| Abstract Title: | Determination of VOCs from stacks to urban through innovative Analysers |
| Presenter Name: | Dr Eugenio Indrigo |
| Company/Organisation: | Pollution Analytical Equipment |
| Country: | Italy |
Abstract Information :
VOCs: organic chemical compounds with a high vapour pressure and low boiling point at room temperature.
They include both human-made and naturally occurring compounds. Typical examples are benzene, toluene,
formaldheyde, glycol ethers, fossil fuels, terpenes, EtO, CS2, EtOH, 1,3-butadiene, CH2Cl2
Anthropogenic sources emit about 142 teragrams of carbon per year in the form of VOCs. Typical sources are:
- Exhaust emission from vehicles, engines, gas turbines
- Incinerators & RTO (regenerative thermal oxidiser) systems
- Oil & gas
- Coating, plastics, ink, and rubber applications
- Cosmetics & Pharmaceuticals plants
- Cement Plants & coal mines
In addition, when VOCs combine with NOx in the air, they form ozone pollution (smog)
