A normal fire at a test facility.
Scope of project
OPTIWARES is a joint CCES-CCEM project focusing on wood combustion. Wood combustion and other biomass combustion represent renewable energy sources, and contribute to reduce global CO2 emissions if the biomass stems from sustainable agriculture and forestry. On the other hand, biomass combustion inherently produces high emissions of particulate matter. These aerosol particles exert a climate forcing and have adverse health effects, affecting population morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the four key objectives of OPTIWARES are:
- to assess the influence of wood burners on air quality,
- to improve the application of energy conversion systems using wood,
- to assess the regional climate effect of wood combustion,
- to calculate the external costs of the various types of wood usages.
Links
Publications connected to PSI/LAC
The full list of publications can be found on the CCES link above.
Holzfeuerungen: Eine bedeutende Quelle von Feinstaub in der Schweiz
Baltensperger, U., E. Bruns, J. Dommen, I. El Haddad, M.F. Heringa, A.S.H. Prévôt, J.G. Slowik, E. Weingartner, C. Hueglin, H. Herich, A. Keller, H. Burtscher, T. Heck, N.K. Meyer, Schweiz. Zeitschrift für das Forstwesen, 164:12, 420–427, 2013, doi: 10.3188/szf.2013.0420.
Source apportionment of PM10, organic carbon and elemental carbon at Swiss sites: An intercomparison of different approaches
Gianini, M.F.D., C. Piot, H. Herich, J.-L. Besombes, J.-L. Jaffrezo, C. Hueglin, Sci. Tot. Environ., 454–455, 99–108, 2013.
A continuous photo-oxidation flow reactor for a defined measurement of the SOA formation potential of wood burning emissions
Keller, A. and H. Burtscher, J. Aerosol Sci., 49, 9-20, 2012.
Hygroscopic properties of fresh and aged wood burning particles
Martin, M., T. Tritscher, Z. Jurànyi, M.F. Heringa, B. Sierau, E. Weingartner, R. Chirico, M. Gysel, A.S.H. Prévôt, U. Baltensperger, U. Lohmann, J. Aerosol Sci., 56, 15-29, 2013.
Holzfeuerungen: Eine bedeutende Quelle von Feinstaub in der Schweiz
Baltensperger, U., E. Bruns, J. Dommen, I. El Haddad, M.F. Heringa, A.S.H. Prévôt, J.G. Slowik, E. Weingartner, C. Hueglin, H. Herich, A. Keller, H. Burtscher, T. Heck, N.K. Meyer, Schweiz. Zeitschrift für das Forstwesen, 164:12, 420–427, 2013, doi: 10.3188/szf.2013.0420.
Source apportionment of PM10, organic carbon and elemental carbon at Swiss sites: An intercomparison of different approaches
Gianini, M.F.D., C. Piot, H. Herich, J.-L. Besombes, J.-L. Jaffrezo, C. Hueglin, Sci. Tot. Environ., 454–455, 99–108, 2013.
A continuous photo-oxidation flow reactor for a defined measurement of the SOA formation potential of wood burning emissions
Keller, A. and H. Burtscher, J. Aerosol Sci., 49, 9-20, 2012.
Hygroscopic properties of fresh and aged wood burning particles
Martin, M., T. Tritscher, Z. Jurànyi, M.F. Heringa, B. Sierau, E. Weingartner, R. Chirico, M. Gysel, A.S.H. Prévôt, U. Baltensperger, U. Lohmann, J. Aerosol Sci., 56, 15-29, 2013.
Contributions to conferences, seminars and workshops
Optimierung der Nutzung von Holz als erneuerbarem Energieträger
Baltensperger, U., I. Bey, S. Biollaz, H. Burtscher, T. Heck, C. Hueglin, O. Kröcher, U. Lohmann, B. Müller, T. Peter, P. Rüegg, Poster, ENERGIE Congress, 24 May 2012, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Novel Smog Chamber Studies of Primary and Secondary Wood Burning Products at Low Temperature, 17th ETH-Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, L. Drinovec, G. Močnik, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, 23– 26 June, 2013, Zürich, Switzerland.
Smog chamber studies of wood burning emissions at low temperatures
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Smog chamber studies on the effect of fuel loading on primary and secondary wood burning emissions
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, L. Drinovec, G. Močnik, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, GAeF workshop: Aerosol Emissions from Fossil Fuel and Biomass Combustion, 31 August-1 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Novel Smog Chamber Studies of Primary and Secondary Wood Burning Products
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, L. Drinovec, G. Močnik, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, 32nd Annual AAAR Conference, 30 September-4 October 2013, Portland, Oregon, United States.
