Impact of fuel sulfur regulations on carbonaceous particle emission from a marine engine

Abstract Ship traffic substantially contributes to air pollution, thus affecting climate and human health. Recently introduced regulations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the fuel sulfur content (FSC) caused a shift in marine fuel onsumption from heavy fuel oils (HFO) to diesel-l...

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Main Authors: Martin Bauer, Hendryk Czech, Lukas Anders, Johannes Passig, Uwe Etzien, Jan Bendl, Thorsten Streibel, Thomas W. Adam, Bert Buchholz, Ralf Zimmermann
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00838-4
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Johannes Passig
Uwe Etzien
Jan Bendl
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Ralf Zimmermann
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Lukas Anders
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description Abstract Ship traffic substantially contributes to air pollution, thus affecting climate and human health. Recently introduced regulations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the fuel sulfur content (FSC) caused a shift in marine fuel onsumption from heavy fuel oils (HFO) to diesel-like distillate fuels, but also to alternative hybrid fuels and the operation of sulfur scrubbers. Using multi-wavelength thermal-optical carbon analysis (MW-TOCA), our study provides emission factors (EF) of carbonaceous aerosol particles and link the fuel composition to features observed in the soot microstructure, which may be exploited in online monitoring by single-particle mass spectrometry (SPMS). Particulate matter from distillate fuels absorbs stronger light of the visible UV and near-infrared range than HFO. However, Simple Forcing Efficiency (SFE) of absorption weighted by EF of total carbon compensated the effect, leading to a net reduction by >50% when changing form HFO to distillate fuels.
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spelling doaj-art-79d95f631d7a4998914a3d02eea7bc812025-08-20T02:22:16ZengNature Portfolionpj Climate and Atmospheric Science2397-37222024-11-01711810.1038/s41612-024-00838-4Impact of fuel sulfur regulations on carbonaceous particle emission from a marine engineMartin Bauer0Hendryk Czech1Lukas Anders2Johannes Passig3Uwe Etzien4Jan Bendl5Thorsten Streibel6Thomas W. Adam7Bert Buchholz8Ralf Zimmermann9Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University RostockChair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University RostockChair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University RostockChair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University RostockChair of Piston Machines and Internal Combustion Engines (LKV), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of RostockCooperation Group “Comprehensive Molecular Analytics”, Helmholtz Centre MunichChair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University RostockCooperation Group “Comprehensive Molecular Analytics”, Helmholtz Centre MunichChair of Piston Machines and Internal Combustion Engines (LKV), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology, University of RostockChair of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, University RostockAbstract Ship traffic substantially contributes to air pollution, thus affecting climate and human health. Recently introduced regulations by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the fuel sulfur content (FSC) caused a shift in marine fuel onsumption from heavy fuel oils (HFO) to diesel-like distillate fuels, but also to alternative hybrid fuels and the operation of sulfur scrubbers. Using multi-wavelength thermal-optical carbon analysis (MW-TOCA), our study provides emission factors (EF) of carbonaceous aerosol particles and link the fuel composition to features observed in the soot microstructure, which may be exploited in online monitoring by single-particle mass spectrometry (SPMS). Particulate matter from distillate fuels absorbs stronger light of the visible UV and near-infrared range than HFO. However, Simple Forcing Efficiency (SFE) of absorption weighted by EF of total carbon compensated the effect, leading to a net reduction by >50% when changing form HFO to distillate fuels.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-024-00838-4
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Impact of fuel sulfur regulations on carbonaceous particle emission from a marine engine
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