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‫بنام خدا‬
‫عباس بهرامی‬
‫عضو هیات علمی گروه بهداشت حرفه ای ‪ .‬دانشکده بهداشت‬
‫دانشگاه علوم پزشکی کاشان‬
‫‪[email protected]‬‬
‫انتظار میرود در پایان جلسه دانشجو قادر باشد‪:‬‬
‫‪ -1‬اجزای ترکیب طبیعی هوا را نام ببرد‬
‫‪ -2‬تعریف آلودگی هوا را بیان کند‬
‫‪ -3‬عوامل موثر بر انتشار آلودگیها را شرح دهد‬
‫‪ -4‬منابع آلودگی هوا را نام ببرد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -5‬انواع آالینده های هوارا توضیح دهد‪.‬‬
According to the World
Health Organization (WHO),
about 2 million premature
deaths are caused each
year due to air pollution in
cities across the world
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A recent study has
revealed that exposure to
fine particle matter in
polluted air increases the
risk of hospitalization
due to respiratory and
cardiovascular diseases
The Atmosphere
78 percent nitrogen
21 percent oxygen
0.09 percent Argon
Carbon Dioxide 0.03 percent
Trace elements 0.07 percent
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Methane, ozone, hydrogen sulfide, carbon –
monoxide, etc...
Water vapor can range from 0 to 4% •
Air Pollution
Definition: The addition of harmful
substances to the atmosphere resulting in
damage to the environment, human health,
and quality of life. Just one of many forms of
pollution, air pollution occurs inside homes,
schools, and offices; in cities; across
continents; and globally. Ambient (outdoor)
air pollution is the focus of this presentation.
Stratospheric
Ozone
1 atm  101 kPa
(From: Introduction to Environmental
Engineering G. Masters, 2nd and 3rd eds.)
Causes of Air Pollution
Coal Plants
Car Exhaust
These plants let off small, airborne
particles. These particles are
known as soot. Sulfur Dioxides are
also gases given off by these
plants.
The exhaust that comes out
of the tail pipe of a car
contains carbon monoxide,
Ozone
an odorless, colorless gas,
and Nitrogen Oxide. These
Chemicals found in paint and hair spray
gases are produced as the
create hazardous pollutants with highly
car burns gasoline.
toxic effects. These pollutants form the
ground level ozone.
Factories
Factories emit tons of
harmful chemicals into
atmosphere on a daily
basis. Ammonia gases
is just one emitted
from these factories.
Home
‫با تشکر‬
‫از توجه شما‬
‫عباس بهرامی‬
Air Pollution I
‫انتظار میرود در پایان جلسه دانشجو قادر باشد‪:‬‬
‫‪ -1‬حوادث تاریخی ناشی از آلودگی هوا‬
‫‪ -2‬اثرات آالینده های هوا بر انسان ‪ ،‬حیوان‬
‫‪ ،‬گیاه و اموال را توضیح دهد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -3‬استاندارد آلودگی هوا را شرح دهد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -4‬شاخصهای آلودگی هوا را نام ببرد‪.‬‬
An active adult inhales 10,000 to 20,000 liters of
air each day, or 7 to 14 liters every minute.
Types of Air Pollution
Primary air pollutants: harmful chemicals that enter directly
into the atmosphere.
Secondary air pollutants: harmful chemicals that form from
other substances in the atmosphere.
Examples of Catastrophic Air
Pollution
1911 in London - 1150 died from the effects of coal smoke.
Author of the report coined the word smog for the mix of
smoke and fog that hung over London.
1952 in London - 4000 died from smog.
1948 in Donora, Penn. Town of
14,000 people - 20 died and 6000
were ill from smog from the
community's steel mill, zinc smelter,
and sulfuric acid plant.
1963 in New York City - 300 people died from air pollution.
London
Smog 1952
London Smog 1952
In 13th century London - laws
against burning outside
because London was already
heavily polluted since the
middle ages
London
Smog 1952
A Brief History
1930s-60s: severe air pollution episodes: Meuse
Valley, Belgium, Donora, Pennsylvania, London,
U.K.
1960s-70s: introduction of clean air legislation
1970s-80s: significant reduction in ambient
concentrations of many pollutants
1980s, early 1990s: studies demonstrating
adverse effects even at lower levels of exposure
Mid to late 1990s: large number of studies
replicated findings worldwide
Late 1990s-present: evaluation of nuances of
associations observed in epidemiological
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Local and Regional Pollution
•Pollution sources tend to be concentrated in
cities.
•In the weather phenomenon known as
thermal inversion, a layer of cooler air is
trapped near the ground by a layer of
warmer air above. Normal air mixing is
greatly diminished and pollutants remain
trapped in the lower layer.
