Process modeling and on-line monitoring of benzene and other species during the two-stage combustion of ethylene in air

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-22-2002

Abstract

The on-line measurement of combustion effluents is important in the study of reaction mechanisms, process control, and environmental monitoring and impact. Microtrap gas chromatography for real-time analysis of volatile organics preconcentrates the sample, and uses rapid desorption to yield low detection limits with a relatively rapid analysis. This technique is used here for the on-line monitoring of low levels of benzene, a known precursor to polyaromatics and dioxins, produced during the combustion of ethylene in air. In addition, several other species are monitored by more conventional on-line methods. Process modeling with detailed reaction mechanisms of the combustion runs provided reasonably good simulations of the observed concentrations. © 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

Identifier

0036314046 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Advances in Environmental Research

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/S1093-0191(01)00069-7

ISSN

10930191

First Page

359

Last Page

367

Issue

3

Volume

6

Fund Ref

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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