Investigating and comparing the concentration of pollutants in power plants when using gas and mazut fuel

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Master of Chemical Engineering, University of chemistry and chemical engineering of IRAN, Teharn, Iran

2 PHD student of Genetic engineering of plant breeding, IslamicAzad University Arak, Arak, Iran

3 PHD of Environmental Pollution, IslamicAzad University Hamedan, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

Accelerating the process of industrialization has increased energy consumption as the most essential factor of development in societies. Powerplants have a main role in this development. In powerplants, the first step can be prepare fuel.Air pollution from powerplants mainly includes the release of carbon monoxide, sulfur oxides, nitrogen oxides. In this paper, the amount of emissions mentioned in the periods of using gas and mazut fuel during ten years has been studied.CO concentration in both cases was lower than the standard of the Environmental Protection Agency of Iran, NOx concentration in both sections is higher than standard level The concentration of SOx during the use of mazut fuel was significantly different from the use of gas fuel and at the time of use of mazut fuel is 65% higher than the standard of the Environmental Protection Organization of Iran. The high consumption of fossil fuels to supply electricity has caused air water and soil pollution, global warming, acid rain and carcinogens. Although the use of gas to generate electricity significantly reduces waste-related problems in the electricity industry and power plants, the use of renewable energy as an alternative to fossil fuels could bring a brighter future to a cleaner environment.

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Journal of Environmental Science Studies
Volume 5, Issue 4
January 2021
Pages 3155-3159

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