Air Pollution Control
A section of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Section Information
Air pollution control encompasses a range of methods used to mitigate the adverse effects on the environment caused by the release of harmful substances. A control strategy refers to a collection of specific techniques and actions that are identified and implemented with the aim of reducing air pollution, ultimately achieving compliance with air quality standards or objectives. This Section provides an in-depth examination of air pollution control strategies, engineering, and technologies, including an assessment of the performance, potential, and limitations of key control processes. Additionally, we critically analyze processes such as flare processes, thermal oxidation, catalytic oxidation, gas-phase activated carbon adsorption, and gas-phase biofiltration, along with considerations related to the design, installation, and operation of air pollution control equipment.
Keywords
- Cyclones;
- Scrubbers;
- Wet/dry scrubbing and packed scrubbers;
- Flue gas desulfurization;
- Electrostatic precipitators;
- Electrostatic precipitation;
- Baghouse filters;
- Particulate filters;
- Catalytic converters for VOC emission control;
- Regenerative thermal oxidizer and thermal recuperative oxidizer for VOC
- abatement;
- Rotary concentrator for high-air-volume low-VOC-concentration processes;
- Absorption;
- Gas catalysis reaction/catalyst;
- Incineration;
- Evaporative emission controls;
- Crankcase emission controls;
- Engine and fuel management;
- Enhanced combustion technologies;
- Sensor technologies;
- Thermal management strategies;
- Mobile sources of pollution control;
- GHG emissions reduction technologies;
- Carbon sequestration;
- Alternative fuel sources;
- Control of agricultural air emissions;
- Control of natural and biogenic emissions;
- Animal agricultural emissions.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- CO2 Geological Storage and Utilization (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Transport, Transformation and Mitigation of Air Pollutants (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Dispersion and Mitigation of Atmospheric Pollutants (Deadline: 30 May 2025)
- Characteristics and Control of Particulate Matter (Deadline: 25 June 2025)
- Catalytic Technology for Volatile Organic Compound Removal (Deadline: 3 July 2025)
- Catalytic Oxidation of Volatile Organic Compounds (Deadline: 14 July 2025)
- Traffic Related Emission (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Advances in CO2 Capture and Absorption (2nd Edition) (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs): Characterization, Environmental Impacts and Control (Deadline: 24 October 2025)
- Filtration and Removal of Air Particles (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Air Pollution Control in China: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives (3rd Edition) (Deadline: 15 November 2025)
- Integrated Air Pollution Control Technology for Energy Transition (Net-Zero Emissions) (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Advances in Air Pollution Data Analysis: From Classical Geostatistics to Big Data and Artificial Intelligence (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
