Black carbon emissions from biomass and coal in rural China

Zhang, Weishi; Lu, Zifeng; Xu, Yuan; Wang, Can; Gu, Yefu; Xu, Hui; Streets, David G.

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.12.029

Black carbon emissions from biomass and coal in rural China

Journal Article · Thu Dec 21 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Atmospheric Environment (1994)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.12.029· OSTI ID:1426185

Zhang, Weishi ^[1]; Lu, Zifeng ^[2]; Xu, Yuan ^[3]; Wang, Can ^[4]; Gu, Yefu ^[3]; Xu, Hui ^[2]; Streets, David G. ^[2]

The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Civil Aviation Univ. of China, Tianjin (China)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
The Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (China)
Tsinghua Univ., Beijing (China)

Residential solid fuel combustion makes a major contribution to black carbon (BC) emissions in China. A new estimation of BC emissions from rural solid biomass and coal consumption has been derived from field survey data. The following new contributions are made: (1) emission factors are collected and reviewed; (2) household energy data are collected from field survey data and from the literature; (3) a new extrapolation method is developed to extend the field survey data to other locations; (4) the ownership and usage of two stove types are estimated and considered in the emission calculations; and (5) uncertainties associated with the estimation results are quantified. It is shown that rural households with higher income will consume less biomass but more coal. Agricultural acreage and temperature also significantly influence the amount of solid fuel consumed in rural areas. It is estimated that 640±245 Gg BC/y were emitted to the atmosphere due to residential solid fuel consumption in rural China in 2014. Emissions of BC from straw, wood, and coal contributed 42±13%, 36±15%, and 22±10% of the total, respectively. As a result, we show that effective BC mitigation (a reduction of 47%) could be obtained through widespread introduction of improved stoves in rural households

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Research Organization:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

OSTI ID:: 1426185

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1549004

Journal Information:: Atmospheric Environment (1994), Journal Name: Atmospheric Environment (1994) Journal Issue: C Vol. 176; ISSN 1352-2310

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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