Contribution of Gas Flaring Emission to Ambient Air Pollution
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 March 2022) | Viewed by 669
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric chemistry; aerosol; cloud
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
2. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun 220282, Nigeria
Interests: air quality monitoring; atmospheric physics; climate change
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Gas flaring is the burning of associated natural gas in open flame in the atmosphere using specialized burners. Although associated natural gas is made up of hydrocarbon, the composition varies significantly from one oil field to the other. Sulfur could be a constituent of gas from some oil fields, making SO2 a possible emission from the combustion process. It has been established that depending on the fuel composition, meteorology and flare and flame geometry, the process emits myriad air pollutants, including a locally significant amount of heat, ozone precursors, and black carbon. In 2019, over 150 billion cubic meters of associated natural gas were flared globally. The number of active flares identified globally, height of the flares, temperature and resulting buoyancy of emissions, and the amount of natural gas flared globally are an indication that pollutants emitted from gas flaring could be more significant than previously thought on both the local and regional scales. Both short- and long-term observations of the emissions from the process using diverse techniques are necessary to assess and quantify its contribution to air pollution whether on local or regional scales.
This Special Issue aims to present both original and review articles on diverse areas of the gas flaring process, including but not limited to:
i. In-depth analysis of the gas flaring process;
ii. Ground-based measurements of emissions—gaseous and particulates—using diverse techniques;
iii. Observations from satellite retrievals and remote sensing;
iv. Modeling of the flaring process and/or emissions.
Prof. Dr. Dantong Liu
Dr. Olusegun Fawole
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Atmosphere is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- gas flaring
- black carbon
- natural gas
- oil exploration
- gas reserves
Benefits of Publishing in a Special Issue
- Ease of navigation: Grouping papers by topic helps scholars navigate broad scope journals more efficiently.
- Greater discoverability: Special Issues support the reach and impact of scientific research. Articles in Special Issues are more discoverable and cited more frequently.
- Expansion of research network: Special Issues facilitate connections among authors, fostering scientific collaborations.
- External promotion: Articles in Special Issues are often promoted through the journal's social media, increasing their visibility.
- e-Book format: Special Issues with more than 10 articles can be published as dedicated e-books, ensuring wide and rapid dissemination.
Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices can be found here.
