Chemical characterisation of particle emissions from burning leaves

Schmidl, Christoph; Bauer, Heidi; Dattler, Astrid; Hitzenberger, R.; Weissenboeck, Gerlinde; Marr, Iain L.; Puxbaum, Hans

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.09.010

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“…In accordance to what has been observed in other studies of domestic biomass burning smoke (Rogge et al, 1998;Schmidl et al, 2008b), the n-alkane homologous series did not show any clear preference for molecules with an odd or even number of carbon atoms. The homologues with the highest concentrations (C max ) were C 14 and C 23 .…”

Section: Homologous Compound Seriessupporting

confidence: 77%

“…These acids were generally emitted in large amount by both combustion equipments with hot start. All wood smokes contained high levels of both hexadecanoic and tetracosanoic acids, as found in previous biomass burning studies (Fine et al, 2001(Fine et al, , 2004bSchmidl et al, 2008b;Simoneit, 2002;Gonçalves et al, 2010).…”

Section: Homologous Compound Seriessupporting

confidence: 50%

“…Wiesenberg et al (2009) showed that the distribution patterns of n-alkanes in biomass burning samples (maize and rye straw) changed as a function of temperature. At higher combustion temperatures, n-alkanes seem to be less stable than other compounds (Schmidl et al, 2008b). During the charring process, the long-chain n-alkanes may suffer thermal breakdown, causing short-chain homologues with a maximum at <C 20 .…”

Section: Homologous Compound Seriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Organic compounds in PM2.5 emitted from fireplace and woodstove combustion of typical Portuguese wood species

Gonçalves

Alves

Fernandes

et al. 2011

Atmospheric Environment

112

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a b s t r a c tThe aim of this study is the further characterisation of PM 2.5 emissions from the residential wood combustion of common woods grown in Portugal. This new research extends to eight the number of biomass fuels studied and tries to understand the differences that the burning appliance (fireplace versus woodstove) and the combustion temperature (cold and hot start) have on emissions. Pinus pinaster (Maritime pine), Eucalyptus globulus (eucalypt), Quercus suber (cork oak), Acacia longifolia (Golden wattle), Quercus faginea (Portuguese oak), Olea europea (Olive), Quercus ilex rotundifolia (Holm oak) and briquettes produced from forest biomass waste were used in the combustion tests. Determinations included fine particle emission factors, carbonaceous content (OC and EC) by a thermaleoptical transmission technique and detailed identification and quantification of organic compounds by gas chromatographyemass spectrometry. Fine particle emission factors from the woodstove were lower than those from the fireplace. For both combustion appliances, the OC/EC ratio was higher in "cold start" tests (1.56 AE 0.95 for woodstove and 2.03 AE 1.34 for fireplace). These "cold start" OC/EC values were, respectively, for the woodstove and the fireplace, 51% and 69% higher than those obtained in "hot start" experiments. The chromatographically resolved organics included n-alkanes, n-alkenes, PAHs, n-alkanals, ketones, n-alkanols, terpenoids, triterpenoids, phenolic compounds, phytosterols, alcohols, n-alkanoic acids, n-di-acids, unsaturated acids and alkyl esters of acids. The smoke emission rate and composition varied widely depending on fuel type, burning appliance and combustion temperature.

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Section: Homologous Compound Seriessupporting

confidence: 77%

Section: Homologous Compound Seriessupporting

confidence: 50%

Section: Homologous Compound Seriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Organic compounds in PM2.5 emitted from fireplace and woodstove combustion of typical Portuguese wood species

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Alves

Fernandes

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Atmospheric Environment

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“…The remaining 9% of clusters characterized by lowmass spectral resolution was grouped into one class referred to as "Unclassified". Ca and Na, which are often regarded as originating from dust and sea salt, respectively (Pastor et al, 2003;Dall'Osto and Harrison, 2006;Yang et al, 2009), were not removed because these elements were also detected in the smoke of biomass burning (Silva et al, 1999;Yamasoe et al, 2000;Schmidl et al, 2008). Both CaeEC and NaeEC particles have been observed in vehicle exhausts (Sodeman et al, 2005;Toner et al, 2006).…”

Section: Chemical Compositionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mixing state of biomass burning particles by single particle aerosol mass spectrometer in the urban area of PRD, China

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Zhang²,

Li³

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Atmospheric Environment

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“…In the smoke L/M values of 2.5 were observed for briquettes, of 3.6-3.9 for softwood and of 14.4-14.8 for hardwood (Schmidl et al, 2008b). Regarding grass combustion, L/M ratios ranged between 2 and 33 (Oros et al, 2006); for leaves combustion, the mean value was 5.5 (Schmidl et al, 2008a); and for crop combustion, the mean values were 32.6 (12.7-55.7) (Sang et al, 2013). In atmospheric aerosols, L/M mean values ranged between 3.5 and 75 (Fabbri et al, 2009).…”

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Five primary sources of organic aerosols in the urban atmosphere of Belgrade (Serbia)

Zangrando

Barbaro

Kirchgeorg

et al. 2016

Science of The Total Environment

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Biomass burning and primary biological aerosol particles (PBAPs) represent important primary sources of organic compounds in the atmosphere. These particles and compounds are able to affect climate and human health. In the present work, using HPLC-orbitrapMS, we determined the atmospheric concentrations of molecular markers such as anhydrosugars and phenolic compounds that are specific for biomass burning, as well as the concentrations of sugars, alcohol sugars and D- and L-amino acids (D-AAs and L-AAs) for studying PBAPs in Belgrade (Serbia) aerosols collected in September–December 2008. In these samples, high levels of all these biomarkers were observed in October. Relative percentages of vanillic (V), syringic compounds (S) and p-coumaric acid (PA), as well as levoglucosan/mannosan (L/M) ratios, helped us discriminate between open fire events and wood combustion for domestic heating during the winter. L-AAs and D-AAs (1% of the total) were observed in Belgrade aerosols mainly in September–October. During open fire events, mean D-AA/L-AA (D/L) ratio values of aspartic acid, threonine, phenylalanine, alanine were significantly higher than mean D/L values of samples unaffected by open fire. High levels of AAs were observed for open biomass burning events. Thanks to four different statistical approaches, we demonstrated that Belgrade aerosols are affected by five sources: a natural source, a source related to fungi spores and degraded material and three other sources linked to biomass burning: biomass combustion in open fields, the combustion of grass and agricultural waste and the combustion of biomass in stoves and industrial plants. The approach employed in this work, involving the determination of specific organic tracers and statistical analysis, proved useful to discriminate among different types of biomass burning events

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Chemical characterisation of particle emissions from burning leaves

Cited by 146 publications

References 44 publications

Organic compounds in PM2.5 emitted from fireplace and woodstove combustion of typical Portuguese wood species

Organic compounds in PM2.5 emitted from fireplace and woodstove combustion of typical Portuguese wood species

Mixing state of biomass burning particles by single particle aerosol mass spectrometer in the urban area of PRD, China

Five primary sources of organic aerosols in the urban atmosphere of Belgrade (Serbia)

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