Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: This research aimed to locate and characterize emission sources for airborne volatile organic compounds (VOCs) inside a petrochemical plant in Chiayi, Taiwan. Air was sampled with canisters at 20 sites inside this plant, twice per quarter, and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry following the TO–14 method. Data were interpreted by means of a database and contour maps. Alkanes were most abundant species, followed by aromatics, and both accounted for 98% of total airborne VOCs. Two emission sources were located around the filling unit and the aromatic unit. The characterization of VOCs from emission sources were elucidated in table after cross-analyzing and statistical calculation using Microsoft Excel.
Source: Environmental Forensics
Authors: Ching-Liang Chen, Chi-Min Shu, Hung-Yuan Fang
Institution: National Yunlin University of Science and Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Atmospheric Science
Field: Earth and Planetary Sciences
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1963741015