•Smog is intense local pollution usually trapped
by a thermal inversion.
This cloud of smog was typical of the skyline hovering
over Los Angeles in the 1940s and 1950s.
‫تاریخچه و حوادث تاریخي آلودگي هوا‬
‫) حادثه دره میوزبلژیك‬
‫در روز اول دسامبر ‪ 1930‬به علت وجود وارونگي هوا و‬
‫تراكم آاليندههاي خروجي از صنايع‪ ،‬اسيد سولفوريك‪ ،‬شيشه سازي‬
‫و تهيه روي ‪ 60‬نفرانسان و تعداد زيادي گاو و گوسفند تلف شدند‪.‬‬
‫البته حالت وارونگي حدود ‪ 5‬روز طول كشيده و بيشتر مرگ و‬
‫ميرها در روزهاي چهارم و پنجم دسامبر گزارش شده است‪.‬‬
‫غلظت ‪ SO2‬هوا طي روزهاي فوق‪ ،‬تا ‪ 38‬قسمت در ميليون‬
‫بوده است‪.‬‬
Severe Air Pollution Episodes
In 1948 in the steel-mill town of Donora,
Pennsylvania, intense local smog killed 19 people.
In 1952 in London over 3,000 people died in one of
the notorious smog events known as London Fogs; in
1962 another 700 Londoners died in a similar event.
Donora, PA at noon on
Oct. 29, 1948
Deadly smog envelops
the town.
‫دونورا پنسیلوانیا ـ آمریكا‬
‫از ‪ 31‬اكتبر ‪ 1948‬حالت پايدار برفراز شهر‬
‫دونورا مستقر گرديد وتراكم آاليندهها كه عمدتا از‬
‫صنايع فوالد ناشي ميشوند باعث بيماري ‪ 6000‬نفر‬
‫از جمعيت ‪ 12‬هزار نفري شهر شد كه تعدادي هم‬
‫بستري شدند‪.‬‬
‫مرگ و ميرها در اين حادثه مشخص نشده است‪.‬‬
Denora, Pennsylvania 29 Oct 1948
‫لندن‬
‫مه ـ دود (اسماگ) ‪ 5‬تا ‪ 9‬دسامبر ‪ 1952‬لندن از‬
‫معروفترين حوادث ناگوار آلودگي هوا است كه طي‬
‫آن روزها حدود ‪ 4000‬نفر اضافه مرگ و مير به‬
‫علت آلودگي هوا گزارش شده است‪ .‬در اين حادثه نيز‬
‫كه تراكم ذرات و انيدريد سولفورو به علت پديده‬
‫وارونگي هوا افزايش يافته بود‪ ،‬مسئول مرگ و‬
‫ميرها شناخته شده است‪ .‬در كليه موارد فوق و ساير‬
‫حوادث مشابه بيشتر قربانيان افراد مسن‪ ،‬بيماران‬
‫ريوي و اطفال خردسال بوده اند‪.‬‬
Summer 2004 ICARTT Campaign
(International Consortium for Atmospheric Research on Transport and Transformations)
http://www.al.noaa.gov/ICARTT/
http://www.epa.gov/airnow//health-prof/EPA_poster-final_lo-res.pdf
Health Effects of Air Pollution :
Key Findings I
Know more about short term effects:
More people die and are admitted to hospital •
for heart and lung problems on days with
elevated levels of air pollution
These effects are the “tip of the iceberg” •
relative to other, milder effects
A variety of biological mechanisms have been •
identified for these effects
“Tip of the Iceberg”
Adverse health effects that could be avoided every year by meeting the US EPA's daily maximum ozone
standard (80 ppb 8-hr) in New York. Figure sections not drawn to scale. From Thurston 1997.
Health Effects of Exposure to Ozone and PM2.5
Ozone
• coughing
• nose and throat irritation
• chest pain
• reduced lung function
• increased susceptibility to
respiratory illness
•aggravation of asthma
•children and people with chronic
lung disease are particularly at
risk
PM2.5
• increased risk of cardiac arrest
and premature death
• aggravation of asthma
• respiratory related hospital
visits
• reduced lung function and
chronic bronchitis
• work and school absences
• children and people with
chronic lung disease are
particularly at risk
Factors which “cause” asthma (asthma prevalence)
Hereditary
Exposure to contaminants
Cigarette smoke
Obeisty
Heigene
Air Pollution?
Factors which provoke asthma (asthma attack)
Cigarette Smoke
Biological - Pollen, Mold
Emotional Stress
Indoor Air Quality
Weather / Outdoor Air Quality
Effects of Air Pollution on Plants
Air pollution commonly leads to oxidation damage of
both crop plants and wild species.
