Emission of Oxide of Nitrogen from Household Activity in Rayong Province, Thailand

Abstract:

This study is aimed to determine the emission of oxide of nitrogen (NO_x), released from combustion of LPG, used in households cooking. The emission factor and emission inventory of NO_X for the household activity are developed taking into consideration local characteristic of the household in Thailand. Activities data in this study are collected in Rayong province. These data will serve and assist in developing the emission database under the Pollutant Release and Transfer Registration (PRTR) program. Emission factors of NO_x, based on amount of LPG usage per household per year are calculated for different size of household. These values are 142.2, 213.3 and 426.6 kg of NO_x /1000 household/year for small, medium and large sizes of household, respectively. It is estimated that the total amount of NO_x emissions from households LPG cooking will be about 60.31 tons per year in Rayong province.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 931-932)
• Pages: 655-659
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.931-932.655
• Online since: May 2014
• Authors: Jutamas Khaosang, Sarawut Thepanondh*
• Keywords: Household, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), Oxide of Nitrogen (NO_x), PRTR

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