Emission of Volatile Organic Compounds from the Residential Combustion of Pyrenean Oak and Black Poplar
Smoke from domestic wood burning has been
identified as a major contributor to air pollution, motivating detailed
emission measurements under controlled conditions. A series of
experiments was performed to characterise the emissions from wood
combustion in a fireplace and in a woodstove of two common species
of trees grown in Spain: Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) and
black poplar (Populus nigra). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in
the exhaust emissions were collected in Tedlar bags, re-sampled in
sorbent tubes and analysed by thermal desorption-gas
chromatography-flame ionisation detection. Pyrenean oak presented
substantially higher emissions in the woodstove than in the fireplace,
for the majority of compounds. The opposite was observed for
poplar. Among the 45 identified species, benzene and benzenerelated
compounds represent the most abundant group, followed by
oxygenated VOCs and aliphatics. Emission factors obtained in this
study are generally of the same order than those reported for
residential experiments in the USA.
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stationary sources: part 1 - compact sampler methodology and
performance", JAPCA J. Air Waste Ma., vol. 57, pp. 65-78, 2007.
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K. R. Loos, G. M. Hidy, "Dilution-based emissions sampling from
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fuel-fired systems", JAPCA J. Air Waste Ma., vol. 57, pp. 79-93, 2007.
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fine particle emissions from the wood stove combustion of prevalent
United States tree species", Environ. Eng. Sci., vol. 21, pp. 705-721,
2004.
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in New Zealand. Ministry for the Environment. Christchurch, New
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G. Watson. "Fine Particle and Gaseous Emission Rates from Residential
Wood Combustion", Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 34, pp. 2080-2091,
2000.
[1] C. Reche, M. Viana, F. Amato, Alastuey, T. Moreno, R. Hillamo, K.
Teinil├ñ, K. Saarnio, R. Seco, J. Pe├▒uelas, C. Mohr, A.S.H. Prév├┤t, X.
Querol, "Biomass burning contributions to urban aerosols in a coastal
Mediterranean city", Sci. Total Environ., vol. 427-428, pp. 175-190,
2012.
[2] H. Puxbaum, A. Caseiro, A. Sanchez-Ochoa, A. Kasper-Giebl, M.
Claeys, A. Gelencsér, M. Legrand, S. Preunkert, C. A. Pio,
"Levoglucosan levels at background sites in Europe for assessing the
impact of biomass combustion on the European aerosol background", J.
Geophys. Res., vol. 112, D23S05, 2007.
[3] O. Favez, H. Cachier, J. Siare, R. Sarda-Estève, L. Martinon, "Evidence
for a significant contribution of wood burning aerosols to PM2.5 during
the winter season in Paris, France", Atmos. Environ., vol. 43, pp. 3640-
3644, 2009.
[4] A. Caseiro, H. Bauer, C. Schmidl, C.A. Pio, H. Puxbaum, "Wood
burning impact on PM10 in three Austrian regions", Atmos. Environ., vol.
43, pp. 2186-2195, 2009.
[5] C. Gonçalves, C. Alves, M. Evtyugina, F. Mirante, C. Pio, A. Caseiro, C.
Schmidl, H. Bauer, F. Carvalho, "Characterisation of PM10 emissions
from wood stove combustion of common woods grown in Portugal",
Atmos. Environ., vol. 44, pp. 4474-4480, 2010.
[6] C. Gonçalves, C. Alves C., A. P. Fernandes, C. Monteiro, L. Tarelho, M.
Evtyugina, C. Pio, "Organic compounds in PM2.5 emitted from fireplace
and woodstove combustion of typical Portuguese wood species", Atmos.
Environ., vol. 45, pp. 4533-4545, 2011.
[7] C. Alves, C. Gonçalves, A. P. Fernandes, L. Tarelho, C. Pio, " Fireplace
and woodstove fine particle emissions from combustion of western
Mediterranean wood types", Atmos. Res., vol. 101, pp. 692-700, 2011.
