| Title: | Chemical characterization of the fine particle emissions from commercial aircraft engines during the Aircraft Particle Emissions eXperiment (APEX) 1 to 3 |
| Author(s): | Kinsey JS; Hays MD; Dong Y; Williams DC; Logan R; |
| Address: | "United States Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Risk Management Research Laboratory, MD E343-02, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27711, United States. kinsey.john@epa.gov" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1520-5851 (Electronic) 0013-936X (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "This paper addresses the need for detailed chemical information on the fine particulate matter (PM) generated by commercial aviation engines. The exhaust plumes of seven turbofan engine models were sampled as part of the three test campaigns of the Aircraft Particle Emissions eXperiment (APEX). In these experiments, continuous measurements of black carbon (BC) and particle surface-bound polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs) were conducted. In addition, time-integrated sampling was performed for bulk elemental composition, water-soluble ions, organic and elemental carbon (OC and EC), and trace semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs). The continuous BC and PAH monitoring showed a characteristic U-shaped curve of the emission index (EI or mass of pollutant/mass of fuel burned) vs fuel flow for the turbofan engines tested. The time-integrated EIs for both elemental composition and water-soluble ions were heavily dominated by sulfur and SO(4)(2-), respectively, with a approximately 2.4% median conversion of fuel S(IV) to particle S(VI). The corrected OC and EC emission indices obtained in this study ranged from 37 to 83 mg/kg and 21 to 275 mg/kg, respectively, with the EC/OC ratio ranging from approximately 0.3 to 7 depending on engine type and test conditions. Finally, the particle SVOC EIs varied by as much as 2 orders of magnitude with distinct variations in chemical composition observed for different engine types and operating conditions" |
| Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis/chemistry Air Pollution/statistics & numerical data *Aircraft Environmental Monitoring Particle Size Particulate Matter/*analysis/chemistry Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/analysis/chemistry Soot/analysis/chemistry Vehicle Emissi; |
| Notes: | "MedlineKinsey, J S Hays, M D Dong, Y Williams, D C Logan, R eng 2011/03/25 Environ Sci Technol. 2011 Apr 15; 45(8):3415-21. doi: 10.1021/es103880d. Epub 2011 Mar 23" |