Burtscher, H., Participation in Workshop ‘Praxisemissionen kleiner Biomassefeuerungen Umweltbundesamt, 8 November 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Wood-burning emissions within a continuous-flow photooxidation reactor: Soot-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometer characterization
Corbin, J.C., A.A. Mensah, A. Keller, H. Butscher, B. Sierau, U. Lohmann, GAeF workshop: Aerosol Emissions from Fossil Fuel and Biomass Combustion, 31 August-1 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Wood-burning emissions within a continuous-flow photooxidation reactor: Soot-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometer characterization
Corbin, J.C., A. Keller, H. Burtscher, B. Sierau, U. Lohmann, A.A. Mensah, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Assessing the wintertime contribution of biomass smoke to organic aerosol at 15 Sites in Switzerland by analysing filter samples using aerosol mass spectrometry
Dällenbach, K.R., I. El-Haddad, P. Zotter, J. Slowik, F. Canonaco, V.G. Ciobanu, A. Piazzalunga, P. Fermo, U. Baltensperger, S. Szidat, A.S.H. Prévôt, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Assessment of the regional climate effect of secondary aerosol from different sources
Glassmeier, F., U. Lohmann, I. Bey, , 11th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 9-14 September 2012, Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Switzerland.
Meyer External costs of wood combustion systems in Switzerland.
Heck, T. and N.K. Proc. 20th European Biomass Conference, Milano, 18-22 June 2012, pp. 2251 – 2256, 2012.
Long term monitoring of black carbon at eight measurement sites in Switzerland
Herich, H., C. Hueglin, A. Fischer, B. Buchmann, European Aerosol Conference EAC2012, 2-7 September 2012, Granada, Spain.
Overview of the impact of wood burning emissions on carbonaceous aerosols and PM in the Alpine region
Herich, H., M.F.D. Gianini, C. Piot, J. Cozic, J.L. Jaffrezo, J.L. Besombes, A.S.H. Prevot, C. Hueglin, European Aerosol Conference EAC2012, 2-7 September 2012, Granada, Spain.
Residential wood burning: A major source of fine particulate matter in Alpine valleys in Central Europe
Herich, H., C. Hueglin, in M. Viana (ed.), Urban Air Quality in Europe, Hdb. Env. Chem. 26: 123–140, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
Vapour pressures of substituted polycarboxylic acids are much lower than previously reported
Huisman A.J., U.K. Krieger, A. Zuend, C. Marcolli, Th. Peter, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Continuous flow reactor for a defined measurement of the SOA formation potential of wood burning emissions
Keller, A., H. Burtscher, European Aerosol Conference EAC2012, 2-7 September 2012, Granada, Spain.
On-line measurement of the secondary organic aerosol production potential from wood burning.
Keller, A., DBFZ-Conference ‘Dust measuring procedures for small biomass furnaces’, 7 November 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Holzverbrennungsemissionen
Keller, A., Seminar: Transfer Transparent seminar, 11 December 2012, FHNW Windisch, Switzerland.
On-site estimation of secondary organic aerosol production potential from wood burning appliances
Keller, A., J.C. Corbin, A.A. Mensah, B. Sierau, H. Burtscher, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Aging and transformation of combustion aerosols secondary aerosols, Aerosol emissions from fossil fuel and biomass combustion
Prevot, A.S.H., 31 August – 1 September, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Fossil and non-fossil sources of OC and EC in Switzerland for winter-smog episodes
Szidat, S., P. Zotter, Y.L. Zhang, V.G. Ciobanu, L. Wacker, Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols in Switzerland using 14C analysis from 2008 – 2012
Zotter, P., G. Ciobanu, Y. Zhang, I. El-Haddad, A.S.H. Prévôt, S. Szidat, L. Wacker, U. Baltensperger, European Geophysical Union, 7-12 April, 2013, Vienna, Austria.
Baltensperger, U., I. Bey, S. Biollaz, H. Burtscher, T. Heck, C. Hueglin, O. Kröcher, U. Lohmann, B. Müller, T. Peter, P. Rüegg, Poster, ENERGIE Congress, 24 May 2012, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Novel Smog Chamber Studies of Primary and Secondary Wood Burning Products at Low Temperature, 17th ETH-Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, L. Drinovec, G. Močnik, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, 23– 26 June, 2013, Zürich, Switzerland.
