Waste gas treatment for resource recovery / / edited by Piet N.L. Lens [and three others]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910828539503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London : , : IWA Publishing, , 2006
• ISBN: 1-78040-531-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (510 p.)
• Collana: Integrated environmental technology series
• Disciplina: 628.53
• Soggetti: Waste gases - Environmental aspects; Air quality management; Resource recovery facilities; Natural gas - Environmental aspects; Air - Pollution; Air quality - Standards
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Contributors; Part I: Socio-economic aspects of gas pollution and gas recovery; Section IA: Gas: pollutant or resource?; 1. Introduction on air pollution: the emission-effect relation; 1.1. Introduction: What is air pollution?; 1.2. Overview of the emission effect relations; 1.3. Emissions; 1.4. Formation of aerosols; 1.5. Lifetimes of pollutants; 1.6. Ambient concentration of pollutants; 1.7. Conclusion; References; 2. Transboundary particulate matter pollution in Europe; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. European aerosol patterns and trends; 2.3. Air pollution observation: existing networks2.4. Modelling ambient PM transport; 2.5. Conclusions; References; 3. Abatement strategies for air pollution; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Origin and fate of emissions; 3.3. Abatement strategies; 3.4. Outlook; References; Section IB: Pollution control policy; 4. Dealing with waste gas in enhancing sustainable development: the role of the Kyoto mechanisms; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Defining sustainable development; 4.3. Waste gas recovery under the CDM; 4.4. Kyoto-based case studies of waste gas capture projects; 4.5. Conclusions; References; 5. Implementation of the European Solvent Directive (1999/13/EC)5.1. Introduction; 5.2 Information exchange platform as a part of the implementation of the EU Solvent Directive; 5.3 Decision support through mass and energy flow management in the sector of vehicle refinishing; 5.4. Further use of mass and energy flow models; 5.5. Conclusion; References; 6. Integration of biological techniques for air pollution control into sustainable development; 6.1. Introduction; 6.2. VOC control, the case for avoiding unnecessary CO2 emissions; 6.3. High-rate biotrickling filters for H2S control; 6.4. Concluding remarksReferences; Part II: Characterization of waste gases; Section IIA: Waste gases analysis; 7. Characterization of pollutants in gases; 7.1. Introduction; 7.2. Characterizing atmospheric pollutants; 7.3. Monitoring and analysis; 7.4. Effects; 7.5. Conclusions; References; 8. Isotope characterization of gaseous pollutants; 8.1. Introduction; 8.2. Isotope abundance variations; 8.3. Isotope mass balance; 8.4. Conclusion; References; 9. Use of NMR to study in situ bioconversion of gaseous formaldehyde; 9.1. Introduction; 9.2. In situ NMR study of bioconversion of gaseous compounds9.3. NMR study of formaldehyde bioconversion; 9.4. Conclusion; References; Section IIB: Waste gases characteristics; 10. Heavy metal release in waste incineration processes; 10.1. Introduction; 10.2. Thermodynamic study; 10.3. Characterisation of ultimate residues; 10.4. Kinetics of HM vaporisation; 10.5. Conclusion; References; 11. Functional interpretation of gas composition; 11.1. Introduction; 11.2. Sources of volatile organic compounds; 11.3. Analysis of NMVOCs; 11.4. NMVOC emission rates; 11.5. Differentiating processes using the NMVOC profile