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sector:ippu:chemical_industry:nitric_acid_production:start [2021/01/26 13:39] – [Short description] kuntze | sector:ippu:chemical_industry:nitric_acid_production:start [2021/02/25 12:53] – [Short description] Key Category table added & updated: NOx is KC only by L (was L/T) gniffke | ||
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During the production of nitric acid, nitrogen oxide occurs in a secondary reaction. In Germany, there are currently seven nitric acid production plants. HNO< | During the production of nitric acid, nitrogen oxide occurs in a secondary reaction. In Germany, there are currently seven nitric acid production plants. HNO< | ||
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==== Activity data ==== | ==== Activity data ==== | ||
- | As this source category is a key category for N,,2,,O, plant specific activity data are applied here according to the IPCC guidelines. | + | As this source category is a key category for N<sub>2</ |
These data are made available basically via a co-operation agreement with the nitric acid producers and the IVA (Industrieverband Agrar). As the data provided by the producers has to be treated as confidential, | These data are made available basically via a co-operation agreement with the nitric acid producers and the IVA (Industrieverband Agrar). As the data provided by the producers has to be treated as confidential, | ||
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According to the IVA, catalytic reduction is used as a reduction method in some of the plants. | According to the IVA, catalytic reduction is used as a reduction method in some of the plants. | ||
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- | For NO,,x,, the default emission factor from the EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook of 10 kg/t NH,,3,,[(EEA, 2013: EMEP EEA Emission Inventory Guidebook 2013, Aug 2013: page 15, table 3.3 Tier 1 emission factor for source category 2.B.2 Nitric acid production)] is used. | + | ==== Emission |
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+ | For NO<sub>x</ | ||
===== Recalculations ===== | ===== Recalculations ===== | ||
With **activity data** and **emission factors** remaining unrevised, no recalculations have been carried out compared to last year's submission. | With **activity data** and **emission factors** remaining unrevised, no recalculations have been carried out compared to last year's submission. | ||
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+ | For pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2018, please see the pollutant specific recalculation tables following [[general: | ||
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===== Planned improvements ===== | ===== Planned improvements ===== | ||
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- | For pollutant-specific information on recalculated emission estimates for Base Year and 2018, please see the pollutant specific recalculation tables following [[general: | + | |
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