To fill in this niche and to make the development of ecological biotechnologies more intense in Lithuania, a biofilter with the activated pine-bark charge has been designed at the Department of Environment Protection of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University; besides, complex research on biological air purification processes have been carried out with the help of this biofilter. Using biologically activated pine-bark charge in the developed filter, to carry out biological air purification research and to evaluate the efficiency of the theoretical and practical methods and its application. The fractionated charge of coniferous bark has been used in the special equipment with natural microflora cultivated for air purification from volatile organic compounds; and the potential of the employment of the developed equipment has been fully evaluated after theoretical and experimental researches and mathematical modelling. The experimental researches and their results prove that development and use of biofilters for air purification from volatile organic compounds at various production enterprises of Lithuania is promising. Its implementation is especially promoted by comparatively low capital and operation costs of air purification, high air purification efficiency and strict norms of pollutants emitted into the air set in the European Union.

To fill in this niche and to make the development of ecological biotechnologies more intense in Lithuania, a biofilter with the activated pine-bark charge has been designed at the Department of Environment Protection of Vilnius Gediminas Technical University; besides, complex research on biological air purification processes have been carried out with the help of this biofilter. Using biologically activated pine-bark charge in the developed filter, to carry out biological air purification research and to evaluate the efficiency of the theoretical and practical methods and its application. The fractionated charge of coniferous bark has been used in the special equipment with natural microflora cultivated for air purification from volatile organic compounds; and the potential of the employment of the developed equipment has been fully evaluated after theoretical and experimental researches and mathematical modelling. The experimental researches and their results prove that development and use of biofilters for air purification from volatile organic compounds at various production enterprises of Lithuania is promising. Its implementation is especially promoted by comparatively low capital and operation costs of air purification, high air purification efficiency and strict norms of pollutants emitted into the air set in the European Union.

Disertacijoje nagrinėjama naftos ir jos produktų garavimo terminaluose problema. Pagrindinis disertacijos tikslas – įvertinti atmosferos taršą lakiaisiais organiniais junginiais (LOJ) naftos terminaluose, nustatyti meteorologinių elementų ir krovos indikatoriaus įtaką LOJ koncentracijos kitimui pažemės atmosferos sluoksnyje. Darbe sprendžiami keli pagrindiniai uždaviniai: ištirti LOJ pasiskirstymą pažemės atmosferos sluoksnyje už naftos terminalų teritorijos skirtingais metų sezonais atsižvelgiant į meteorologinius elementus ir krovos indikatorių; sudaryti skaitinį modelį, leidžiantį prognozuoti LOJ, i��siskyrimus iš esamų, ir rekonstruojamų terminalų, sklaidą uosto zonoje; remiantis tyrimų rezultatais ir jų analize, pasiūlyti technologinius sprendimus sumažinti ar išvengti LOJ emisijos į atmosferą naftos terminaluose. / This day environment pollution research and modern environment protection technology installation became a prior aspect not only in our country, but also in the whole world. The intensification and development of the industrial processes has a negative impact on human’s health and environment. As a result, it increases waste products accumulation. It also has a disbalance of natural processes and reckless waste of natural resources. All of the above can cause greenhouse effect formation. Because of intensive expansion of energy, in industrial and transportation sectors, there is significant increase in atmosphere pollution in last decade. The West part of Lithuania is one most polluted area by volatile organic compounds (VOCs), because there is a location of oil production and refinery industry, as well as intensive development of oil terminals. The problem is becoming more serious and relevant when these objects are located near urban areas.

This day environment pollution research and modern environment protection technology installation became a prior aspect not only in our country, but also in the whole world. The intensification and development of the industrial processes has a negative impact on human’s health and environment. As a result, it increases waste products accumulation. It also has a disbalance of natural processes and reckless waste of natural resources. All of the above can cause greenhouse effect formation. Because of intensive expansion of energy, in industrial and transportation sectors, there is significant increase in atmosphere pollution in last decade. The West part of Lithuania is one most polluted area by volatile organic compounds (VOCs), because there is a location of oil production and refinery industry, as well as intensive development of oil terminals. The problem is becoming more serious and relevant when these objects are located near urban areas. / Disertacijoje nagrinėjama naftos ir jos produktų garavimo terminaluose problema. Pagrindinis disertacijos tikslas – įvertinti atmosferos taršą lakiaisiais organiniais junginiais (LOJ) naftos terminaluose, nustatyti meteorologinių elementų ir krovos indikatoriaus įtaką LOJ koncentracijos kitimui pažemės atmosferos sluoksnyje. Darbe sprendžiami keli pagrindiniai uždaviniai: ištirti LOJ pasiskirstymą pažemės atmosferos sluoksnyje už naftos terminalų teritorijos skirtingais metų sezonais atsižvelgiant į meteorologinius elementus ir krovos indikatorių; sudaryti skaitinį modelį, leidžiantį prognozuoti LOJ, išsiskyrimus iš esamų, ir rekonstruojamų terminalų, sklaidą uosto zonoje; remiantis tyrimų rezultatais ir jų analize, pasiūlyti technologinius sprendimus sumažinti ar išvengti LOJ emisijos į atmosferą naftos terminaluose.

