[Pollution Characteristics of Volatile Organic Compounds Emission from the Metal Packaging Industry Based on Analysis...

This study identified the generation and emission nodes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the metal packaging industry, analyzed the VOCs concentration and species from different production processes, and accounted for secondary pollution through the maximum incremental reactivity method and modified fractional aerosol coefficient method. The results indicated that the main VOCs species were benzenes, alcohols, ketones, and esters, and the benzenes and alcohols contributed more in different types of processes and emission nodes, whereas the ketones and esters contributed less. The maximum concentration was 269.08mg·m^-3 (n-butanol). Strong correlation was found between the concentrations of the production line and their corresponding exhaust, but the VOC species were not totally identical. Furthermore, the potential formations of ozone and secondary organic aerosols were (3.09±0.94) g·g^-1 and (2.58±1.99) g·g^-1, respectively, expressed by O₃/VOCs and SOA/VOCs, and the benzenes and internal coating drying being the major precursors and emission node.