Surface Properties of Particles Emitted from Selected Coal-Fired Heating Plants and Electric Power Stations in Poland : Preliminary Results

• Autorzy: Pastuszka J.S. , Konieczyński J. , Talik E.

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DOI

10.2478/aep-2014-0031

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The surface properties of particles emitted from six selected coal-fired power and heating plants in Poland have been studied in this work for the first time. Samples were collected beyond the control systems. Surface composition of the size-distributed particles was obtained by photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The reflection of the smallest, submicron particles was also measured to calculate their specific/mass absorption. The surface layer of the emitted particles was clearly dominated by oxygen, followed by silicon and carbon. The sum of the relative concentration of these elements was between 85.1% and 91.1% for coarse particles and 71.8–93.4% for fine/submicron particles. Aluminum was typically the fourth or fifth, or at least the sixth most common element. The mass absorption of the submicron particles emitted from the studied plants ranged from 0.02 m2g-1 to 0.03 m2g-1. Only specific absorption obtained for the “Nowy Wirek” heating plant was significantly higher than in other studied plants probably because the obsolete fire grate is used in this heating plant. The obtained results suggest that the power/heating-plant-emitted fine particles contain less carbonaceous material/elemental carbon on their surfaces than those that are typical in urban air.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

particulates emission; coal-fired power; heating station; surface chemical composition; X-ray; photoelectron spectroscopy; XPS; specific absorption

• Wydawca: Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Archives of Environmental Protection
• Rocznik: 2014
• Tom: Vol. 40, no. 3
• Strony: 13--27
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 41 poz., fot., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Pastuszka J.S.

• Silesian University of Technology, Division of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Department of Air Protection, Akademicka 2, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland

autor

Konieczyński J.

• Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Environmental Engineering, M.Skłodowska-Curie 34, 41-890 Zabrze, Poland

autor

Talik E.

• 3University of Silesia, August Chełkowski Institute of Physics, Uniwersytecka 4, 40-007 Katowice, Poland

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