[8] P. Ciccioli, E. Brancaleoni, M. Frattoni, A. Cecinato, L. Pinciarelli,
"Determination of volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted from
biomass burning of Mediterranean vegetation species by GC-MS", Anal.
Lett., vol. 34, pp. 937-955, 2001.
[9] A. K. Bolling, J. Pagels, K. E. Yttri, L. Barregard, G. Sallsten G., P. E.,
Schwarze, C. Boman, "Health effects of residential wood smoke
particles: the importance of combustion conditions and physicochemical
particle properties", Part. Fibre Toxicol., vol. 6:29, 2009.
[10] A. I. Calvo, L. A. C. Tarelho, M. Duarte, M. Evtyugina, C. A. Alves,
"Operating conditions of a Portuguese wood stove" in Proc. 4th Int.
Cong. Energ. Environ. Eng. Manage. (CIIEM), Merida, Spain, 2011.
[11] A. I. Calvo A.I., L.A.C. Tarelho, M. Duarte, T. Nunes, M. Evtyugina, C.
Alves, C. Pio, A. Castro, R. Fraile, " A comparative study of particle
emissions from Portuguese wood stove and fireplace devices" in Proc.
Reunión Española de Ciencia y Tecnología de Aerosoles -RECTA.
CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain, 2011.
[12] C. Boman, A. Nordin, R. Westerholm, E. Pettersson, "Evaluation of a
constant volume sampling setup for residential biomass fired appliances
- influence of dilution conditions on particulate and PAH emissions",
Biomass Bioenerg., vol. 29, pp. 258-268, 2005.
[13] G. C. England, J. G. Watson, J. C. Chow, B. Zielinska, M. C. O. Chang,
K. R. Loos, G. M. Hidy, "Dilution-based emissions sampling from
stationary sources: part 1 - compact sampler methodology and
performance", JAPCA J. Air Waste Ma., vol. 57, pp. 65-78, 2007.
[14] G. C. England, J. G. Watson, J. C. Chow, B. Zielinska, M. C. O. Chang,
K. R. Loos, G. M. Hidy, "Dilution-based emissions sampling from
stationary sources: part 2 - gas-fired combustors compared with other
fuel-fired systems", JAPCA J. Air Waste Ma., vol. 57, pp. 79-93, 2007.
[15] P. M. Fine, G. R. Cass, B. R. T. Simoneit, "Chemical characterization of
fine particle emissions from fireplace combustion of woods grown in the
Midwestern and western United States", Environ. Eng. Sci., vol. 21, pp.
387-409, 2004.
[16] P. M. Fine, G. R. Cass, B. R. T. Simoneit, "Chemical characterization of
fine particle emissions from the wood stove combustion of prevalent
United States tree species", Environ. Eng. Sci., vol. 21, pp. 705-721,
2004.
[17] A. J. Scott. Real-life emissions from residential wood burning appliances
in New Zealand. Ministry for the Environment. Christchurch, New
Zealand, 65p, 2005.
[18] J. D. McDonald, B. Zielinska, E. M. Fujita, J. C. Sagebiel, J. C. Chow, J.
G. Watson. "Fine Particle and Gaseous Emission Rates from Residential
Wood Combustion", Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. 34, pp. 2080-2091,
2000.
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identified as a major contributor to air pollution, motivating detailed
emission measurements under controlled conditions. A series of
experiments was performed to characterise the emissions from wood
combustion in a fireplace and in a woodstove of two common species
of trees grown in Spain: Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) and
black poplar (Populus nigra). Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in
the exhaust emissions were collected in Tedlar bags, re-sampled in
sorbent tubes and analysed by thermal desorption-gas
chromatography-flame ionisation detection. Pyrenean oak presented
substantially higher emissions in the woodstove than in the fireplace,
for the majority of compounds. The opposite was observed for
poplar. Among the 45 identified species, benzene and benzenerelated
compounds represent the most abundant group, followed by
oxygenated VOCs and aliphatics. Emission factors obtained in this
study are generally of the same order than those reported for
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