HOT SPOTS OF NOx EMISSION FROM THE CEMENT FACTORY MAIN STACKS

Majid Farhadi , Pierre Sicard (1) , Alessandra de Marco (2) , Mohammad Khoshgoftar , Adewale M. Taiwo , Mohammad Javad Mohammadi , Shahram Sadeghi , Shirin Esmaeili , Abdeltif Amrane (3) , Bahram Kamarehie , Yusef Omidi Khaniabadi

1 ACRI-ST - Analytic and Computational Research, Inc. - Earth Sciences
2 ENEA - Italian National agency for new technologies, Energy and sustainable economic development [Frascati]
3 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

The aim of this study was to assess nitrogen oxides (NOx) dispersion from the main stacks of a cement factory in Doroud, Iran. The SCREEN3 software and Gaussian plume model were applied to predict and to compare the on-site NOx concentrations to provide relevant information on its emissions and dispersion. The results showed that within a radius of 400-650 m from the source, the estimated NOx concentrations were higher than the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for human health protection. Therefore, a distance higher than 650 m at downwind direction of the source was recommended for human settling and activities.

Keywords: NOx; Cement plant; Dispersion; SCREEN3; Gaussian plume model

Domains: Chemical Sciences

Majid Farhadi, Pierre Sicard, Alessandra de Marco, Mohammad Khoshgoftar, Adewale M. Taiwo, et al.. HOT SPOTS OF NOx EMISSION FROM THE CEMENT FACTORY MAIN STACKS. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 2017, 26 (12A), pp.730-737. ⟨hal-01709527⟩