| Title: | Assessment of control strategies for reducing volatile organic compound emissions from the polyvinyl chloride wallpaper production industry in Taiwan |
| Address: | "Department of Environmental Engineering, National I-Lan University, I-Lan City, Taiwan, Republic of China. ctchang@niu.edu.tw" |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464468 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "This study attempts to assess the effectiveness of control strategies for reducing volatile organic compound (VOC) emission from the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) wallpaper production industry. In Taiwan, methyl ethyl ketone, TOL, and cyclohexanone have comprised the major content of solvents, accounting for approximately 113,000 t/yr to avoid excessive viscosity of plasticizer dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and to increase facility in working. Emissions of these VOCs from solvents have caused serious odor and worse air quality problems. In this study, 80 stacks in five factories were tested to evaluate emission characteristics at each VOC source. After examining the VOC concentrations in the flue gases and contents, the VOC emission rate before treatment and from fugitive sources was 93,000 and 800 t/yr, respectively. In this study, the semiwet electrostatic precipitator is recommended for use as cost-effective control equipment" |
| Keywords: | Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution/analysis/*prevention & control Diethylhexyl Phthalate/*analysis *Manufactured Materials Occupational Exposure Organic Chemicals/*analysis Plasticizers/analysis *Polyvinyl Chloride Solvents/analysis Taiwan Volatilizat; |
| Notes: | "MedlineChang, Chang-Tang Chiou, Chyow-Shan eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2006/06/03 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2006 May; 56(5):611-7. doi: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464468" |
