Mixed Use of Bio-Oil in Oil Power Plants: Should It Be Considered When Developing NH3 Emission Factors?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Selection of Objective Facilities
2.2. NH3 Analysis at Mixed Use of Bio-Oil in Oil Power Plants
2.3. Development of NH3 Emission Factor
2.4. Statistical Analysis Method
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. NH3 Emission Factor at Oil Power Plant
3.2. Kruskal–Wallis Test of Bio-Oil Mixed Rate in Oil Power Plant
4. Conclusions
- Regarding NH3 emissions due to bio-oil mixed combustion, which does not reflect current NH3 emissions, NH3 emissions were checked and an emission factor was calculated.
- In the case of NH3 emissions from oil power plants, Korea calculates emissions only for heavy oil, so this study presents matters related to bio-oil use and divides the mixed ratio into sections to represent NH3 emission factors.
- Currently, in the case of Korea, only the emission factor of the US EPA’s heavy oil NH3 is applied and the emission is calculated. Therefore, it is suggested that there is a difference by calculating and comparing the emission factor according to the mixed consumption rate. In addition, through this, the necessity of developing emission factors reflecting the characteristics of Korea was mentioned.
- It was confirmed whether it was necessary to consider all the mixing ratios by statistically analyzing the difference in the NH3 emission factor according to the bio-oil mixing ratio. As a result of the confirmation, the difference according to the mixed consumption rate was not large, so the necessity of developing the emission factor according to the representative bio-oil mixed consumption was suggested.
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Objective Facilities | Mixed Rate | Sampling |
---|---|---|
Oil Power Plant | 100% | 19 |
50–99% | 7 | |
10–49% | 8 | |
0–9% | 4 | |
Total | 38 |
Objective Facilities | Mixed Rate Based Bio-Oil | This Study (kg NH3/kL) | SD (Standard Deviation) (kg NH3/kL) | Sampling | EPA (1994) Based Heavy Oil (kg NH3/kL) |
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Oil Power Plant | 100% | 0.010 | 0.018 | 19 | 0.096 |
50–99% | 0.011 | 0.010 | 7 | ||
10–49% | 0.034 | 0.025 | 8 | ||
0–9% | 0.033 | 0.016 | 4 |
Hypothesis Test | Null Hypothesis | Test | Sig. | Decision |
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NH3 emission factor for bio-oil mixed rate | The distribution of NH3 emission factor is the same across categories of bio-oil mixed rate | Independent Samples Kruskal–Wallis Test | 0.148 | Retain the null hypothesis |
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Kang, S.; Woo, J.; Jeon, E.-C. Mixed Use of Bio-Oil in Oil Power Plants: Should It Be Considered When Developing NH3 Emission Factors? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 4235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084235
Kang S, Woo J, Jeon E-C. Mixed Use of Bio-Oil in Oil Power Plants: Should It Be Considered When Developing NH3 Emission Factors? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(8):4235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084235
Chicago/Turabian StyleKang, Seongmin, Jiyun Woo, and Eui-Chan Jeon. 2021. "Mixed Use of Bio-Oil in Oil Power Plants: Should It Be Considered When Developing NH3 Emission Factors?" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 8: 4235. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18084235