Effects of Air Pollution on Plants
Air pollution weakens plants by damaging their
leaves, limiting the nutrients available to them, or
exposing them to toxic substances slowly released
from the soil. Quite often, injury or death of plants is
a result of these
effects of acid rain
in combination with
one or more
additional threats.
Welfare Effects of Air
Pollution
Effects of Pollution on Buildings
For limestone, the acidic water reacts with the calcium to
form calcium sulfate:
CaCO3 + H2SO4
CaSO4 + 2H+ + CO32-
The calcium sulfate is soluble so it is easily washed away
during the next rain storm.
Statue carved in 1702
photographed in 1908
(left) and 1969 (right).
Criteria Air Pollutants: Ozone
Unpleasant appearance in •
urban cities
 photochemical smog
Deterioration of synthetic •
rubber, textiles, paints
US EPA in How Stuff Works Website,
http://science.howstuffworks.com/ozone-pollution.htm
Gates Corporation
http://www.gates.com/brochure.cfm?brochure=2833&location_id=3369
National Ambient Air Quality Standards
Pollutant
Primary Stds. Averaging Times
Carbon Monoxide
9 ppm (10
3
mg/m )
35 ppm
3
(40 mg/m )
3
1.5 µg/m
8-hour
1
1-hour
1
0.053 ppm
3
(100 µg/m )
3
50 µg/m
Annual (Arithmetic
Mean)
2
Annual (Arith.
Mean)
1
24-hour
3
Annual (Arith.
Mean)
4
24-hour
5
8-hour
Lead
Nitrogen Dioxide
Particulate Matter
(PM10)
3
Particulate Matter
(PM2.5)
150 ug/m
3
15.0 µg/m
3
Ozone
Sulfur Oxides
1
65 ug/m
0.08 ppm
0.03 ppm
0.14 ppm
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Quarterly Average
Secondary
Stds.
None
None
Same as
Primary
Same as
Primary
Same as
Primary
Same as
Primary
Same as
Primary
Annual (Arith. Mean)
------1
24-hour
------1
3-hour
0.5 ppm
3
(1300 ug/m )
Not to be exceeded more than once per year.
2
To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the weighted annual mean PM10 concentration at
3
each monitor within an area must not exceed 50 ug/m .
3
To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the weighted annual mean PM2.5 concentrations
3
from single or multiple community-oriented monitors must not exceed 15.0 ug/m .
4
To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the 98th percentile of 24-hour concentrations at
3
each population-oriented monitor within an area must not exceed 65 ug/m .
5
To attain this standard, the 3-year average of the fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour average
ozone concentrations measured at each monitor within an area over each year must not exceed
0.08 ppm.
Index
Value
PSI
Descriptor
General
Cautionary
Statements
Health
Effects
Up to 50
Good
None for the
general population.
None required.
50 to 100
Moderate
Few or none for
the general
population.
None required.
100 to
200
Unhealthful
Mild aggravation of
symptoms among
susceptible people,
with irritation
symptoms in the
healthy population.
Persons with
existing heart or
respiratory
ailments should
reduce physical
exertion and
outdoor activity.
General population
should reduce
vigorous outdoor
activity.
200 to
300
Very
Unhealthful
Significant
aggravation of
symptoms and
decreased exercise
tolerance in
persons with heart
or lung disease;
widespread
symptoms in the
healthy population.
Elderly and
persons with
existing heart or
lung disease
should stay
indoors and reduce
physical activity.
General population
should avoid
vigorous outdoor
activity.
Over 300
Hazardous
Early onset of
certain diseases in
addition to
significant
aggravation of
symptoms and
Elderly and
persons with
existing diseases
should stay
indoors and avoid
physical exertion.
Major Pollutants
Hydrocarbons and Volatile Organic •
Compounds: Gasoline, paint, solvents,
cleaning solutions.
Carbon Monoxide: Carbon Monoxide - •
highly poisonous gas … attaches to
hemoglobin and won’t let go.
Nitrogen oxides - contribute to •
photochemical smog. Catalytic
converters are designed to break this
down.
Major Pollutants
Photochemical smog - ozone and
hydrocarbons producing
peroxyacetylnitrate.
Sulfur oxides - Poisonous gas to both
plants and animals
Lead and other heavy metals
Photochemical oxidants - Toxic to
plants and animals. Ozone is a
“pollutant out of place”.
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‫انتظار میرود در پایان جلسه دانشجو قادر باشد‪:‬‬
‫‪ -1‬دستگاههاي پاك كننده هوا مربوط به مواد ذره اي در منابع‬
‫ثابت را نام ببرد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -2‬اساس كار دستگاه رسوب دهنده وزني را توضیح دهد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -3‬اساس كار دستگاه سیكلون را شرح دهد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -4‬نحوه كار فیلتر را بیان كند‪.‬‬
‫‪ -5‬سازو كار كاركرد رسوب دهنده الكترو استاتیك را توضیخ‬
‫دهد‪.‬‬
Why Air Pollution Control?
