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4° B - AIR POLLUTION
ACTIVITY NO. 1: UNIT CONVERSION
1. The monitor of an atmospheric pollution control station gives a
average daily concentration for the SO2from 480µg/m3a 300At 1 atm, what will be
the concentration of SO2in ppm?
Molecular weight SO2= 32 g S/mol + 2 · 16 g O/mol = 64 g SO2/mol
480µg SO2/m3= 480 · 10-6g SO2/m3
Temperatura→30°C = 303 K
Moles of SO2→ n= m /n= 480K6g /n:=7.5$10K6mol SO
Pm 1 2
64 g/mol K
Volume of SO2→PV = nRT →V=
0 7.5$10mol$0.082atmLK
K6
KmolK $303K1
1 1
= 1.86 · 10-4L
1atm
1 ppm = (L contaminant / 103The air)→1.86 · 10-4L · 103ppm/L→0.186 ppm SO2
2. It is observed that the average daily concentration for nitrogen monoxide in
a monitoring station is 40µg/m3a 250At 750 mm of pressure, what will be the
concentration of NO in ppm?
Molecular weight NO = 14 g N/mol + 16 g O/mol = 30 g NO/mol
40µg NO/m3= 40 · 10-6g NO/m3
Temperatura→25°C = 298 K
Presión→750 mmHg = 0.987 atm
m 40$10K6 g
Moles of NO→n= n = 1.3 · 10-6mole
Pm /n= 1
30 g$molK
Volume NO →PV = nRT→V = 0 1.3$ 10mole$
K6 1
0.082atm L KKmolK $ 298K1
1
= 3.22 · 10-5L
0.987atm
1 ppm = (L contaminant / 103The air)→3.22 · 10-5L · 103ppm/L→3.22 · 10-2ppm NO
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3. El monitor de una estación municipal de control de la contaminación atmosférica da
an average daily ozone concentration of 20µg/m3a 200C and 1 bar, what will be the
ozone concentration in ppb?
Molecular weight O3= 3 · 16 g O/mol = 48 g O/mol
20µg O3/m3= 20 · 10-6g O3/m3
Temperatura→20°C = 293 K
Pressure → 1 bar · (1 atm/1.013 bar) = 0.987 atm
m 20$10K6 g -7
Moles of O3→ n=
Pm
→ n= 1 n = 4.16 · 10 mol
48 g/mol K
Volume O3→PV = nRT→V= 0 4.16$ 10mol$
K7
0.082atm
1 1
L KKmolK $ 293K1 = 10.13 · 10-6L
0.987atm
1 ppb = (L contaminant / 106The air)→10.13 · 10-6L · 106ppb/L→10.13 ppb O3
The gas from a truck's exhaust contains 2.2% by volume of carbon monoxide.
of carbon, what will be the concentration of CO in mg/m?3a 300C and 1.02 atmospheres?
Peso molecular CO = 12 g C/mol + 16 g O/mol = 28 g CO/mol
Temperatura→30°C = 303 K
1.02atm$22l
Moles CO → PV = nRT → n= →
0.082 atm L KK1molK1$303K
n =0.903 mol CO/m3of air
0.903 mol CO/m3of air · 28 g/mol CO→CO Concentration25.29 g/m3= 25290 mg/m3
5. The concentration of carbon monoxide in the smoke of a cigarette reaches
concentrations close to 450 ppm. Determine the percentage by volume and the
concentration in mg/m3a 200C is at 1.1 atm.
Molecular weight of CO = 12 g C/mol + 16 g O/mol = 28 g CO/mol
Temperatura→20°C = 293 K
450 liters of CO 450cm3CO
450ppm= = →Volumen CO = 0.45 L
106the air 1m3air
1.1 atm $0.45 l
PV = nRT→ n= → n0.0206 mol CO/m3air
0.082 atm L KK1molK1$293K
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0.0206 mol CO/m3air · 28 g/mol CO = 0.577 g/m3airCO concentration = 577 mg/m3
6. A thermal power generation facility burns coal as fuel and
produce gas emissions of 6.8 Nm3per kg of fuel incinerated. Calculate
what will be the concentration of particles, expressed in mg/Nm3in the emission gases,
If 7.2 kg of particles are generated per ton of incinerated fuel.
Particle emissions generated: 7.2 kg part/Tm fuel = 7.2 · 10-3kg part/kg
combustible
Concentration of particles in the total gaseous emissions:
1
7.2$10K3kg part $kg combustibleK
Concentración=
6.8Nm3$kgK1flammable
→1.06 · 10-3kg/Nm3= 1060 mg/Nm3
7. Continuing with problem (6). If it is required that the sulfur dioxide content of
the gases emitted into the atmosphere should be less than 3000 mg/Nm3, express this
concentration in ppm and indicate how much SO2is released, at most, per kg of
combustible incinerated with this concentration
SO concentration2in ppm:3000 mg/Nm3= 3 g/Nm3
m 3g
n= → n= → n = 0.047 mol SO2
Pm 64 g/molK1
PV = nRT→ V=
0 0.047mol$ 0.082atm L K KmolK $ 273K1
1 1
→V = 1.05 L SO2
1 atm
Concentration in ppm = 1.05 L · 103= 1050 ppm of SO2
Release of OS2
1050 ppm = 1050 cm3/m3
Multiplying the concentration of sulfur dioxide by the volume of emissions:
1050 cm3/m36.8 m3/kg combustible = 7140 cm3/kg combustible = 7.14 L/kg combust.
