Assessment of Air Pollutant Emissions from Combustion of Refined Petroleum Fuels and Their Environmental Implications

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dc.contributor.authorIsmail Abiodun Jeje1, Ismail E. Muhibbu-Din2,*, Ismaila A Oyehan1, and Jacob Ademola Sonibare
dc.date.accessioned2026-04-28T11:53:01Z
dc.date.available2026-04-28T11:53:01Z
dc.date.issued2026-03-30
dc.descriptionThe economic and environmental consequences of fossil fuel combustion; particularly gasoline, kerosene, and diesel have been extensively documented. These fuels remain key sources of energy for domestic, industrial, and power-generation purposes. Chemically, they consist mainly of carbon and hydrogen, producing carbon dioxide and water as primary combustion products. However, incomplete combustion generates additional pollutants such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, and particulate matter, which degrade ambient air quality and contribute to climate change and adverse health outcomes. According to [1] the key criteria air pollutants generated during combustion include particulate matter of different sizes (PM₁₀, PM₂.₅), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrogen oxides (NOₓ), sulfur dioxide (SO₂), carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH₃), and ozone. In Nigeria, fuel combustion exhausts are a major contributor to elevated ground-level ozone concentrations [2]
dc.description.abstractAir quality deterioration cannot be dissociated from the wide-spread domestic and industrial combustion of refined crude oil products for various uses. Nature of pollutants emitted during combustion is however estimated, to an extent, by the composition of hydrocarbon products. Yet, accurate measurement of emission parameters is essential to set some standard for quality control of indoor and outdoor air. Therefore, in this study, the combustion constituents of fifteen (15) types of fuels representing five from each of three refined products of petroleum, namely, petrol (PMS), kerosene (DPK) and diesel (AGO) were investigated in a fabricated combustion chamber. Emission characteristics of the fuels were measured using Air sampler E-850. Characterization of the polluted air showed hydrocarbons, CO and NOx were the main constituents of the emission. It appears that only the combustion of AGO is environmentally sustainable based on standard set by the Federal Ministry of Environment of Nigeria for emission from stationary sources. Corresponding emission factors were obtained for PMS, DPK and AGO
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dc.identifier.citationJeje, I., Muhibbudin, I. E., Oyehan, I. A., & Sonibare, J. A. (2026). Assessment of Air Pollutant Emissions from Combustion of Refined Petroleum Fuels and Their Environmental Implications. Aswan University Journal of Sciences and Technology, 6 (1), 189-197.
dc.identifier.issnISSN:2735-3087andon-line ISSN:2735-3095)
dc.identifier.urihttps://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/123456789/17758
dc.publisherAswan University, Egypt.
dc.titleAssessment of Air Pollutant Emissions from Combustion of Refined Petroleum Fuels and Their Environmental Implications

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