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Emission Control Technologies for N2O from Adipic Acid Production Plants

아디픽산 제조공정으로부터 발생되는 N2O에 대한 배출제어기술

  • Kim, Moon-Hyeon (Department of Environmental Engineering, Daegu University)
  • 김문현 (대구대학교 환경공학과)
  • Received : 2011.03.18
  • Accepted : 2011.04.22
  • Published : 2011.06.30
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Abstract

Nitrous oxide ($N_2O$) is one of six greenhouse gases listed up in the Kyoto Protocol, and it effects a strong global warming because of its much greater global warming potential (GWP), by 310 times over a 100-year time horizon, than $CO_2$. Although such $N_2O$ emissions from both natural and anthropogenic sources occur, the latter can be controlled using suitable abatement technologies, depending on them, to reduce $N_2O$ below acceptable or feasible levels. This paper has extensively reviewed the anthropogenic $N_2O$ emission sources and their related compositions, and the state-of-the-art non-catalytic and catalytic technologies of the emissions controls available currently to representative, large $N_2O$ emission sources, such as adipic acid production plants. Challengeable approaches to this source are discussed to promote establishment of advanced $N_2O$ emission control technologies.

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