Place of publication

Pittsburgh, Pa

Start date

2001-06-24

End date

2001-06-28

Language

eng

Publication classification

E1 Full written paper - refereed

Copyright notice

2006 AWMA

Editor/Contributor(s)

K Baugues

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