Emissions from a fast-pyrolysis bio-oil fired boiler: Comparison of health-related characteristics of emissions from bio-oil, fossil oil and wood

  • Olli Sippula*
  • , Kati Huttunen
  • , Jouni Hokkinen
  • , Sara Kärki
  • , Heikki Suhonen
  • , Tuula Kajolinna
  • , Miika Kortelainen
  • , Tommi Karhunen
  • , Pasi Jalava
  • , Oskari Uski
  • , Pasi Yli-Pirilä
  • , Maija Riitta Hirvonen
  • , Jorma Jokiniemi
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Fast-pyrolysis bio-oil combustion generated high particulate mass concentrations but the particles contained less PAH, heavy metals and induced less acute toxicity effects on a cell line, when compared to particle emissions from heavy-fuel oil combustion.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)888-897
    JournalEnvironmental Pollution
    Volume248
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 2019
    MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

    Funding

    Funding by Fortum Power and Heat, the European Regional Development Fund (Pyreus project, Grant A70994), Business Finland, and the Academy of Finland is gratefully acknowledged.

    Keywords

    • Aerosol toxicology
    • Aerosols
    • Ash chemistry
    • Boiler
    • Electrostatic precipitator
    • Fast pyrolysis bio-oil
    • Fine particles
    • Heavy metals
    • NOx
    • PAH
    • Particle emissions
    • Renewable energy

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