TY  - JOUR
AU  - Armenta-Déu, Carlos
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/07/11
TI  - Air Pollution Control Engineering in Urban and Congested Areas
JO  - Advances in Environmental and Engineering Research
SP  - 025
VL  - 06
IS  - 03
AB  - The study aims to evaluate the progressive increase in energy systems pollutant emissions due to the efficiency loss and continuous deterioration in the energy conversion process. The paper analyzes the GHG, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, and fine particle emissions from vehicles, residential and commercial heating systems, public buildings, health centers, and industrial conglomerates, with the servicing time and degradation level. The analysis applies to various emitting gases or small particle systems, which generate environmental impact or cause human health problems. The paper proposes a detection method based on an engineering system to determine the real emissions rate of an energy conversion system, establishing an obsolescence threshold beyond which the system requires a replacement or refurbishment to achieve an admissible pollutant emissions rate. The proposed engineering solution uses sensors that detect individual or collective pollutant-emitting sources like vehicles, heating exhaust pipes, or industrial chimneys. The engineering solution uses a control system to prevent excessive pollutant emissions by managing the operational process and adjusting parameters to maintain the pollutant emissions below a selected threshold. The study represents an advance in fighting against reaching the critical pollution level in urban and congested areas where the incidence of GHG, nitrogen oxides, fine particles (PM), and other contaminant elements is more relevant. The principal novelty of the present study is its adaptability to all types of combustion processes and emission rates, providing a powerful tool for pollutant emission managers. The study also represents a significant advance in managing the combustion process to regulate GHG emissions.
SN  - 2766-6190
UR  - https://doi.org/10.21926/aeer.2503025
DO  - 10.21926/aeer.2503025
ID  - Armenta-Déu2025
ER  -