Size fractionation of black and organic particulate carbon from fires. Final report
Emission factors to total smoke particulates as well as organic and black carbon have been measured as a function of size for a set of building materials typical of those used in urban construction. Black carbon emissions (mass per fuel mass) were similar among the wood fuels studied, although the dominant form of combustion varied from flaming to smoldering. Black carbon was found predominantly in the finest size ranges (less than or equal to 0.20 ..mu..m). Polyurethane foam produced a greater emission of black carbon, and the particle size distribution of that carbon extended to much larger aerodynamic diameters than did those of the wood samples. For the fuels tested, total smoke particle emissions ranged from 0.3 to 2.3 percent of fuel mass; black carbon emissions were 0.03 to 0.3 percent of fuel mass.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC03-76SF00098
- OSTI ID:
- 5809467
- Report Number(s):
- LBL-20654; ON: DE86009223
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products. Original copy available until stock is exhausted
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Determination of hot and cool burning residential wood combustion source strengths using chemical mass balance modeling
Evaluation of the carbon content of aerosols from the burn- ing of biomass in the Brazilian Amazon using thermal, op- tical and thermal-optical analysis methods
Related Subjects
BUILDING MATERIALS
COMBUSTION PRODUCTS
PARTICULATES
EMISSION
CARBON
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FIRES
FUELS
NUCLEAR WINTER
PARTICLE SIZE
SMOKES
SOOT
URBAN AREAS
WOOD
AEROSOLS
COLLOIDS
DATA
DISPERSIONS
ELEMENTS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
PARTICLES
RESIDUES
SIZE
SOLS
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)