Industry emissions

Dutta, P., Cowell, L.H., Yee, D.K., and Dalla Betta, R.A., Design and Evaluation of a Single-Can Full Scale Catalytic Combustion System for Ultra-Low Emissions Industrial Gas Turbines, ASME 97-GT-292. 

The Climate Change Levy, which takes effect in the UK on 1 st April, 2001, is considered. The Levy was conceived as a measure to encourage industry to cut carbon dioxide emissions. Industry claims that the measure is ill-thought out, unfair and could even be counterproductive. The opposing views are discussed. Data are presented on the effect of the Levy on the costs of the worst-hit sectors, including plastic products, recycling (non-metal), rubber products, automotive, fabricated metal products and aeronautics. 

The detrimental effects of acid rain are a major reason why legislation such as the Clean Air Act places strict limitations on sulfur and nitrogen emissions. It is also a reason why low sulfur coal is preferred over high sulfur coal. To reduce sulfur dioxide emissions, industry also uses a technique call scrubbing. Industrial scrubbers employ a variety of physical and chemical processes to remove sulfur dioxide from emissions. Another technique used to combat acidification of lakes is to treat these systems with lime. The lime acts to neutralize the acid, but such techniques are usually costly and are only a temporary remedy for combating the problem. 

With less than 5 percent of the worlds population, the United States ranks first in carbon dioxide emissions and is responsible for about 25 percent of global carbon dioxide emissions. Industrial nations worldwide are responsible for about 58 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, primarily from the combustion of fossil fuels. Developing nations account for the remaining 42 percent, but their sources of carbon dioxide are split between fossil fuels (19 percent) and deforestation (23 percent). 

Dispersion conditions Size of agglomeration Traffic emissions Industrial and/or domestic emissions Difficulties in AQ management/missing data ... 

Volcanism Mmining Weathering of geologic materials, hydrothermal, mining smelter emissions Industrial emissions ... 

Oh SH, Cavendish JC. Transients of monolithic catalytic converters Response to step changes in feedstream temperature as related to controlling automobile emissions. Industrial Engineering Chemistry Product Research and Development 1982 21 29-37. 

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