Implications of ammonia emissions from post-combustion carbon capture for airborne particulate matter

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 5142-5150

  Heo, Jinhyok ^a   McCoy, Sean T ^a   Adams, Peter J ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PILOT PLANTS;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; AMMONIA EMISSIONS; CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5); POST-COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURES; SOCIAL COST OF CARBON;

CARBON CAPTURE;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AMMONIA; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMISSION CONTROL; NITROGEN OXIDES; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WINTER; ANALYSIS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; POLLUTION; SEASON; UNCERTAINTY;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84928405357     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00550     Document Type: Article

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