Scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX) and aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ATOFMS) single particle analysis of metallurgy plant emissions

Autor: Alodie Blondel, S. Eliet, A. Anderson, Karine Deboudt, Jovanna Arndt, V. Savary, Pascal Flament, Marc Fourmentin, Robert M. Healy, John C. Wenger, Ari Setyan
Přispěvatelé: Department of Chemistry [Cork], University College Cork (UCC), Ecosystèmes littoraux et côtiers (ELICO), Université de Lille, Sciences et Technologies-Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (ULCO)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut d’Électronique, de Microélectronique et de Nanotechnologie - UMR 8520 (IEMN), Centrale Lille-Institut supérieur de l'électronique et du numérique (ISEN)-Université de Valenciennes et du Hainaut-Cambrésis (UVHC)-Université de Lille-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France (UPHF), Laboratoire de Physico-Chimie de l'Atmosphère (LPCA), Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale (ULCO), Université Lille Nord de France (COMUE), École des Mines de Douai (Mines Douai EMD), Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris] (IMT)
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Environmental Pollution
Environmental Pollution, 2016, 210, pp.9-17. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2015.11.019⟩
Environmental Pollution, Elsevier, 2016, 210, pp.9-17. ⟨10.1016/j.envpol.2015.11.019⟩
ISSN: 0269-7491
1873-6424
Popis: The chemical composition of single particles deposited on industrial filters located in three different chimneys of an iron-manganese (Fe-Mn) alloy manufacturing plant have been compared using aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry (ATOFMS) and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (SEM-EDX). Very similar types of particles were observed using both analytical techniques. Calcium-containing particles dominated in the firing area of the sintering unit, Mn and/or Al-bearing particles were observed at the cooling area of the sintering unit, while Mn-containing particles were dominant at the smelting unit. SEM-EDX analysis of particles collected downstream of the industrial filters showed that the composition of the particles emitted from the chimneys is very similar to those collected on the filters. ATOFMS analysis of ore samples was also performed to identify particulate emissions that could be generated by wind erosion and manual activities. Specific particle types have been identified for each emission source (chimneys and ore piles) and can be used as tracers for source apportionment of ambient PM measured in the vicinity of the industrial site.
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