Quality of Life
This is what you would have 
lived with in Saint Louis in
1940.
Quality of Life
This is Saint Louis today, a 
different kind of air pollution.
Yesterday
Low Pollution/High
Visibility
High Pollution/Low
Visibility
Two Types of Air Pollution
Particulate (Visible)
Gaseous
Three Types Of Control
Mechanical
Chemical
Biological
Particulates
Regulated Particles 
10 microns or less diameter 
Human hair averages 25 microns 
25 microns is 1/1000 inch 
Example Sources Of
Particulate Pollution
Wood Processing
Rock Quarries
Coal Power Plants
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Particulate Control
(Mechanical)
Cyclone 
Fabric Filter (Baghouse) 
Scrubber 
Electrostatic Precipitator 
Cyclone
Most Common 
Cheapest 
Most Adaptable 
Cyclone Operating Principle
“Dirty” Air Enters The Side.
The Air Swirls Around The
Cylinder And Velocity Is
Reduced.
Particulate Falls Out Of The Air
To The Bottom Cone And Out.
Multiple Cyclones
(Multi clone)
Smaller Particles Need Lower
Air Flow Rate To Separate.
Multiple Cyclones Allow
Lower Air Flow Rate, Capture
Particles to 2 microns
Fabric Filter
(Baghouse)
Same Principle As Home 
Vacuum Cleaner
Air Can Be Blown Through Or 
Pulled Through
Bag Material Varies According 
To Exhaust Character
Baghouse
About Baghouses
Efficiency Up To 97+%
(Cyclone Efficiency 70-90%)
Can Capture Smaller Particles
Than A Cyclone
More Complex, Cost More To
Maintain Than Cyclones
Electrostatic Precipitator
(ESP)
High Efficiency 
Able to Handle Large Air Flow 
Rates
Or Can Be Very Small 
(Smoke Eaters In Bars and
Restaurants)
How An ESP Operates
Electrostatic Precipitator
Drawing
Principle
High-Voltage Charges Wires
Gases Are Ionized
Particles Become Charged
Collection Plates (Opposite
Charge) Attract Particles
Rapper Knocks Plates So That
The Collected Dust Layer Falls
Into Hoppers
‫در پایان جلسه انتظار میرود دانشجویان بتوانند‪:‬‬
‫‪ -1‬انواع شوینده های تر را نام ببرند‪.‬‬
‫‪ -2‬روشهای کنترل گازها و بخارات در منابع‬
‫ثابت را توضیح دهند‪.‬‬
‫‪ -3‬روشهای کنترل بیولوژیکی را شرح دهند‪.‬‬
Scrubbers
Gas Contacts A Liquid Stream 
Particles Are Entrained In 
The Liquid
May Also Be A Chemical 
Reaction
Example: Limestone Slurry 
With Coal Power Plant Flue Gas
Tower Scrubber
Types Of Scrubber
Tray Tower Scrubbers
Impingement Tray
Sieve Tray
Packed Bed Scrubbers
Cylinder Filled with Media
Which Promotes GasLiquid Contact
Types Of Scrubber
Fiber Bed Scrubber
Vertical Mesh Pads Of
Interlaced Fibers Promote
Gas-Liquid Contact
Spray Tower Scrubber
Nozzles Spray Liquid Across
the Inlet Gas Flow Path
Gaseous Pollutant Control
Pollutants Of Interest
Volatile Organic Compounds 
(VOC)
Nitrogen Oxides (NOx) 
Sulfur Oxides (SOx) 
Example Sources Of
Gaseous Pollutants
Surface Coating Processes 
Printing 
Combustion (Boilers) 
Dry Cleaning 
Bakeries 
Mechanical Control
For Burners, Air/Fuel Ratio 
Control, Called Low-NOx
Burners.
For Dry Cleaners And Similar 
Processes Using Solvent In
Closed Vessels, Refrigerated
Condensers.
Chemical Control
Flue Gas Control 
Solvent Destruction 
Flue Gas Control
To Reduce Emissions of NOx
From Burners:
Break NOx Into O2 And N2
Catalyst. With A
Same Process As In
Autombiles.
Flue Gas SOx Control
SOx Forms Sulfuric Acid With
Moisture In Air Producing
Acid Rain.
Remove From Flue Gas By
Chemical Reaction With
Limestone
Thermal Oxidizers
For VOC Control
Also Called Afterburners
Two Types Of Oxidizer
Catalytic 
Non-Catalytic 
Thermal Oxidizer
(Non-Catalytic)
Catalytic Thermal Oxidizer
Biological Method
Uses Naturally Occurring 
Bacteria (Bugs) To Break
Down VOC
“Bugs” Grow On Moist Media 
And Dirty Gas Is Passed
Through. Bugs Digest The
VOC.
