Particulate Emission Factors for Small Wood and Coal Stoves

Butcher, Samuel S.; Ellenbecker, Michael J.

doi:10.1080/00022470.1982.10465413

Cited by 48 publications

(21 citation statements)

References 4 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Combustion of devolatilized organic matter dominated the initial burning phase, which was characterized by high absorption, dark, thick smoke, and high flames. Others have reported that emission of particulate matter immediately after adding fuel is up to 50 times higher than during other phases of combustion [ Butcher and Ellenbecker , 1982]. The high smoke emission occurred even with relatively small fuel charges; that is, the user probably could not avoid experiencing some high emission by adding smaller charges more frequently.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary particle emissions from residential coal burning: Optical properties and size distributions

et al. 2002

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

[1] Particles generated by combustion of fossil fuels contribute to climate forcing by absorbing and scattering visible light. Residential combustion takes place in homes for heating or cooking purposes and is thought to contribute a large fraction of the global burden of anthropogenic primary particles. We present optical properties and size distributions of particulate matter emitted from three types of coal burned in residential combustors: bituminous coal, hard coal briquettes, and lignite. Emissions from these coals differ significantly and can be partially explained by differences in coal composition. For bituminous coal, particulate matter emission factors are somewhat greater than those used in current emission inventories. We observe particles for which the light absorption is weak and has a strong spectral dependence. For hard coal briquettes and lignite, emitted light absorption is low, and based on our measurements, current inventories of lightabsorbing aerosols significantly overestimate the contribution from these sources. Hard coal briquettes produce very few particles in the optically active size range. For all coals tested the size distributions required to represent the average of the emitted particles are broader than atmospheric size distributions, with geometric standard deviations between 2.2 and 3.0.

show abstract

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Primary particle emissions from residential coal burning: Optical properties and size distributions

et al. 2002

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…When developing regional and national PM emission inventories from industrial coal fire boilers, PM EFs are often assumed to positively correlate with coal ash content [32]. Different from industrial boilers, however, coal combustion in the household stove has a low combustion temperature and a low combustion efficiency [33]. PMs formed and emitted from the household coal combustion often have a low fraction of mineral compositions and a high fraction of carbonaceous species, though systematic investigations on the influence of coal ash content and coal size in household PM emissions are generally lacking.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Influences of coal size, volatile matter content, and additive on primary particulate matter emissions from household stove combustion

Jiang

Zhang

et al. 2016

Fuel

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Butcher and Ellenbecker [69] found that EF was dependent from fuel load and emission factor increases when load increases. Others authors have not found relation between load and PM EF [45,71].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Butcher and Ellenbecker [69] evaluated emissions of particles larger than 4 µm during combustion of red oak and eastern hemlock trees in residential heaters. The authors found emission factors varying from 1.6 to 6.4 g/kg.…”

Section: Residences (A) Compacted Biomassmentioning

confidence: 99%

Particulate Matter Emission Factors for Biomass Combustion

et al. 2016

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Emission factor is a relative measure and can be used to estimate emissions from multiple sources of air pollution. For this reason, data from literature on particulate matter emission factors from different types of biomass were evaluated in this paper. Initially, the main sources of particles were described, as well as relevant concepts associated with particle measurements. In addition, articles about particle emissions were classified and described in relation to the sampling environment (open or closed) and type of burned biomass (agricultural, garden, forest, and dung). Based on this analysis, a set of emission factors was presented and discussed. Important observations were made about the main emission sources of particulate matter. Combustion of compacted biomass resulted in lower particulate emission factors. PM 2.5 emissions were predominant in the burning of forest biomass. Emission factors were more elevated in laboratory burning, followed by burns in the field, residences and combustors.

show abstract

Particulate Emission Factors for Small Wood and Coal Stoves

Cited by 48 publications

References 4 publications

Primary particle emissions from residential coal burning: Optical properties and size distributions

Primary particle emissions from residential coal burning: Optical properties and size distributions

Influences of coal size, volatile matter content, and additive on primary particulate matter emissions from household stove combustion

Particulate Matter Emission Factors for Biomass Combustion

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About