Study on the real-world emission characteristics of gaseous and particulate pollutants from an inland ship using a portable emission measurement system

Mar Pollut Bull. 2022 Nov:184:114205. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114205. Epub 2022 Oct 12.

Abstract

The emissions of pollutants from inland ships endanger the urban environment and human health, deserving quantitative study to make reduction measurements to achieve clean emissions. In this study, the real-world gaseous emissions (CO, THC, SO2, NOx) and particulate emissions including particle mass (PM) and particle number (PN) as well as the particle size distribution and particle compositions from an inland ship were investigated using a portable emission measurement system (PEMS) method. The results showed that the emission concentrations of CO, THC, PM and PN at departure and idling conditions were significantly higher than those at other conditions, while the emission concentrations of NOx and SO2 at cruising condition were the highest. The particle size distribution always presented a bimodal distribution ranged at 40 nm and 200 nm respectively at different conditions and engine loads. The proportion of nucleation mode particles was the highest at departure condition, and a larger engine load resulted in a declined proportion of nucleation mode particles. The anions of the emitted particles mainly included nitrite ion (NO2-), nitrate ion (NO3-), sulfate ion (SO42-), and cations mainly included ammonium ion (NH4+), sodium ion (Na+) and potassium ion (K+). The main components of organic carbon (OC) in soot were OC1 and OC2, accounting for more than 80 %, while the main component of elemental carbon (EC) was EC2, accounting for 83.9 %. The emission factors based on fuel consumption of CO and THC were significantly higher at idling conditions than other conditions, and the emission factor of NOx was higher at cruising conditions, while the emission factors of PM and PN were higher at departure and idling conditions than other conditions.

Keywords: Gaseous emission; Inland ship; Particle composition; Particulate emission; Portable emission measurement system.

MeSH terms

  • Air Pollutants* / analysis
  • Ammonium Compounds*
  • Carbon
  • Dust
  • Environmental Pollutants*
  • Gases
  • Humans
  • Nitrates
  • Nitrites
  • Nitrogen Dioxide
  • Particle Size
  • Particulate Matter / analysis
  • Potassium
  • Ships
  • Sodium
  • Soot
  • Sulfates
  • Vehicle Emissions / analysis

Substances

  • Air Pollutants
  • Ammonium Compounds
  • Carbon
  • Dust
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Gases
  • Nitrates
  • Nitrites
  • Nitrogen Dioxide
  • Particulate Matter
  • Potassium
  • Sodium
  • Soot
  • Sulfates
  • Vehicle Emissions