Result Is CO2 And H2O 
A Bio Filter For VOC Removal
? Questions ?
‫در پایان جلسه انتظار میرود دانشجویان بتوانند‪:‬‬
‫‪ -1‬انواع منابع متحرک آلودگی هوا را نام ببرد‪.‬‬
‫‪ -2‬روشهای کنترل گازها و بخارات در منابع‬
‫متحرک را توضیح دهند‪.‬‬
‫‪ -3‬روشهای کنترل مواد ذره ای در منابع‬
‫متحرک را توضیح دهند‬
What are catalysts?
Simply put, catalysts
are substances which,
when added to a
reaction, increase the
rate of reaction by
providing an alternate
reaction pathway with a
lower activation energy
(Ea).
They do this by
promoting proper
orientation between
reacting particles.
In biochemistry,
catalysts are known as
enzymes.
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Catalytic Converters
One common
application for catalysts
is for catalytic
converters.
Catalytic converters are
found in automobiles.
Their role is to reduce
to emissions of harmful
gases (CO, VOC’s, NOx)
that are the result of
the combustion of fuel
in vehicle engines.
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Specifics of Catalytic Converters
Most modern cars are
equipped with three-way
catalytic converters.
"Three-way" refers to the
three regulated emissions it
helps to reduce -- carbon
monoxide, VOCs and NOx
molecules.
The converter uses two
different types of catalysts, a
reduction catalyst and an
oxidization catalyst. Both
types consist of a
honeycomb-shaped ceramic
structure coated with a
metal catalyst, usually
platinum, rhodium and/or
palladium.
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A: Reduction Catalyst
B: Oxidation Catalyst
C: Honeycomb Ceramic Structure
Step 1: The Reduction
Catalyst
The reduction catalyst is the first stage of
the catalytic converter.
It uses platinum and rhodium to help reduce
the NOx emissions. When an NO or NO2
molecule contacts the catalyst, the catalyst
rips the nitrogen atom out of the molecule
and holds on to it, freeing the oxygen in the
form of O2.
The nitrogen atoms bond with other nitrogen
atoms that are also stuck to the catalyst,
forming N2.
The equation for this is as follows:
2 NO => N2 + O2 or 2 NO2 => N2 + 2
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Step 2: The Oxidization
Catalyst
The oxidation catalyst is the second stage of the
catalytic converter.
It reduces the unburned hydrocarbons and carbon
monoxide by burning (oxidizing) them over a
platinum and palladium catalyst.
This catalyst aids the reaction of the CO and
hydrocarbons with the remaining oxygen in the
exhaust gas.
The equation for this process is as follows:
2 CO + O2 => 2 CO2
Once this process is complete, most of the harmful
substances have been broken down into harmless
ones such as N2, O2, and CO2.
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Catalysts in Industry
Of course, reducing vehicle
emissions is not the only
area in which catalysts can
prove useful. The
petrochemical industry also
makes great use of them in
various processes.
One of these processes,
called catalytic cracking, is
detailed below. Catalytic
cracking is the name given
to the breaking up of large
hydrocarbon molecules into
smaller, more useful pieces.
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Catalytic Cracking: Part 1:
Hydrocarbons are the result of the fractional distillation of gas
oil from crude oil (petroleum). These fractions are obtained
from the distillation process as liquids, but are re-vaporised
before cracking.
The hydrocarbons are mixed with a very fine catalyst powder.
These days, the catalysts are zeolites (complex
alumniosilicates).
In the past, the catalyst used was aluminum oxide and silicon
dioxide, however, these are much less efficient than the modern
zeolite.
The whole mixture (hydrocarbons and zeolites) is blown through
a reaction chamber at a temperature of about 500 C. The
catalyst is recovered afterwards, and the cracked mixture is
further separated by cooling and fractional distillation.
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CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
•Catalytic converters remove harmful gases
from car exhausts.
•It consists of a honeycomb of ceramic with
metals such as platinum,palladium and rhodium
coated on the honeycomb
•It removes up to 90% of the harmful gases
Catalytic converter
CO
Nox
C8H18
CO2
N2
H2O
EQUATIONS FOR REACTIONS IN THE CATALYTIC
CONVERTER
2 CO
+ 2 NO
C8H18 + 25 NO
2 CO2 + N2
8 CO2 +12 1/2 N2 +9 H2O
EXAMPLES OF POISONING OF CATALYSTS
Leaded petrol cannot be used in cars fitted with a
catalytic converter since lead strongly absorbs
onto the surface of the catalyst
Cannot use copper or nickel in a catalytic converter on a
car instead of the expensive platinum or Rhodium.
