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EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTANTS AND ITS EMISSION CONTROL STRATEGIES IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES

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In this paper, the effect of air pollutants in the refineries such as particulate matter comes from the cracking and reforming sections due to uncontrolled combustion of oil cracking operation. This is due to catalytic or thermal cracking units are a major source of seven different air pollutants (particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, aldehydes and ammonia) in an oil refinery. The emission of SO2 and NO2 from the Fluid catalytic cracking called as flue gases have much higher emission when compared with other cracking process. The aromatic compounds such as Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene called as BTX compounds causes more health effects to the people and to the environment. It is found that NO2 has high level of concentration of 450 μg/m3 which is very higher as per the AAQs standards. These pollutant levels in the refineries should be minimized while processing the crude oil. Jr. of Industrial Pollution Control 33(1)(2017) pp 1019-1023 www.icontrolpollution.com Research Article *

SUNDARAM HARIDOSS

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