The research focuses on the environmental problem of volatile organic compounds in ambient air of petrol filling stations. The literature review of the issues, arising from petrol-related VOCs, with actual and proposed VOC emissions trends in Europe, have been performed. Besides petrol filling station’s typical technology layout, petrol nature and composition, applicable petrol vapour recovery solutions and their efficiency were examinated. The volatile organic compounds’ experimental research in two petrol stations of typical technology layout in Vilnius city under similar extreme meteorological conditions (VOC air pollution episodes with low winds, stable stratification and suspended photochemical removal) is done. The emitted from petrol stations VOC experiment is based on air pumped sampling in glass gas pipette and further determination using gas chromatography with flame ionization detector. The experimental results, presented by means of tables and diagrams, are analysed and discussed. The available results of the experiment are loaded into the environmental model “ALOHA” for air pollution evaluation and concentrations prediction in the ambient air under different meteorological conditions and technological emergency situations (petrol spillage) at petrol filling station. The research is summarized in conclusions and recommendations. / Tyrimas skirtas aplinkos oro taršos problemai lakiaisiais organiniais junginiais, išsiskiriančiais nuo benzino degalinių. Atlikta svarstomos aplinkosauginės problemos literatūros apžvalga. Apžvelgti oro taršos pasekmės skatinamos LOJ išsiskyrimų nuo benzino degalinių, aktualios ir numatomos LOJ emisijų tendencijos Europoje, tipinis benzino degalinės technologijos išsidėstymas, benzino sudėtis ir svarbiausios LOJ garų formavimui benzino savybės, taikomi garų grąžinimo sprendiniai ir jų efektyvumas. Detaliai aprašytas LOJ eksperimentinis tyrimas, atliktas dviejose Vilniaus miesto tipinės technologijos degalinėse esant panašioms kraštutinėms (LOJ taršos epizodai prie silpnų vėjų, stabilios stratifikacijos ir suspenduoto fotocheminio šalinimo) meteorologiniams sąlygoms. LOJ mėginių ėmimui panaudotas aktyvus metodas su aspiracija į dujines pipetes, LOJ koncentracijos nustatytos dujinės chromatografijos su liepsnos jonizacijos detektoriumi metodu. Tyrimo rezultatai, pateikti lentelių ir diagramų pavidalu, aptarti ir įvertinti. Eksperimento duomenys įkelti į oro kokybės modelį “ALOHA”, siekiant nustatyti LOJ pernašą ir sudaryti LOJ koncentracijų prognozė benzino degalinių aplinkos ore prie skirtingų meteorologinių parametrų ir avarinių technologinių situacijų (benzino išsiliejimas). Tiriamąjį darbą reziumuoja išvados ir rekomendacijos.

Along with industrial and economic growth there is a persistent risk of permanently increasing air pollution. Air pollution has especially grown in the second half of the 20th century due to intense development of energy, industry and transport sectors. These pollution sources still remain the largest air polluters. Solvents, paints, glues, ink and other substances, emitting volatile organic compounds to air are used in such industries like reel, metal and wood coating, covering with glue sticks, footwear production, production of pharmaceutical products, printing, dry (chemical) surface cleaning etc. Emissions of volatile organic compounds make harm both to people and environment as well as damage the ozone layer. Volatile organic compounds also affect smog formation and green house effect. In the paper it is hypothesised that after implementation of EU legislation, observing the given emission limit values, improving technologies and implementing new treatment technologies, applying the measures to reduce pollution with volatile organic compounds and replacing the materials, emitting volatile organic compounds, with less polluting ones or those without pollution, air emission of volatile organic compounds will reduce dramatically. This master’s paper reviews the measures and ways to manage pollution with volatile organic compounds (VOC): directives and their requirements, transferred to the national laws of the member states, addressed to solve the VOC pollution problem... [to full text]