REASON :- Any SO2 present in the exhaust fumes (trace
amounts ) would poison the catalyst
Once the catalytic converter has become inactive it cannot
be regenerated
Control of exhaust for unburned HC and
CO involves:
fuel modifications
minimizing pollutants from the combustion
chamber - better engineering of motors
oxidation of pollutants outside the
combustion chamber - either by normal
combustion, or by catalytic oxidation.
Requires pumping of air to the exhaust
stream.
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To lower NOx, two systems are used:
exhaust gas recirculation sends part of the
exhaust stream back into the intake
manifold which reduces the combustion
temperature and decreases NOx
production (tolerated when ``power'' is
not required);
a second catalytic converter can be used in
series with the HC/CO converter to
decompose NOx to O and N.
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ENVE 4003
MOBILE SOURCES
Types of emissions, control technologies and trends, inspection and
maintenance programs.
Motor Vehicles
Internal combustion (IC) engines
Spark ignition (SI) - gasoline, propane,
natural gas, ethanol
4-stroke vs 2-stroke
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Compression ignition (CI) - diesel,
biodiesel
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Figure 13.1 de Nevers
Schematic of piston and cylinder in IC
engine
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Figure 18.2 Cooper & Alley
Schematic of four stroke IC engine
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Figure A3.1.5 Faiz, Weaver &
Walsh
Two stroke motorcycle engine
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Figure A3.2.1
Faiz, Weaver &
Walsh
Diesel
combustion
stages
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MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Regulated (criteria pollutants) :
CO, NOx, NMHC, PM
Non-regulated:
Individual (speciated) HCs 
carbonyl compounds (alcohols, aldehydes, 
ketones)
Air toxics, e.g. benzene, toluene, 
ethylbenzene, 1,3,butadiene, formaldehyde,
acetaldehyde
CO2 (i.e. fuel economy) 
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Table 13.1 de Nevers
Contribution of motor vehicles to U.S.
national emissions
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MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS
Exhaust (tailpipe) (CO, NOx, VOC, PM)
Evaporative (VOC)
Resting 
Diurnal heat build 
Hot soak 
Running 
Refuelling 
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COMBUSTION IN IC ENGINES
Air/Fuel ratio, mass of air per mass of fuel, ~15
Normalized A/F ratio,
 = (A/F) actual / (A/F) stoichiometric
Equivalence ratio:
 = (A/F)stoichiometric / (A/F) actual
  1 for gasoline engines most of the time,
 > 1 (fuel rich) during high power demand and start
 < 1 (fuel lean) for diesel most of the time,
ignition - combustion - extinction
sequence repeated 102 ~ 103 times a minute;
unsteady combustion
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Figure (13.2) de Nevers
Emissions and
fuel
consumption vs
lambda
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Figure 10.16 (7.5) de Nevers
Effect of air-fuel
ratio and quality of
mixing on
composition of
combustion gases
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Table 13.3 de Nevers
Equivalence or A/F ratios
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POLLUTANT FORMATION
MECHANISMS - SI ENGINES
HC
Rich Fuel/Air mixture, “oxygen deficit”
Flame quenching at walls, crevices, “quench zone”
CO
Rich Fuel/Air mixture, “oxygen deficit”
“incomplete reaction”, even with sufficient oxygen
NO, Thermal;
T compression ~ 600 F
T combustion ~ 3600 F
Short times but high peak temperatures
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DIESEL COMBUSTION
CHARACTERISTICS
Only air is compressed during compression stroke,
reaching 700-900 C
Fuel is injected into hot air just before top of
compression stroke
A fuel-air mixture forms around the periphery of the
fuel jet and ignites after an ignition delay. This
premixed combustion phase accounts for only a
fraction of the fuel and causes a pressure peak
The remainder of the fuel burns under mixing
controlled combustion causing a more gradual
pressure increase, and then decline with expansion
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DIESEL NOx FORMATION
CHARACTERISTICS
Most NOx formed during the high T and P premixed
combustion phase
NOx formation can be reduced effectively by
reducing flame temperature:
delay combustion into the expansion phase
cool the air charge going into the cylinder
exhaust gas recirculation (EGR)
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PARAMETERS AFFECTING DIESEL
PM AND HC EMISSIONS
Air/Fuel ratio, generally lean overall, to allow for
complete combustion within limited time available for
mixing
Minimum = 1.5 for smoke point, smoke increases
dramatically below this limit
Rate of air-fuel mixing, can be enhanced by
imparting a swirl to the injected fuel
fuel injection timing
compression ratio
temperature and composition of charge in the
cylinder
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DIESEL VISIBLE SMOKE
Black smoke : from soot
White, blue or gray smoke: condensed hydrocarbon
droplets in the exhaust
Blue or gray generally due to vaporized lubricant
White due to cold start
Sulfur in the fuel forms sulfuric acid which is later
sampled as PM
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Table 13.5 de Nevers
Comparison of gasoline and diesel
engines
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VEHICLE EMISSION CONTROL
Emissions  ( km travelled )( emissions / km)
Control technology is aimed at reducing the second
term: fuels, engines, vehicles etc.
