Characteristics of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from a petroleum refinery in Beijing, China

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 89, Issue , 2014, Pages 358-366

  Wei, Wei ^a,b   Cheng, Shuiyuan ^a   Li, Guohao ^a   Wang, Gang ^a   Wang, Haiyan ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION KEY LABORATORY OF SOURCES AND CONTROL OF AIR POLLUTION COMPLEX   (China)

Author keywords

Ozone formation potential; Petroleum refinery; Source apportionment; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CATALYTIC CRACKING; CATALYTIC REFORMING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASOLINE; HEXANE; OZONE; PARAFFINS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

BEIJING , CHINA; BRANCHED ALKANES; CHEMICAL PROFILES; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; MONITORING PERIODS; OZONE FORMATION POTENTIALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL OZONE; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT;

PETROLEUM REFINERIES;

ALKANE; BENZENE; BUTANE; HEXANE; ISOPENTANE; OZONE; PENTANE; PETROLEUM; PROPYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CATALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MONITORING; OZONE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REFINING INDUSTRY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLUME;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TANK; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896797186     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.01.038     Document Type: Article

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