Estimation of Organic and Elemental Carbon Emitted from Wood Burning in Traditional and Improved Cookstoves Using Controlled Cooking Test

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (6) ◽  
pp. 3958-3965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Arora ◽  
Suresh Jain
Keyword(s):  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Wood Burning ◽  
Cooking Test

scholarly journals Fossil and non-fossil sources of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in Göteborg, Sweden

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1521-1535 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Szidat ◽  
M. Ruff ◽  
N. Perron ◽  
L. Wacker ◽  
H.-A. Synal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Latin Hypercube Sampling ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Total Carbon ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Back Trajectories ◽  
Wood Burning

Abstract. Particulate matter was collected at an urban site in Göteborg (Sweden) in February/March 2005 and in June/July 2006. Additional samples were collected at a rural site for the winter period. Total carbon (TC) concentrations were 2.1–3.6 μg m−3, 1.8–1.9 μg m−3, and 2.2–3.0 μg m−3 for urban/winter, rural/winter, and urban/summer conditions, respectively. Elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), water-insoluble OC (WINSOC), and water-soluble OC (WSOC) were analyzed for 14C in order to distinguish fossil from non-fossil emissions. As wood burning is the single major source of non-fossil EC, its contribution can be quantified directly. For non-fossil OC, the wood-burning fraction was determined independently by levoglucosan and 14C analysis and combined using Latin-hypercube sampling (LHS). For the winter period, the relative contribution of EC from wood burning to the total EC was >3 times higher at the rural site compared to the urban site, whereas the absolute concentrations of EC from wood burning were elevated only moderately at the rural compared to the urban site. Thus, the urban site is substantially more influenced by fossil EC emissions. For summer, biogenic emissions dominated OC concentrations most likely due to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. During both seasons, a more pronounced fossil signal was observed for Göteborg than has previously been reported for Zurich, Switzerland. Analysis of air mass origin using back trajectories suggests that the fossil impact was larger when local sources dominated, whereas long-range transport caused an enhanced non-fossil signal. In comparison to other European locations, concentrations of levoglucosan and other monosaccharide anhydrides were low for the urban and the rural site in the area of Göteborg during winter.

scholarly journals Fossil and non-fossil sources of organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) in Göteborg, Sweden

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 16255-16289 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Szidat ◽  
M. Ruff ◽  
L. Wacker ◽  
H.-A. Synal ◽  
M. Hallquist ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Latin Hypercube Sampling ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Rural Site ◽  
Urban Site ◽  
Winter Period ◽  
Back Trajectories ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Wood Burning

Abstract. Particulate matter was collected at an urban site in Göteborg (Sweden) in February/March 2005 and in June/July 2006. Additional samples were collected at a rural site for the winter period. Elemental carbon (EC), organic carbon (OC), water-insoluble OC (WINSOC), and water-soluble OC (WSOC) were analyzed for 14C in order to distinguish fossil from non-fossil emissions. As wood burning is the single major source of non-fossil EC, its contribution can be quantified directly. For non-fossil OC, the wood burning fraction was determined independently by levoglucosan and 14C analysis and combined using Latin-hypercube sampling (LHS). For the winter period, the relative contribution of EC from wood burning to the total EC was >3 times higher at the rural site compared to the urban site, whereas the absolute concentrations of EC from wood burning were comparable at both sites. Thus, the urban site is substantially more influenced by fossil EC emissions. For summer, biogenic emissions dominated OC concentrations most likely due to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. During both seasons, a more pronounced fossil signal was observed for Göteborg than has previously been reported for Zurich, Switzerland. Analysis of air mass origin using back trajectories suggests that the fossil impact was larger when local sources dominated, whereas long-range transport caused an enhanced non-fossil signal. In comparison to other European locations, concentrations of levoglucosan and other monosaccharide anhydrides were low for the urban and the rural site in the area of Göteborg during winter. The comparison of summer and winter results provides insight into the annual cycle of anthropogenic vs. biogenic contributions to the atmospheric aerosol.

Seasonal Cycle of Isotope‐Based Source Apportionment of Elemental Carbon in Airborne Particulate Matter and Snow at Alert, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 125 (23) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. T. Rodríguez ◽  
L. Huang ◽  
G. M. Santos ◽  
W. Zhang ◽  
V. Vetro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Particulate Matter ◽  
Source Apportionment ◽  
Seasonal Cycle ◽  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Airborne Particulate Matter ◽  
Airborne Particulate

Coal and Wood-Burning Locomotives

1861 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 185-185
Keyword(s):  
Wood Burning

Experimental Study of the Thermoelectric Wood Burning Stove Characteristics

2016 ◽  
pp. 29-40
Author(s):  
A. D. Nikitin ◽  
S. E. Shcheklein ◽  
Yu. E. Nemikhin ◽  
U. Sh. Murodov ◽  
N. B. Holov
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Wood Burning

Elemental carbon deposition to Svalbard snow from Norwegian settlements and long-range transport

Tellus B ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Borgar Aamaas ◽  
Carl Egede Bøggild ◽  
Frode Stordal ◽  
Terje Berntsen ◽  
Kim Holmén ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Long Range ◽  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Carbon Deposition ◽  
Long Range Transport ◽  
Range Transport

EXPRESS: Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Combined with Temporal Plasma Analysis of C2 Molecular Emission for Carbon Analysis in Coal

2021 ◽  
pp. 000370282110123
Author(s):  
Hemalaxmi Rajavelu ◽  
Nilesh J Vasa ◽  
Satyanarayanan Seshadri
Keyword(s):  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Nanosecond Laser ◽  
Calibration Model ◽  
Breakdown Spectroscopy ◽  
Persistence Time ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
Laser Induced Breakdown ◽  
Spectral Intensities

A benchtop Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) is demonstrated to determine the elemental carbon content present in raw coal used for combustion in power plants. The spectral intensities of molecular CN and C2 emission are measured together with the atomic carbon (C) and other inorganic elements (Si, Fe, Mg, Al, Ca, Na, and K) in the LIBS spectrum of coal. The emission persistence time of C2 molecule emission is measured from the coal plasma generated by a nanosecond laser ablation with a wavelength of 266 nm in the Ar atmosphere. The emission persistence time of molecular C2 emission along with the spectral intensities of major ash elements (Fe, Si, Al, and Ca) and carbon emissions (atomic C, molecular CN, and C2) shows a better relationship with the carbon wt% of different coal samples. The calibration model to measure elemental carbon (wt%) is developed by combining the spectral characteristics (Spectral intensity) and the temporal characteristics (Emission persistence time of C2 molecule emission). The temporal characteristic studies combined with the spectroscopic data in the PLSR (Partial Least Square Regression) model has resulted in an improvement in the root mean square error of validation (RMSEV), and the relative standard deviation (RSD) is reduced from 10.86% to 4.12% and from 11.32% to 6.04%, respectively.

Impact of deliquescence of aerosol on mass absorption efficiency of elemental carbon in fine particles in urban Guangzhou in south China

2021 ◽  
pp. 118476
Author(s):  
Jun Tao ◽  
Zhisheng Zhang ◽  
Leiming Zhang ◽  
Yunfei Wu ◽  
Renjian Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South China ◽  
Elemental Carbon ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Mass Absorption ◽  
Mass Absorption Efficiency
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