Urban and transportation planning addresses the first
term: housing density, location, transportation
infrastructure
the second term is relatively insensitive to the
number of passengers in the vehicle
Increasing vehicle occupancy helps reduce emissions:
mass transit, car pooling etc.
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CONTROL TECHNOLOGY - SI
Air/Fuel ratio. CO and HC emissions increase as
mixture gets richer in fuel (start and high power
conditions), NOx emissions peak near stoichiometric
ratio
Fuel metering systems: carburetors and fuel injectors
(throttle body TBI, multi-port PFI, simultaneous or
sequential)
Electronic Control Systems adjust the air/fuel ratio
based on the signal from an oxygen sensor in the
exhaust
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EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION
(EGR) - SI AND CI ENGINES
Dilutes Air/Fuel mixture with exhaust gases thereby
reducing peak combustion temperatures and NOx
formation
There are limits to how lean an air-fuel-exhaust gas
mixture can be for ignition
Ignition systems (spark plugs etc.) and combustion
chambers can be designed to improve performance
with these lean mixtures
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EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT
SI ENGINES
Air injection - thermal oxidation of residual CO and
HC with excess air introduced after the engine into
the exhaust system, very temperature sensitive:
Minumum 600 C for HC, 700 C for CO
Catalytic convertors can achieve conversion at lower
temperatures ~ 350 C
Oxidation (two-way) catalyst - for HC and CO
Oxidation-reduction (three-way) catalyst (TWC) for
HC, CO, and NOx according to:
NO + CO + HC
Pt - Rh
 N 2 + CO 2 + H 2 O
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CATALYTIC CONVERTORS
SI ENGINES
Pellet and monolith types
Require near stoichiometric combustion for effective
conversion of all three pollutants, CO and HC
conversion efficieny drop for rich mixtures, NOx
conversion efficiency drops for lean mixtures
Exhaust gas oxygen sensor (Zirconia, ZrO2 based)
essential to keeping the Air/fuel ratio in window of
optimum conversion efficiency for all three
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TWC picture from ICTUmicore CD
EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CONTROL
SI ENGINES
Blowby and Crankcase emissions - fuel and partial
combustion product molecules pass by the piston into
the crankcase - recycled back to air intake manifold
by Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV)
Charcoal canister for capturing fuel tank, carburetor
and miscellanous evaporative emissions. Adsorption
during hot-soak, diurnal heat build (breathing),
refuelling periods, desorption into the air intake
during engine operation (regeneration)
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CONTROL TECHNOLOGY - CI
PM and NOx more important in diesel exhaust than
CO and HC, relative to gasoline exhaust
A general trade-off between PM and NOx exists
although reductions in absolute levels of both
emissions have been achieved
Emissions more strongly dependent on engine design
- most emission reductions so far have been achieved
through combustion modifications rather than
exhaust aftertreatment in contrast to gasoline
engine emissions
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DIESEL PM FORMATION
CHARACTERISTICS
Particulate Matter forms in fuel rich zones primarily during the
mixing controlled combustion phase
mostly an aggregate chain carbon core (soot)
adsorbed hydrocarbons (aliphatic and polyaromatic): soluble
organic fraction (SOF)
significant fraction of SOF may come from lubricating oil
Most of the PM formed during combustion is subsequently
burned during the expansion stroke, the unburned part forms
the emissions
Sulfur in the fuel forms sulfuric acid which is later sampled as
PM
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DIESEL EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT
Flow through oxidation catalyst (two-way catalytic convertor)
for reduction of CO and VOC (80%), and PM SOF (20-30%),
does not retain PM
Trap oxidizer (Diesel particulate filter), reduce PM by 95%,
filter + oxidation (regeneration) functions
active and passive regeneration types
Passive regeneration: catalyst coated onto trap or added to fuel
bring regeneration temperature down to 400-450 C which can
be achieved in diesel exhaust
Active regeneration monitors PM build-up on the trap and
triggers regeneration by diesel fuel burning, electric heating,
catalyst injection
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DPF from ICT-Umicore CD
DPF detail from M.Walsh
EXHAUST EMISSION MEASUREMENT
Simulated driving conditions
Mass Emission rates in g/km for light duty 
vehicles (LDV) on a chassis dynamometer
Mass Emission rates in g/kWh for heavy duty 
(HD, diesel) engines on an engine
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dynamometer
Actual driving conditions
“On-board” measurement systems 
Tunnel studies 
Remote sensing, g/L of fuel burned 
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EVAPORATIVE EMISSION
MEASUREMENT
SHED Test, Sealed Housing Evaporative
Determination
Carbon canisters attached to various points on
vehicle to adsorb HC vapors
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DRIVING OR OPERATING CYCLES
Actual vs Synthesized
Transient, steady state, multi-mode
Modal analysis:
Acceleration 
Cruise 
Deceleration 
Idle 
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EMISSION FACTORS
Amount of pollutant emitted per unit activity:
g/km, (distance travelled) 
g/kWh, (mechanical energy delivered) 
g/L, (quantity of fuel burned) 
For a single vehicle with given engine and emission
control technology, the factors that influence the
emission factor are: speed, acceleration/deceleration,
trip length, ambient temperature
Vehicles with similar size, engine, and emission
technology may be expected to show similar emission
behaviour
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EMISSION FACTORS AND EMISSION
MODELLING
Regulated emissions from new vehicles vs emissions from inuse vehicles
Emissions surveillance program to test emissions from
thousands of in-use vehicles at different ages in the U.S.
