A study of wind flow around a refinery

Dec 11, 2019

Report no. 12/19: Assessment of diffuse emissions using remote sensing needs appropriate information on vertical profiles of wind speed and wind direction. This information has then to be combined with concentration, or path-integrated concentration, in order to...

Air pollutant emission estimation methods for E-PRTR reporting by refineries

Jul 31, 2019

Report no. 4/19: This report is an update of the Concawe publication “Air Pollutant Emission Estimation Methods for EPER and PRTR Reporting by Refineries”. It provides algorithms to permit emission estimates to be made by refineries to meet the reporting requirements...

An overview of HCN emissions from FCCU’s and their potential impacts on human health

Jan 23, 2019

Report no. 1/19: This report provides an overview of the monitoring methods and abatement techniques available for hydrogen cyanide (HCN) emissions in fluid catalytic cracking units (FCCU’s). Recommendations are made for emission factors (EF’s) that can be used to...

Sulphur dioxide emissions from oil refineries in Europe (2015)

Mar 27, 2018

Report no. 5/18: This report describes the results of the 2015 survey into the sulphur pathways in European refineries. This includes the distribution of sulphur in products, the capture and recovery of sulphur in refineries and the emission of sulphur oxides as part...

Air emissions from the refining sector. Analysis of E-PRTR data 2007-2014

Feb 21, 2018

Report no. 4/18: This report is an updated version of the Concawe Report No 2/15 providing a review of the air pollutant emissions data submitted by national authorities for oil refineries in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) from 2007 to...