Volatile organic compounds selection for incorporation in photochemical mechanisms and the development of secondary pollution reduction strategies

Karathanasis, S; Ziomas, I

dc.contributor.author	Karathanasis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Ziomas, I	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:46:34Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:46:34Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	15677230	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/32726
dc.subject	Emission control strategies	en
dc.subject	Photochemical mechanism development	en
dc.subject	VOC emissions	en
dc.subject	VOC mixing ratios	en
dc.subject	VOC reactivity	en
dc.subject.other	atmospheric pollution	en
dc.subject.other	chemical reaction	en
dc.subject.other	emission control	en
dc.subject.other	mixing ratio	en
dc.subject.other	photochemistry	en
dc.subject.other	pollution control	en
dc.subject.other	volatile organic compound	en
dc.title	Volatile organic compounds selection for incorporation in photochemical mechanisms and the development of secondary pollution reduction strategies	en
heal.type	conferenceItem	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1007/s11267-008-9193-7	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11267-008-9193-7	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	In the present work a method for the evaluation of the importance of the VOCs species is presented, aiming to provide criteria for the incorporation of these species into atmospheric photochemical mechanisms and for the successful application of secondary pollution reduction strategies. According to the method presented here, the species can be divided into more important and less important ones, taking into account their mixing ratios and emission values in combination with their reactivity. For this classification three quantitative and one qualitative criteria were introduced. Overall, it is concluded that alkenes with more than a few carbon atoms in their chain appear to be more important in urban and suburban areas, while in background conditions the alkanes, having the smaller chain (ethane, propane), become more important. In the case of alkenes there is no clear species classification, except for the biogenically emitted compounds, isoprene and limonene. In general, more important alkenes appear to be those with the smaller chain (ethene, propene, butene). Most abundant aromatics are benzene, toluene, and xylene. In background conditions higher aromatics are also important, especially 1,2,3-, 1,3,5-, and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene. The most important carbonylic compounds are formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, and acetone. Finally, taking into account the results mentioned above, a new photochemical mechanism was developed. The species and species groups used in the proposed mechanism are: ethane, higher alkanes, ethene, propene, 2- butene, 1-alkenes, 2-alkenes, higher alkenes, benzene, toluene, m-, o-, p-xylene, 1,3,5-, 1,2,3-, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, higher aromatics, formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, higher aldehydes, isoprene, limonene, and other biogenic VOCs. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.	en
heal.journalName	Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1007/s11267-008-9193-7	en
dc.identifier.volume	9	en
dc.identifier.issue	1-2	en
dc.identifier.spage	55	en
dc.identifier.epage	68	en