Title:
Benzo(a)Pyrene Emission in the Flue Gas from Modern Biomass Boilers
Author(s):
Meier, F., Schwabl, M., Sedlmayer, I., Kistler, M., Schmidl, C., Weissinger, A., Haslinger, W.
Document(s):
Paper
Slide presentation
Abstract:
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are emitted during phases of incomplete combustion and are considered particularly harmful to the human health. Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) as a representative of PAHs is restricted by the European Union to an annual average value of 1°ng/m³, which is significantly exceeded during heating seasons in various regions. BaP emissions of sixautomatic state-of-the-art biomass boilers were assessed on the basis of the dilution method derived from ISO 11338-1. Correlations with other emission parameters were investigated. The emission behaviour in different operation phases (start, stop, full load and partial load operation) and real-life operation scenarios from different boiler system types were determined and compared. Moreover the investigated technologies were compared with other heating technologies from literature concerning the BaP-emission behaviour. This work delivers insight into the potential of BaP emissions of particularly modern biomass boilers.
Keywords:
biofuels, boiler, particle emission, Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)
Topic:
Biomass Conversion Technologies for Heating, Cooling and Electricity
Subtopic:
Biomass and bioliquids combustion for small and medium scale applications
Event:
24th European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
2AO.5.3
Pages:
429 - 433
ISBN:
978-88-89407-165
Paper DOI:
10.5071/24thEUBCE2016-2AO.5.3
Price:
FREE
