Traditionally, pulp mill plants using Kraft process produce TRS (Total Reduced Sulphur) odorants emissions; this is the case of ENCE-Pontevedra plant.
In this work, PrOlor operational system for odorants atmospheric dispersion forecast is presented, based in WRF/CALMET/CALPUFF models, and applied to prevent sporadic odor episodes around that plant.
D. Cartelle 1*, J.M. Vellón 1, A. Rodríguez 1,2, D. Valiño 1,2, J.A. González 2, M. Bao 2 and C. Casas 3
1. Troposfera Soluciones Sostenibles, c/ Real, 127, 15401 Ferrol, A Coruña, España. david.cartelle@troposfera.es
2. Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, España. ja.souto@usc.es
3. ENCE-Pontevedra, Avda. de Marín, Pontevedra, España
Competing interests: The author has declared that no competing interests exist.
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Citation: D. Cartelle, J.M. Vellón, A. Rodríguez, D. Valiño, J.A. González, M. Bao and C. Casas, 2015, Odorants atmospheric dispersion forecast around a pulp mill plant, III International Conference of Odours in the Environment, Bilbao, Spain, www.olores.org
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Keyword: Odourants, Total Reduced Sulphur (TRS), Pulp Paper, Atmospheric Dispersion Forecast
Abstract
Odour episodes control due to low threshold perception odorants, as H2S, is extremely difficult, as they are detected in very low concentrations. Low odorants emissions without any health effects can derive in odor episodes, highly dependent on the changeable meteorology.
Traditionally, pulp mill plants using Kraft process produce TRS (Total Reduced Sulphur) odorants emissions; this is the case of ENCE-Pontevedra plant.
In this work, PrOlor operational system for odorants atmospheric dispersion forecast is presented, based in WRF/CALMET/CALPUFF models, and applied to prevent sporadic odor episodes around that plant. PrOlor results are being qualitatively validated against a sporadic odor events register based in qualitative observations. During 4 months, PrOlor forecasted most of the sporadic odor events registered.
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