Tracing some industrial combustion products using differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) equipment

摘要

Combustion processes from the major industries in the Accra-Tema industrial area in Ghana can be of major concern and interest as the combustion product emissions can have serious consequences on the climate, energy and environment. The laser and Fibre Optics Centre, Tema Oil Refinery all in Ghana in collaboration with Institute of Atmospheric Science and Climate(ISAC) as well as International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) all in Italy are doing pilot studies of monitoring some trace gases from combustion processes to understand the impact of such industrial activities on climate and environment. The initial investigation has been done with Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (DOAS) on some of the industrial emissions (O_3, SO_2, NO_2) at the lower atmosphere.[1,2].