Air quality and health impacts from using ethanol blended gasoline fuels in China

被引:16
作者
Liang, Xinyu [1 ]
Zhang, Shaojun [1 ,2 ]
Wu, Xian [1 ]
Guo, Xin [3 ]
Han, Lu [3 ]
Liu, Huan [1 ,2 ]
Wu, Ye [1 ,2 ]
Hao, Jiming [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Tsinghua Univ, Sch Environm, State Key Joint Lab Environm Simulat & Pollut Con, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[2] State Environm Protect Key Lab Sources & Control, Beijing 100084, Peoples R China
[3] Sinopec Res Inst Petr Proc, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Ethanol blended fuels; Gasoline; Vehicle emissions; Air quality simulation; Mortality; China; LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; TRANSPORTATION; POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; BIOFUELS; EXHAUST; BURDEN; FLEET; NOX;
D O I
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2020.117396
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
China's government has announced the mandatory, nationwide use of ethanol blended gasoline fuels (E10, namely, 10% ethanol blend) by 2020. It is necessary to assess the air quality and health impacts of E10 gasoline in China. This study compares two E10 gasoline fuels, ELA (lower content of aromatics) and ELO (lower content of olefins), assuming 100% utilization in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei (BTH) and Yangtze-River Delta (YRD) regions in 2030. We found that reduced emissions of primary fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and increased emissions of NOx could be achieved by using both E10 fuels. For nonmethane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC), on-road emissions would be increased by 8% under Scenario ELA and reduced by 3% under Scenario ELO because of the different impacts of the two E10 fuels on evaporation. By using an atmospheric chemical transport model, the annual average reduction in PM2.5 concentrations is estimated to reach nearly 0.2 mu g M-3 in the urban areas under Scenario ELO, while the benefit of the decline of the ambient PM2.5 concentrations is smaller under Scenario EM (<0.1 mu g m(-3)). E10 fuels could increase ambient NO2 concentrations, and the greatest increase, up to 0.4-0.5 mu g M-3 (0.7%-1.5%), is estimated to occur in Beijing. For ozone (O-3) formation, the impacts of the two E10 fuels are different. Scenario EM is estimated to increase ambient O-3 concentrations while Scenario ELO would help reduce O-3, both exhibiting VOC-limited characteristics. We further found that positive health impacts could be achieved by using E10 fuels based on the estimated mortality attributable to long-term exposures to ambient PM2.5 and O-3. 1015 (679-1258) and 790 (522-991) premature deaths are estimated to be avoided in the BTH and YRD regions, respectively, by using the ELO fuel. Future analysis is recommended to investigate detailed species-resolved emissions, more fuel formulas and future vehicle technologies.
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