Smog chamber studies of wood burning emissions at low temperatures
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Smog chamber studies on the effect of fuel loading on primary and secondary wood burning emissions
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, L. Drinovec, G. Močnik, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, GAeF workshop: Aerosol Emissions from Fossil Fuel and Biomass Combustion, 31 August-1 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Novel Smog Chamber Studies of Primary and Secondary Wood Burning Products
Bruns, E.A., I. El Haddad, S.M. Platt, B. Temime-Roussel, D. Kilic, J.G. Slowik, A. Detournay, L. Drinovec, G. Močnik, N. Marchand, U. Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, 32nd Annual AAAR Conference, 30 September-4 October 2013, Portland, Oregon, United States.
Burtscher, H., Participation in Workshop ‘Praxisemissionen kleiner Biomassefeuerungen Umweltbundesamt, 8 November 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Wood-burning emissions within a continuous-flow photooxidation reactor: Soot-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometer characterization
Corbin, J.C., A.A. Mensah, A. Keller, H. Butscher, B. Sierau, U. Lohmann, GAeF workshop: Aerosol Emissions from Fossil Fuel and Biomass Combustion, 31 August-1 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Wood-burning emissions within a continuous-flow photooxidation reactor: Soot-Particle Aerosol Mass Spectrometer characterization
Corbin, J.C., A. Keller, H. Burtscher, B. Sierau, U. Lohmann, A.A. Mensah, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Assessing the wintertime contribution of biomass smoke to organic aerosol at 15 Sites in Switzerland by analysing filter samples using aerosol mass spectrometry
Dällenbach, K.R., I. El-Haddad, P. Zotter, J. Slowik, F. Canonaco, V.G. Ciobanu, A. Piazzalunga, P. Fermo, U. Baltensperger, S. Szidat, A.S.H. Prévôt, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Assessment of the regional climate effect of secondary aerosol from different sources
Glassmeier, F., U. Lohmann, I. Bey, , 11th International NCCR Climate Summer School, 9-14 September 2012, Centro Stefano Franscini, Monte Verità, Switzerland.
Meyer External costs of wood combustion systems in Switzerland.
Heck, T. and N.K. Proc. 20th European Biomass Conference, Milano, 18-22 June 2012, pp. 2251 – 2256, 2012.
Long term monitoring of black carbon at eight measurement sites in Switzerland
Herich, H., C. Hueglin, A. Fischer, B. Buchmann, European Aerosol Conference EAC2012, 2-7 September 2012, Granada, Spain.
Overview of the impact of wood burning emissions on carbonaceous aerosols and PM in the Alpine region
Herich, H., M.F.D. Gianini, C. Piot, J. Cozic, J.L. Jaffrezo, J.L. Besombes, A.S.H. Prevot, C. Hueglin, European Aerosol Conference EAC2012, 2-7 September 2012, Granada, Spain.
Residential wood burning: A major source of fine particulate matter in Alpine valleys in Central Europe
Herich, H., C. Hueglin, in M. Viana (ed.), Urban Air Quality in Europe, Hdb. Env. Chem. 26: 123–140, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013.
Vapour pressures of substituted polycarboxylic acids are much lower than previously reported
Huisman A.J., U.K. Krieger, A. Zuend, C. Marcolli, Th. Peter, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Continuous flow reactor for a defined measurement of the SOA formation potential of wood burning emissions
Keller, A., H. Burtscher, European Aerosol Conference EAC2012, 2-7 September 2012, Granada, Spain.
On-line measurement of the secondary organic aerosol production potential from wood burning.
Keller, A., DBFZ-Conference ‘Dust measuring procedures for small biomass furnaces’, 7 November 2012, Berlin, Germany.
Holzverbrennungsemissionen
Keller, A., Seminar: Transfer Transparent seminar, 11 December 2012, FHNW Windisch, Switzerland.
On-site estimation of secondary organic aerosol production potential from wood burning appliances
Keller, A., J.C. Corbin, A.A. Mensah, B. Sierau, H. Burtscher, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Aging and transformation of combustion aerosols secondary aerosols, Aerosol emissions from fossil fuel and biomass combustion
Prevot, A.S.H., 31 August – 1 September, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Fossil and non-fossil sources of OC and EC in Switzerland for winter-smog episodes
Szidat, S., P. Zotter, Y.L. Zhang, V.G. Ciobanu, L. Wacker, Baltensperger, A.S.H. Prévôt, European Aerosol Conference EAC2013, 1-6 September 2013, Prague, Czech Republic.
Source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols in Switzerland using 14C analysis from 2008 – 2012
Zotter, P., G. Ciobanu, Y. Zhang, I. El-Haddad, A.S.H. Prévôt, S. Szidat, L. Wacker, U. Baltensperger, European Geophysical Union, 7-12 April, 2013, Vienna, Austria.