Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols
Based on the field studies of biomass burning plumes in Alaska, we hypothesized that potassium (K) may be significantly scavenged, during wood stove burning, as deposits on the inner wall of the chimney where the temperature decreases with the height. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed chimney dep...
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| author | Kimitaka Kawamura Bhagawati Kunwar Dhananjay Kumar Deshmukh Petr Vodička Md. Mozammel Haque |
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| description | Based on the field studies of biomass burning plumes in Alaska, we hypothesized that potassium (K) may be significantly scavenged, during wood stove burning, as deposits on the inner wall of the chimney where the temperature decreases with the height. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed chimney deposit samples collected from the inner wall of a chimney (6 m long) for the measurement of major ions and anhydrosugars including levoglucosan (Lev). Concentrations of K were found to be highest in the lower part of the chimney with a decreasing trend with height, whereas Lev showed an opposite trend with the lowest concentrations near the bottom of the chimney and an increase with height. We detected an anti-correlation between the two components in the chimney deposits, confirming that K is largely scavenged as a deposit within the chimney while Lev is significantly emitted to the ambient air. We propose that, using K/Lev mass ratios, the relative contributions of open fires and domestic wood burning to ambient aerosols can be evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4d720ee2f5e8416d9ac51da2541f5a972023-11-17T09:32:21ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332023-02-0114348410.3390/atmos14030484Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric AerosolsKimitaka Kawamura0Bhagawati Kunwar1Dhananjay Kumar Deshmukh2Petr Vodička3Md. Mozammel Haque4Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487-8501, JapanChubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487-8501, JapanChubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487-8501, JapanChubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487-8501, JapanChubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai 487-8501, JapanBased on the field studies of biomass burning plumes in Alaska, we hypothesized that potassium (K) may be significantly scavenged, during wood stove burning, as deposits on the inner wall of the chimney where the temperature decreases with the height. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed chimney deposit samples collected from the inner wall of a chimney (6 m long) for the measurement of major ions and anhydrosugars including levoglucosan (Lev). Concentrations of K were found to be highest in the lower part of the chimney with a decreasing trend with height, whereas Lev showed an opposite trend with the lowest concentrations near the bottom of the chimney and an increase with height. We detected an anti-correlation between the two components in the chimney deposits, confirming that K is largely scavenged as a deposit within the chimney while Lev is significantly emitted to the ambient air. We propose that, using K/Lev mass ratios, the relative contributions of open fires and domestic wood burning to ambient aerosols can be evaluated.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/3/484domestic burningwood stovepotassium (K)levoglucosan (Lev)deposition of K on chimney wallK/Lev ratio |
| spellingShingle | Kimitaka Kawamura Bhagawati Kunwar Dhananjay Kumar Deshmukh Petr Vodička Md. Mozammel Haque Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols Atmosphere domestic burning wood stove potassium (K) levoglucosan (Lev) deposition of K on chimney wall K/Lev ratio |
| title | Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols |
| title_full | Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols |
| title_fullStr | Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols |
| title_full_unstemmed | Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols |
| title_short | Deposition of Potassium on Chimney Wall from Wood Stove Smoke: Implication for the Influence of Domestic Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Aerosols |
| title_sort | deposition of potassium on chimney wall from wood stove smoke implication for the influence of domestic biomass burning on atmospheric aerosols |
| topic | domestic burning wood stove potassium (K) levoglucosan (Lev) deposition of K on chimney wall K/Lev ratio |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/3/484 |
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