Example 3.8: Current hazardous waste regulations require that emissions be corrected to 7% oxygen in the stack on a dry basis. The CO concentration from the hazardous waste incinerator is measured at 20 ppm at a temperature of 175 °F. The O2 concentration in the stack is measured to 12% by volume on wet basis. In another test the particulate concentration in the stack is measured at 25 mg/dscf at a stack oxygen concentration of 12% measured on a dry basis. Molar content of water in the stack gas is 10%. What is the corrected CO content in the stack gas? What is the corrected particulate concentration?
Solution
Test 1:
Oxygen concentration in the stack gases, O2 = 12% on wet basis
Water content of the stack gases, H2O = 10%,
Nitrogen content of the stack gases on wet basis, N2 = 78%
Carbon monoxide concentration, Pm = 20 ppm
Oxygen concentration in the stack gases on dry basis, Y = 12/(100 - 10) = 13.33%
Corrected concentration, Pc = Pm(14)/(21 - Y) = 20(14)/(21 - 13.33) = 36.52 ppm
Test 2:
Particulate concentration, Pm = 25 mg/dscf
Oxygen concentration in the stack gases on dry basis, O2 = 12%
Corrected concentration, Pc = 25(14)/(21 - 12) = 38.89 mg/dscf