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Page 1: 1 Extinction Spectroscopy for Characterization of Particulate Matter Size and Concentration in Fugitive Plumes Dr. Ram Hashmonay ARCADIS 4915 Prospectus

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Extinction Spectroscopy for Characterization of Particulate Matter Size and Concentration

in Fugitive PlumesDr. Ram Hashmonay

ARCADIS4915 Prospectus Dr., Suite F

Durham, NC 27713

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Method Description OP-FTIR is an accepted method for gas measurements

Particulate matter (PM) presence reveals a unique baseline structure (see below)

0

.05

.1

.15

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500

Absorbance / Wav enumber (cm-1) Paged X-Zoom CURSOR

File # 1 : AB15_LB0605_A#22 @1250.243 Seconds 6/5/2002 11:11 AM Res=0.5cm -1

edo retro 185.32m phy sical west bkg

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Method Description (cont.)

Baseline structure can be predicted for a given size distribution and optical constants using Mie theory

We developed an inversion algorithm to retrieve the aerosol size distribution from extinction (scattering+absorption) measurements

Optical properties (constants) of specific PM may be determined using a bench-top FTIR spectrometer

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Mie Theory

Size Parameter

d - particle diameter - wavelength

d

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Mie Theory (cont.)

Complex Refractive Index

n – scattering term (refraction and reflection) k – absorption term

m() = n()-ik()

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Mie Theory (cont.)

Extinction Efficiency:

Extinction efficiency of water in different part of the FTIR spectrum

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Size P arameter x

Ex

tin

ctio

n E

ffic

ien

cy

m=1.13- i0.11; K =3585cm-1 m=1.46-i0.14; K=3180cm-1

m=1.29- i0.0003; K =4500cm-1 m=1.35-i0.43; K=592cm-1

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2

4 jjj

ee dNQiji

ei - extinction for the ith wavelength

Qeij- dimensionless extinction efficiencies

Nj - number density for the jth aerosol size dj - is the aerosol jth size class (diameter)

Extinction as Function of Wavelength

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Shower Experiment OP-FTIR beam through

water condensation aerosol Size distribution

confirmed by aerosol probe

Known optical constants (see below)

0

0.2

0.4

0.6

0.8

1

1.2

1.4

1.6

500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500Wavenumber [cm-1]

Com

plex

Ref

rac

tive

Inde

x

real part

imaginary part

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Shower Experiment ResultsSpectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.93

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

500 1500 2500 3500 4500

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Abs

orba

nce

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.02

0.04

0.06

0.08

0.1

0.12

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g/m

3/

m]

Spectral Fit; CCF=0.87

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm

-1]

Abs

orb

ance

[AU

]

Measured Spectrum

Fitted Spectrum

Reconstructed Size Distribution

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0 5 10 15 20Particle Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

once

ntra

tion

[g

/m3/

m]

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Predicted Smoke Extinction Spectrum

0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0.08

0.09

0.1

850 5000

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Ext

inct

ion

[A

U]

0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0.07

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Particles Diameter [m]

Ma

ss

Co

nc

en

tra

tio

n [

RU

]

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Smoke PM Extinction

0

.05

.1

.15

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

0

.05

.1

.15

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Absorbance / Wavenumber (cm-1) Paged X-Zoom CURSOR

File # 1 : ABS-SMOKE-KAGAN#17 @-5.25 Wavenumber (cm-1) 1/12/2001 9:18 AM Res=None

Burn Test

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Water Condensation Aerosol

0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000

Absorbance / Wavenumber (cm-1) Paged X-Zoom CURSOR

File # 1 : ABS-SMOKE-KAGAN#24 @-7.700001 Wavenumber (cm-1) 1/12/2001 9:18 AM Res=None

Burn Test

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2.5 m Mean Size; 2 m SD Gaussian Fit

Water in Smoke

0

0.1

0.2

0.3

0.4

0.5

0.6

0.7

0.8

750 1250 1750 2250 2750 3250 3750

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Ex

tinct

ion

Field Spectrum 2.5 micron water spectrum

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Sahara Dust Optical Constant

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

500 1500 2500 3500 4500Wavenumber [cm-1]

Re

frac

tiv

e I

nd

ex

0.001

0.01

0.1

1

Ab

so

rpti

on

Ind

ex

Ref. Index Abs. Index

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5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

0 . 4

0 . 4 5

0 . 5

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 1

0 . 2

0 . 3

0 . 4

0 . 5

0 . 6

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

0 . 4

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

0 . 4

0 . 4 5

0 . 5

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

1

0.5

4

7

10

2mean[m]

SD[m]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

0 . 4

0 . 4 5

0 . 5

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 1

0 . 2

0 . 3

0 . 4

0 . 5

0 . 6

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

0 . 4

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

0 . 3 5

0 . 4

0 . 4 5

0 . 5

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

0 . 2 5

0 . 3

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

5 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 5 0 0 5 0 0 00

0 . 0 5

0 . 1

0 . 1 5

0 . 2

W a v e n u m b e r [ c m - 1 ]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[c

m-

1]

1

0.5

4

7

10

2mean[m]

SD[m]

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Louisville Landfill Set-Up

LandfillD

irt

Road

OP-F

TIR

Beam

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Louisville Landfill Dust

-0.02

0.02

0.06

0.1

0.14

0.18

0.22

800 1700 2600 3500 4400

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[A

U]

OP-FTIR Dust Spectrum OP-FTIR Background

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Size Distribution, mean=4.2 micron; SD=1.0 micron

0

0.01

0.02

0.03

0.04

0.05

0.06

0 2.5 5 7.5 10 12.5 15

Diameter [micron]

Ma

ss

Co

nce

ntr

atio

n [R

U]

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Louisville Landfill Dust

-0.02

0.02

0.06

0.1

0.14

0.18

0.22

800 1700 2600 3500 4400

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[A

U]

OP-FTIR Dust Spectrum Theoretical Dust OP-FTIR Background

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Louisville Landfill Dust - CO

-0.02

0.02

0.06

0.1

0.14

0.18

0.22

2050 2100 2150 2200 2250

Wavenumber [cm-1]

Ext

inc

tio

n [

AU

]

OP-FTIR Spectrum Theoretical Dust OP-FTIR Background

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Louisville Landfill Dust - Methane

-0.020.020.060.1

0.140.180.220.260.3

0.340.38

2850 2900 2950 3000 3050 3100 3150

Wavenumber [cm -1]

Ex

tin

cti

on

[A

U]

OP-FTIR Spectrum Theoretical Dust OP-FTIR Background

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Diesel PM

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Predicted Diesel Spectrum

00.050.1

0.150.2

0.250.3

0.350.4

0.450.5

0 2 4 6 8 10

Particles Diameter [m]

Mas

s C

on

cen

trat

ion

[R

U]

0

0.05

0.1

0.15

0.2

0.25

0.3

0.35

0.4

850 5000 9150 13300 17450 21600 25750 29900 34050 38200 42350 46500

Wavenumber [cm-1 ]

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Path-Integrated Lidar

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Enhanced Range Lidar

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Conclusions

The first open-path optical technique to obtain real-time fugitive dust measurement and sizing

Measurement of liquid aerosol like water or pesticide drift

OP-FTIR can be used in field to gather multiple gases and PM emission data simultaneously

Extending the spectral range to the UV/VIS range will allow sizing of submicron PM