Radiocarbon AMS determination of the biogenic component in CO2 emitted from waste incineration

Calcagnile, Lucio; Quarta, Gianluca; D’Elia, Marisa; Ciceri, G.; Martinotti, Valter

doi:10.1016/j.nimb.2011.04.020

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“…Carbon dioxide was sampled at the base of the stack by using the method and the sampling set-up described in [18]. Essentially an heated probe was used to sample flue gases which were filtered in a glass-fibre membrane, refrigerated first at 4-6°C to remove moisture and then at À20°C to assure drying and to remove acid gases aerosols.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Bringing AMS radiocarbon into the Anthropocene: Potential and drawbacks in the determination of the bio-fraction in industrial emissions and in carbon-based products

Quarta

Ciceri

Martinotti

et al. 2015

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B:

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For the calculation of the bio-fraction in the sampling KOH (x bio ) solution a four component model was used as described in details in [18]:…”

Section: Calculation Of the Bio-fraction In Mixturesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bringing AMS radiocarbon into the Anthropocene: Potential and drawbacks in the determination of the bio-fraction in industrial emissions and in carbon-based products

Quarta

Ciceri

Martinotti

et al. 2015

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B:

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“…Many researchers recommend 14 C analysis of flue gas samples ( [18]- [22], [29], [33]), but few have discussed SRF itself for the determination of fossil fractions ( [22], [29], [33]). Some discuss uncertainties associated with representative sampling and 14 C concentration in the atmosphere.…”

Section: Biomass Fractionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) radiocarbon analyses have been applied on carbon dioxide sampled at the stack of three power plants burning natural gas, landfill biogas and solid recovered fuel derived from municipal solid waste [18]. The same procedure has been used for waste incinerators [19].…”

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Determination of biomass fraction for partly renewable solid fuels

Ariyaratne

Melaaen

Tokheim

2014

Energy

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Biomass-based waste fuels are used in many industrial applications since combustion of biomass gives no net emissions of carbon dioxide. Some waste fuels, e.g. refuse derived fuels (RDF), contain not only biomass, but also some fossil material, hence can be classified as partially CO 2 neutral fuels. The biomass fraction of a mixed solid fuel is an essential parameter for the determination of net CO 2 emissions. It is also important to know the accuracy of the different biomass fraction determination methods. In the present study, the biomass fraction of artificially made RDF was determined by means of the selective dissolution method (SDM) in total carbon basis and also by the 14 C method in total carbon, weight and calorific value bases. Then the relative accuracy was compared using findings from a previous study. SDM shows very high accuracy in weight and calorific value basis. The 14 C method gives comparable results in most cases, but shows considerable deviations for some samples. The SDM results in total carbon basis show less accuracy compared to the other bases. When performing the SDM analysis in total carbon basis, one should correct for ash forming matter in order to increase the accuracy of the biomass fraction determination.Key words: Biomass fraction; Refuse derived fuel; Selective Dissolution Method; 14 C method; Accuracy; Ash forming matter Abbreviations: AM = artificial mixture; AMS= accelerated mass spectrometry; DAF = dry and ash free; HHV = higher heating value (gross calorific value); NA = not analysed/not available; PE = polyethylene; PET = polyethylene terephthalate; pMC= percent modern carbon; PVC = polyvinyl chloride; RDF = Refuse Derived Fuel; RSD= relative standard deviation; SDM = Selective Dissolution Method; SRF = Solid Recovered Fuel * Corresponding author. Biomass fraction, expressed as a percentage by calorific value (%)

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“…On site sampling was carried out by dissolving the CO 2 in 4M KOH solution by using the apparatus developed by RSE and A four component isotopic mass balance model was then developed and used for the calculation of the biogenic content in the WTE plant in order to take into account the contribution given by the atmospheric air used during the combustion process and to properly correct the measurements for the 14 C background due to the sampling, storage and processing procedures [17]. The biogenic content (x bio ) was thus calculated by the formula:…”

Section: Determining the Biogenic Component In Co 2 Emitted From Wte mentioning

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Studies of industrial emissions by accelerator-based techniques: A review of applications at CEDAD

Calcagnile

Quarta

2012

EPJ Web of Conferences

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Different research activities are in progress at the Centre for Dating and Diagnostics (CEDAD), University of Salento, in the field of environmental monitoring by exploiting the potentialities given by the different experimental beam lines implemented on the 3 MV Tandetron accelerator and dedicated to AMS (Accelerator Mass Spectrometry) radiocarbon dating and IBA (Ion Beam Analysis). An overview of these activities is presented by showing how accelerator-based analytical techniques can be a powerful tool for monitoring the anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources and for the assessment of the biogenic content in SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel) burned in WTE (Waste to Energy) plants.

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Radiocarbon AMS determination of the biogenic component in CO2 emitted from waste incineration

Cited by 17 publications

References 9 publications

Bringing AMS radiocarbon into the Anthropocene: Potential and drawbacks in the determination of the bio-fraction in industrial emissions and in carbon-based products

Bringing AMS radiocarbon into the Anthropocene: Potential and drawbacks in the determination of the bio-fraction in industrial emissions and in carbon-based products

Determination of biomass fraction for partly renewable solid fuels

Studies of industrial emissions by accelerator-based techniques: A review of applications at CEDAD

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