Ammonia Emission Factors and Uncertainties of Coke Oven Gases in Iron and Steel Industries

Seongmin Kang, Yoon-Jung Hong, Seong-Dong Kim and Eui-Chan Jeon
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Seongmin Kang: Climate Change and Environment Research Center, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
Yoon-Jung Hong: Climate Change and Environment Research Center, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
Seong-Dong Kim: Department of Cooperate Course for Climate Change, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea
Eui-Chan Jeon: Department of Climate and Environment, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Korea

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-8

Abstract: In this study, uncertainties related to NH 3 concentration, emission factor, and emission factor estimation in the exhaust gas of the steel sintering furnace using COG (coke oven gas) among the by-product gas generated in steel production was estimated to identify the missing source. By measuring the NH 3 concentration in the exhaust gas of steel sintering furnace using COG, a concentration between 0.02 and 0.12 ppm was found, with an average concentration of 0.06 ppm, confirming the emissions of NH 3 . Using this measurement of the NH 3 concentration, an NH 3 emission factor of 0.0061 kg NH 3 /ton was derived. The uncertainty of the developed NH 3 emission factor of the sintering furnace using COG was analyzed using a Monte Carlo simulation. Consequently, the uncertainty range of NH 3 emission factor of the sintering furnace using COG was derived to be −11.4% to +12.89% at the 95% confidence level. According to the results of this study, NH 3 emissions occur from the use of COG, yielding values higher than the NH 3 emission factor resulting from the use of LNG(liquefied natural gas) in combustion facilities. It should be recognized that it is a missing emission source and the corresponding emission should be calculated.

Keywords: PM 2.5 Secondary sources; Sintering furnace combustion; Coke Oven Gas; Uncertainty analysis; Ammonia emission factor (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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