Non-negligible emissions of black carbon from non-road construction equipment based on real-world measurements in China. 2022

Bobo Wu, and Kaijie Xuan, and Xianbao Shen, and Qiangqiang Zhao, and Yue Shi, and Lei Kong, and Jinfeng Hu, and Xin Li, and Hanyu Zhang, and Xinyue Cao, and Xuewei Hao, and Qi Zhou, and Zhiliang Yao
School of Ecology and Environment, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Food Chain Pollution Control, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China; Key Laboratory of Cleaner Production and Integrated Resource Utilization of China National Light Industry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing 100048, China.

Non-road construction equipment (NRCE) has become a vital contributor to urban air pollutants with the rapid urbanization in China. Black carbon (BC), as a key pollutant emitted from NRCE (mainly diesel-fueled), has attracted considerable concerns due to adverse impacts on climate change, visibility, and human health. However, the understanding of its emissions is still unclear based on limited research results. In this study, we conducted real-world measurements on BC emissions from 12 excavators and 9 loaders to characterize the variation and quantify fuel-based emission factors (EFs) by using a synchronous platform based on PEMS (SP-PEMS). We analyzed the impacts of key factors (operation mode, emission standard, and engine rated power) on BC emission comprehensively. High BC emission in working mode may be mainly owing to the increase of fuel consumption and the deterioration of air-fuel ratio. With more stringent emission standards, BC EFs of all tested NRCE present significant decreasing trends. Interestingly, NRCE with high rated power generally exhibits lower BC emissions. Through comparison, we find BC EFs in this study are generally higher than elemental carbon (EC) EFs reported in previous studies, which will lead BC emissions from NRCE to be underestimated while EC EFs are used instead of BC EFs. Furthermore, BC EFs of NRCE with Stage III are significantly higher (1-3 orders of magnitude) than those of on-road diesel trucks with the current mainstream emission standards of China IV and China V, which reinforces the urgency and importance of controlling BC emissions from NRCE in China. Finally, we recommend BC EFs of excavators and loaders under different emission standards and operation modes, and which preliminarily fills the gap in localized BC EFs of typical NRCE to relieve the urgent needs for emission inventory calculation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002244 Carbon A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight [12.0096; 12.0116]. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel. Carbon-12,Vitreous Carbon,Carbon 12,Carbon, Vitreous
D002681 China A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D004784 Environmental Monitoring The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment. Monitoring, Environmental,Environmental Surveillance,Surveillance, Environmental
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000393 Air Pollutants Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or materials. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS. Air Pollutant,Air Pollutants, Environmental,Environmental Air Pollutants,Environmental Pollutants, Air,Air Environmental Pollutants,Pollutant, Air,Pollutants, Air,Pollutants, Air Environmental,Pollutants, Environmental Air
D001335 Vehicle Emissions Gases, fumes, vapors, and ODORANTS escaping from the cylinders of a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed & Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed) Automobile Exhaust,Diesel Exhaust,Engine Exhaust,Vehicle Emission,Vehicular Emission,Traffic-Related Pollutants,Transportation Emissions,Vehicular Emissions,Emission, Vehicle,Emission, Vehicular,Emissions, Transportation,Emissions, Vehicle,Emissions, Vehicular,Exhaust, Automobile,Exhaust, Diesel,Exhaust, Engine,Pollutants, Traffic-Related,Traffic Related Pollutants
D053260 Soot A dark powdery deposit of unburned fuel residues, composed mainly of amorphous CARBON and some HYDROCARBONS, that accumulates in chimneys, automobile mufflers and other surfaces exposed to smoke. It is the product of incomplete combustion of carbon-rich organic fuels in low oxygen conditions. It is sometimes called lampblack or carbon black and is used in INK, in rubber tires, and to prepare CARBON NANOTUBES. Carbon Black,Black, Carbon

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