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Particulate emissions from a modern wood stove – Influence of KCl

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  • Du, Yifan
  • Lin, Weigang
  • Glarborg, Peter

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Particulate matter (PM) generated by residential wood combustion is a major environmental concern in Europe. This study focuses on the influence of potassium chloride (KCl) on fine particle emissions from a modern wood stove. Wood logs with and without KCl impregnation were subjected to batch combustion and emission measurements. A bi-modal particle number-size distribution characterized by a nucleation mode and an accumulation mode was identified for all types of wood fuel. However, in the presence of KCl, a lower number emission of ultrafine particles and a higher number emission of larger particles (size ∼200–500 nm) were observed. In addition, the emission factor of condensed organic compounds (COC) increased with increasing KCl content, from 0.16 g/kg dry wood for normal wood (NW) to 0.48 g/kg dry wood for wood impregnated with the 2 mol/L KCl solution (HKW), most likely due to the facilitated heterogeneous condensation of semi-volatile hydrocarbons on pre-existing ash particles. In addition, the emission factor of soot particles also increased slightly when the KCl content was high, from 1.47 g/kg dry wood for NW to 2.23 g/kg dry wood for HKW.

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  • Du, Yifan & Lin, Weigang & Glarborg, Peter, 2021. "Particulate emissions from a modern wood stove – Influence of KCl," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 170(C), pages 1215-1227.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:renene:v:170:y:2021:i:c:p:1215-1227
    DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.02.048
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