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Biomass Combustion and Emission Analysis

A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025 | Viewed by 2567

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Francesco Gallucci

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CREA-IT, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
Interests: biomass; combustion; renewable energies; pollution; biofuel
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Dr. Enrico Paris

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CREA-IT, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
Interests: biomass; emissions; bioenergy; atmospheric pollution
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Dr. Monica Carnevale

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CREA-IT, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Center of Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Via della Pascolare 16, 00015 Monterotondo, RM, Italy
Interests: biomass; LCA; renewable energies
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Biomass combustion processes have always been used to obtain energy; however, it is necessary to determine the impact on the environment and to study new abatement systems and optimize the current operating conditions in order to reduce the emission of these pollutants.

Combustion leads to the release of PM, NOx, CO2, CO, VOC, SVOC, and other pollutants, depending on the combustion and fuel conditions. These pollutants in the atmosphere participate in the complex atmospheric chemistry reactions and lead to the formation of secondary pollutants or negatively impact humans and the environment.

This Special Issue of Atmosphere will showcase the most recent studies and activities on the effects of combustion process. This Special Issue aims to collect studies that help to better understand the consequences of combustion both in boilers (through the study of emissive models, the development of new abatement systems, the determination of emission factors, etc.) and in open areas.

Dr. Francesco Gallucci
Dr. Enrico Paris
Dr. Monica Carnevale
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • atmospheric pollutants
  • biomass
  • biofuel
  • burning
  • open burning
  • PM
  • NOx
  • CO
  • CO2
  • VOC
  • SVOC
  • aerosol
  • abatement system
  • emission factor

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Estimation of Particulate Matter (PM10) Over Middle Indo-Gangetic Plain (Patna) of India: Seasonal Variation and Source Apportionment
by Ningombam Linthoingambi Devi, Ishwar Chandra Yadav and Amrendra Kumar
Atmosphere 2024, 15(8), 878; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15080878 - 23 Jul 2024
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Despite extensive research on particulate matter (PM) pollution in India’s Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), source apportionment remains challenging. This study investigates the effect of particulate matter (PM10)-associated water soluble inorganic ions (WSIIs) on ambient air concentration across the middle IGP from January [...] Read more.
Despite extensive research on particulate matter (PM) pollution in India’s Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP), source apportionment remains challenging. This study investigates the effect of particulate matter (PM10)-associated water soluble inorganic ions (WSIIs) on ambient air concentration across the middle IGP from January to December 2018. Moreover, the seasonal fluctuation and chemical characterization of PM10 were assessed for the year 2018. The results revealed a high concentration of PM10 (156 µg/m3), exceeding the WHO and National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) limits. The highest PM10 levels were observed during autumn, winter, summer, and the rainy season. The study identified SO42− and NH4+ as the most common WSIIs, constituting 46% and 23% of the total WSIIs. Source apportionment analysis indicated that street dust, biomass burning, and vehicle and industrial emissions together with secondary formation significantly contributed to IGP’s PM pollution. Additionally, the investigation of air mass back trajectory suggests that air quality in IGP is largely influenced by eastern and western Maritime air masses originated from the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, Gujarat, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Full article
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Biomass Combustion in Boiler: Environmental Monitoring of Sugar Markers and Pollutants
by Enrico Paris, Monica Carnevale, Adriano Palma, Beatrice Vincenti, Mariangela Salerno, Andrea Rosario Proto, Salvatore Papandrea, Ettore Guerriero, Mattia Perilli, Marina Cerasa, Valerio Di Stefano and Francesco Gallucci
Atmosphere 2024, 15(4), 427; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos15040427 - 29 Mar 2024
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The need to use renewable sources and matrices with energy potential is widely recognized. The development of innovative technologies aimed at the improvement of energy conversion processes and reducing environmental impacts is currently receiving increasing attention from the scientific community and policymakers. The [...] Read more.
The need to use renewable sources and matrices with energy potential is widely recognized. The development of innovative technologies aimed at the improvement of energy conversion processes and reducing environmental impacts is currently receiving increasing attention from the scientific community and policymakers. The presence of sugars in airborne particle materials is attributed to biomass combustion. For this reason, these compounds are considered markers of biomass burning. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the emissions produced by agroforestry biomass burning (citrus pruning) by simultaneously sampling both stack emissions and atmospheric particulates in the area around a biomass boiler to understand the real contribution of biomass burning to atmospheric pollution. The combustion tests were carried out by comparing the processes with and without particulate abatement system to see how biomass combustion’s contribution to particulate emission can be controlled and reduced. During the tests, the focus was on particulate matter (PM) speciation in terms of sugar marker identification and determination. This study aims to increase knowledge to better understand the contribution of biomass plants to air pollution and differentiate it from the contributions of other sources, such as vehicular traffic or domestic heating. Full article
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