Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique
The aim of this paper is to quantify the amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from a coke oven in a steel plant in Taiwan and estimate the emission factors of VOCs using an innovative sampling technique. The identification of VOCs emissions was referred to in the AP-42 report issued...
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| description | The aim of this paper is to quantify the amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from a coke oven in a steel plant in Taiwan and estimate the emission factors of VOCs using an innovative sampling technique. The identification of VOCs emissions was referred to in the AP-42 report issued by the USEPA and the field measurement data of fugitive emissions. VOCs were sampled using a self-designed closed sampling system. A total of six emission points, including quenching emissions, charge lid emissions, combustion stack emissions, door emissions, charging emissions, and coke pushing emissions, were identified in the coking process after comparing with the report of AP-42, and the emission factor of VOCs was 0.030 kg/ton-coke. It showed that the emission factor of VOCs via field measurement was approximately 56% of that reported by Taiwan EPA. Therefore, VOCs emissions estimated by the Taiwan EPA would be highly overestimated than those from the coke oven in the site. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6c7d6c026f3d4a37b88b6d5e8d8bca6e2023-11-23T14:58:24ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-08-01139136310.3390/atmos13091363Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling TechniqueCheng-Tsung Shao0Wen-Hsi Cheng1Yuan-Chung Lin2Ken-Lin Chang3Kang-Shin Chen4Chung-Shin Yuan5Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City 804201, TaiwanDepartment of Occupational Safety and Hygiene, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung City 831301, TaiwanInstitute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City 804201, TaiwanInstitute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City 804201, TaiwanInstitute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City 804201, TaiwanInstitute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung City 804201, TaiwanThe aim of this paper is to quantify the amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from a coke oven in a steel plant in Taiwan and estimate the emission factors of VOCs using an innovative sampling technique. The identification of VOCs emissions was referred to in the AP-42 report issued by the USEPA and the field measurement data of fugitive emissions. VOCs were sampled using a self-designed closed sampling system. A total of six emission points, including quenching emissions, charge lid emissions, combustion stack emissions, door emissions, charging emissions, and coke pushing emissions, were identified in the coking process after comparing with the report of AP-42, and the emission factor of VOCs was 0.030 kg/ton-coke. It showed that the emission factor of VOCs via field measurement was approximately 56% of that reported by Taiwan EPA. Therefore, VOCs emissions estimated by the Taiwan EPA would be highly overestimated than those from the coke oven in the site.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/9/1363VOCsemission factorcoke oveninnovative sampling techniqueBTEX |
| spellingShingle | Cheng-Tsung Shao Wen-Hsi Cheng Yuan-Chung Lin Ken-Lin Chang Kang-Shin Chen Chung-Shin Yuan Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique Atmosphere VOCs emission factor coke oven innovative sampling technique BTEX |
| title | Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique |
| title_full | Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique |
| title_fullStr | Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique |
| title_full_unstemmed | Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique |
| title_short | Qualifying and Quantifying the Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Coking Process in a Steel Plant Using an Innovative Sampling Technique |
| title_sort | qualifying and quantifying the emissions of volatile organic compounds from the coking process in a steel plant using an innovative sampling technique |
| topic | VOCs emission factor coke oven innovative sampling technique BTEX |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/9/1363 |
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