The air pollution emitted by residential biomass combustion is a known cause of adverse health effects, such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, as well as adverse climate effects.
It has been cited as a major source of air pollution almost everywhere in the world, causing particularly high emissions of fine particulate matter, black carbon and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).
Manufacturers of stoves and fireplaces must soon comply with tightening emission regulations, such as the Ecodesign Directive entering into force in the European Union in 2022, spurring demand for new emission control solutions.
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland believe their invention presents a novel method to reduce particulate emissions.
HiTESC is an electrically insulated high-voltage electrode that can be installed in a combustion chamber, which generates an electric field. Particles that acquire the electrical charges produced by flames are...