Emission modelling from motor vehicles involves the
consideration of different types of vehicles and their driving
conditions to arrive at a grand total
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Emissions  ( km travelled )( emissions / km)
INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE
PROGRAMS
Field studies suggest that more than 50% of motor vehicle
pollution may come from less than 10% of vehicles which have
poorly maintained or malfunctioning emission control devices
Inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs aimed at
identifying such gross-emitter vehicles and ensuring the repair
of their emission control systems are becoming more important
in the face of reduced emission regulations for new vehicles
Remote sensing of CO, HC, and NOx, along with CO2 offers both
I/M and fuel-based emission inventory advantages
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I/M PROGRAMS
Emission control technology for LDGV very effective; 90--95%
reduction compared with no controls
Emission control system performance deteriorates with vehicle
age but only gradually
Emissions from a small fraction of vehicles with malfunctioning
control systems erode the benefits of emission reductions from
a large number of vehicles
I/M programs aim to maintain control system efficiency for the
entire fleet, over the useful life of vehicles
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I/M PROGRAMS
Objectives:
Identify and repair vehicles with maladjustments or control
system malfunctions
Discourage willful tampering with control systems
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Modes:
Periodic checks of all vehicles
Identification and repair of high emitting vehicles,
Identification and exemption of low emitting vehicles,
“clean screening”
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I/M PROCEDURES
SI Engines
Exhaust concentrations measurement; CO, HC, NOx
No load, idle/2500 rpm
Loaded dynamometer tests
ASM, Acceleration simulation mode
(AMS2525, 25 mph, 25% maximum FTP acceleration)
IM240, first 240 seconds of FTP (Federal Test Procedure)
Visual inspection of control system components
Pressure/purge tests for evaporative emission control systems
CI Engines
Bosch method for smoke: pull measured amount of exhaust through
filter paper, check light transmission of filter
Opacity meter: check light attenuation directly across exhaust path
under “snap acceleration” conditions
I/M PROGRAMS
Institutional setting:
Centralized - inspection
Decentralized - test and repair
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Frequency
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Vehicle age at first test, 1-4 years
Subsequent tests every 1-2 years
Costs
Program operating costs
Repair costs
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Cost/benefit ratio
Improvement in ambient air quality vs I/M costs
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I/M PROGRAMS - COMPLEMENTS
Remote sensing
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Clean screening, high emitter profiling
On-board diagnostics (OBD)
Sensing and monitoring devices to detect malfunctions
Light indicator 
Stored computer codes for malfunctioning components: 
catalyst
oxygen sensor
engine misfire
evaporative system integrity
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Pb, S, and Transportation fuels
Pb used to be added to gasoline (tetra-ethyl lead
TEL) as an octane enhancer.
Phased out in most countries and being phased out
in others:
permanent poisoning of TWC – using leaded gasoline in a
vehicle with TWC once is sufficient to make the TWC useless
Neuro-toxic health effects on children
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Pb, S, and Transportation fuels
S is a natural component of crude oil. Can be
removed effectively by hydrodesulfurization.
Adverse (though reversible) effect on efficiency of TWC and
DPF. Low sulfur fuel increases efficiency of modern TWC
and makes it possible to use advanced diesel exhaust aftertreatment like DPF
contribution to PM emissions as sulfate
contribution to gaseous Sox emissions
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Current trends: coming down to 15 ppm (ULSD ultra
low sulfur diesel), from 300-500 ppm.
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