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On-line Analysis of Nitrogen Containing Compounds in Complex Hydrocarbon Matrixes
Published on: August 5, 2016
まとめ
空気中の細粒子の希土元素の比率は,遠隔地でも石油産業の排出量を明らかにします. これらのユニークなパターンは,地殻の豊富さとは異なり,汚染源を効果的に追跡するのに役立ちます.
科学分野:
- 環境科学 環境科学
- 地質化学 地質化学
- 大気化学 大気化学
背景:
- 直径2.5マイクロメートル未満の空気中の粒子は,化学的サインを持っています.
- 稀土元素 (REE) の環境濃度は,産業活動によって変化することがあります.
- 石油精製に使用されるゼオライト触媒には,特定のREE分布が含まれています.
研究 の 目的:
- 石油産業の排出が空気中の微粒子のREEパターンに与える影響を調査する.
- REE比率が石油関連汚染の信頼できるトレーサーとして機能するかどうかを判断する.
- 石油火力発電所や精製所の排出量を区別するために.
主な方法:
- 空気中の粒子 (<2.5μm) のREE濃度の分析.
- 観測されたREE比率 (例えば,ランタン/サマリウム) と地殻の豊富なパターンとの比較.
- バナジウムとニッケル濃度の評価を比較追跡のために行う.
主要な成果:
- 石油産業の排出は,微粒子のREEパターンを大幅に変化させ,地殻の豊富さから逸脱する.
- ランタン/サマリウム比率 (>20) の上昇は,石油精製の触媒の影響を示している.
- これらの変化したREEパターンは,マウナ・ロア天文台のような遠隔地でも検出されました.
- バナジウムとニッケル濃度は,REE比と比較して,長距離追跡において信頼性が低い.
結論:
- 空気中の微粒子のREE比率は,石油産業の長距離排出量の効果的なトレーサーです.
- ゼオライト触媒からのユニークなREEシグネチャは,石油汚染の明確なマーカーを提供します.
- 石油を燃やす工場と精製工場の区別は,バナジウムレベルなどの特定の元素比率を使用して可能である.
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