Monitoring incinerator emissions from remote sites using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). 21.
Demirgian, JC; Spurgash, SM; Snyder, CT
| HERO ID | 4924618 |
|---|---|
| Year | 1990 |
| Title | Monitoring incinerator emissions from remote sites using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). 21. |
| Authors | Demirgian, JC; Spurgash, SM; Snyder, CT |
| Publisher Text | Department of Energy |
| City | Washington, DC |
| Abstract | Annual Pacific Northwest International Sections/Air Waste Management Association (PNWIS/AWMA) conference (2nd), Portland, OR (USA), 14-16 Nov 1990. Sponsored by Department of Energy, Washington, DC. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) provides the potential to monitor incinerator emissions remotely and passively from air-mounted (helicopter) or ground-mounted (car) locations. The objective of this work was to extend the application of remote FTIR as an incinerator monitor to simple mixtures released in the laboratory and in the field. Initial data were collected for two commonly used principal organic hazardous components (POHCs), chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. To simulate mixtures that are more difficult to identify and quantify, subsequent laboratory and field studies were performed with methanol and diethyl malonate mixtures. The sensitivity of the equipment is currently in the region of low parts-per-million-per meter of air measured. Remote FTIR was able to identify and quantify components with overlapping absorbances in the presence of interference from carbon dioxide. 1 ref., 5 figs., 4 tabs. |
| Report Number | DE91010574 |
| Ntis Number | DE91010574 |
| Is Certified Translation | No |
| Dupe Override | No |
| Is Public | Yes |
| Language Text | English |