AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

Systems (Design)
Causes, Implications and Solutions
JAYSON A. BALAYANTOC, MSIT
May 15, 2021, 10:00AM, Via Google Meet
Topics Covered:
01 Air Pollution Overview
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02 Sources of Air Pollution

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Air Pollution Control Methods

03 and Equipment
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Present Air Quality Index

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 What is pollution?

• the introduction of contaminants into natural environment

that causes adverse changes
• the action of polluting especially by environmental
contamination with man-made waste
• can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally
occurring contaminants
 Did you know that…
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Survey Results

Your Picture Here and Send to Back Air pollution kills an estimated seven
million people worldwide every year.

WHO data shows that 9 out of 10 people

breathe air that exceeds WHO guideline
limits (PM2.5 should not exceed 10 µg/m3)
containing high levels of pollutants, with
low- and middle-income countries
suffering from the highest exposures.
 Where is
Air Pollution
Can be
Found?
They may be a gases They may be a
like; particulate matter like;
Smoke, dust, fumes
Soxs, Noxs, CO, and aerosols
HC, VOC
 AIR
POLLUTION
Air pollution is a mix of hazardous substances
PART 1
from both human-made and natural sources.

Air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in

the air that can harm the health of humans,
animals, and plants. It also damages buildings.

Air pollution is not seen, but its overpowering

smell alerts human.

Air pollution is a significant risk factor for a

number of pollution-related diseases, including
respiratory infections, heart disease, COPD,
stroke and lung cancer
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
• India has the highest death rate due to air pollution
• Air pollution was estimated killed 500,000 people in China each year, each because of
pneumonia-related deaths and air pollution from motor vehicle emissions
Effects Of Particulate Matter On Human Health
 Health Messages
Health Risk Air Quality Health Index
At Risk population General Population

Low 1–3 Enjoy your usual outdoor Ideal air quality for outdoor

activities. activities

Consider reducing or No need to modify your

usual outdoor activities
Moderate 4–6 rescheduling strenuous unless you experience
activities outdoors if you symptoms such as coughing
are experiencing symptoms. and throat irritation.

Reduce or reschedule Consider reducing or

rescheduling strenuous
strenuous activities activities outdoors if you
High 7–10 outdoors. Children and the
elderly should also take it experience symptoms such
easy. as coughing and throat
irritation.

Avoid strenuous activities Reduce or reschedule

outdoors. Children and strenuous activities
the elderly should also outdoors, especially if you
Very high Above 10 avoid outdoor physical experience symptoms such
exertion and should stay as coughing and throat
indoors. irritation.
 SOURCES
OF AIR POLLUTION
PART 2
 SOURCES OF AIR POLLUTION
Traffic-Related Air Pollution 
• from motor vehicle emissions, human-made air pollution: ground-level ozone,
various forms of carbon, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, volatile organic
compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and fine particulate matter.

Ozone
• pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers,
refineries, and other sources chemically react in the presence of
sunlight
Noxious gases
• include carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides (NOx),
and sulfur oxides (SOx), components of motor vehicle emissions
and by products of industrial processes
Particulate matter and Volatile organic compounds
• composed of chemicals such as sulfates, nitrates, carbon, or
mineral dusts, and VOCs given off by paints, cleaning supplies,
pesticides, some furnishings, and even craft materials like glue
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POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
PART 3

An umbrella term referring to

equipment and systems used to
regulate and eliminate the
emission of potentially
hazardous substances including
particulate matter and gases
produced by manufacturing,
process system, and research
applications into the air,
atmosphere, and surrounding
environment
 AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
The most commonly used air pollution
control devices in manufacturing and
processing facilities, which removes
particulates and gases from industrial
emissions, such as smokestack exhaust

Scrubbers
AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Scrubbers
 AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
Are devices used to control air pollution
which employ a specific type of filtration
media to collect and remove dry
particulates and contaminants, from air
passing through them

Air Filters
AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Air Filters
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POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
Also referred to as cyclone dust collectors

Are air pollution control devices which,

similarly to air filters, separate dry
particulate matter from gaseous emissions

Cyclones
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POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Cyclones
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POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
Also known as mist or moisture eliminator Place Your Picture Here

filters.

An air pollution control devices which

remove moisture and vapor from gas
streams

Mist Collectors
 AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Mist Collectors
 AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
Are devices which employ combustion Place Your Picture Here

methods to break down pollutants into

non-toxic by products

Can be used to incinerate wastes in solid,

liquid, and gaseous form

Incinerators
AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Incinerators
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POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
Are air pollution control devices widely used to Place Your Picture Here

mitigate nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions produced

by the burning of fossil fuels in industrial
applications.

These devices first inject ammonia into the

industrial exhaust and emissions, which reacts with
the NOx compounds to produce nitrogen and
oxygen

Catalytic Reactors
 AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Catalytic Reactors
 AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
Are air pollution control devices Place Your Picture Here

which employ microorganisms, such

as bacteria and fungi, to degrade and
remove water-soluble compounds.

Biofilters
AIR
POLLUTION CONTROL
EQUIPMENTS
EXAMPLES

Biofilters
AUXILARY •
•
Monitoring and pollution control systems
Fans and blowers
EQUIPMENTS • Blade dampers
• Air Stacks
EXAMPLES • Heat exchangers
 TRIVIA
JG SUMMIT PETROCHEMICALS GROUP
Simlong, Batangas City

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Republic Cement Batangas Plant

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 AIR
WORLDWIDE
https://
www.iqair.com/air-quality-map
PART 4

PHILIPPINES
https://www.iqair.com/philippines

BATANGAS
https://
www.iqair.com/philippines/calabarzon
/batangas
“BE PART OF THE
SOLUTION
NOT PART
OF THE
POLLUTION”

Reporter:
Jayson Balayantoc, MSIT