Collecting techniques employed for Air Pollutant

Analytical and Instrumental Techniques

Instrument for Collecting sample of ambient air contaminant
Air Pollutant Type of pollutant Sampling equipment Method for estimation
1. Air Pump
Dust Dust fall jar Gravimetric 2. HVS LVS
Particulates Gaseous Pollutant
Suspended particulate High Volume Sampler Gravimetric 3. Impinger set (and absorber liquid)
4. Sample vessel
Sulphation rate Lead candle Gravimetric
5. Anemometer
Gravity Precipitation Great H2S Impinger absorption Methylene Blue Method
technique Cold absoprtion sampling 6. Hygrometer
technique
trapping SOx Impinger absorption Conductometry; 7. Opacimeter
Amperometry 8. Sound Level Meter
Filtration adsorption
NOx Impinger absorption Spectrophotometri 9. Cool Box
technique
10. Label Paper
CO Special sampling IR Spectro 11. GPS
technique GC 12. Flowmeter
Thermal Electrostatic 13. Timer
Hydrocarbons Special sampling GC
Precipitation Precipitation
technique

Sampling and Analysis for Particulate High Volume Sampler (HVS) Sampling and Analysis for gas
Collecting sample by settling or filtering Collecting sample by absorption in absorber device
(impinger)
Filter size porous size of particulate
Absorber solution specific for each pollutant parameter
Analysis of pollutant in gravimetric method collected
Analysis of pollutant in spectrophotometric method

Schematic of Air Contaminant Analysis

Gas-absorbing vessels (Impinger) SOx Analyzer (pulsed florescence
(V.T) analyzer)

( midget impinger) ( pompa ) 0/B std 1 std 2 std 3 S

, (lab preparation)
, ---------- sampling ------------ -------------- analysis ------------
K = Sample content in aliquot
(lab result - spectrophotometric)
V = Velocity (flow of sampling) (s)
contacting device air and certain liquid absorber.
T = Time ( period of sampling)
operate best at airflow rates of 1 and 0.1 ft3/min, or 28.3 and 2.8 C = Concentration of Air
L/min measured by flowmeter in outlet of impinger
Contaminant
sampling periods of 10 or 30 min
Volume sampling = flow x sampling period
C = K/VxT
0/B std 1 std 2 (K) std 3
, ( Spectrophotometer )
 The common descriptor diameter of the particle
physical diameter the actual diameter of
a spherical or nearly spherical particle
aerodynamic diameter the diameter of a

that behaves aerodynamically in the same

manner as the subject particle

with density of 1 g/cm have the same momentum

and drag characteristics
same terminal settling velocity

same resisting drag force

correction factor for

Basic
t
 reverse

for the design of a cyclone

t
f p

Source:
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Karl B. Schnelle, Jr.; Russell F. Dunn; Mary Ellen
Ternes, Air Pollution Control Technology
Handbook, Second Edition, 2016
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General Design
Flow diagram for a typical condensation system
Teknik Pengendalian VOC Teknik Pengendalian VOC
unit pembakaran: Thermal oxidation/afterburner