過去之研究針對燃燒木材鍋爐排放多溴聯苯醚 (PBDEs)及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃(PBDD/Fs)探討者甚少。本研究進行一座燃燒木材鍋爐之進料木屑、底灰、旋風集塵器飛灰、過濾袋集塵器飛灰及煙道廢氣中之多溴聯苯醚及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃之含量及濃度採樣分析，期能對多溴聯苯醚及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃之科學資訊，有更深入了解。
本研究之燃燒木材鍋爐其進料木屑、底灰、旋風集塵器飛灰及過濾袋集塵器飛灰中之總多溴聯苯醚平均含量分別為5,220、42,800、142及1,470 pg/g；而總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃之含量則分別為21.1、1310、1.91及3.21 pg/g，其相對應之毒性當量為 0.0641、18.7、0.0141及 0.0124 pg I-TEQ/g。煙道廢氣中總多溴聯苯醚之平均濃度為2,730 pg /Nm3，而總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃之濃度為11.7 pg /Nm3，其相對應之總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃毒性當量為0.101 pg I-TEQ/Nm3。多溴聯苯醚及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃個別之排放/輸入質量比均小於100％，多溴聯苯醚的排放/輸入比為7.32％，溴化戴奧辛/呋喃及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃毒性當量排放/輸入比分別為7.88％和35.0％。於進料木材中，超過92%之總多溴聯苯醚和總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃質量，在燃燒過程中被破壞，另外，自底灰、飛灰及煙道廢氣排放之總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃毒性當量只有自進料木材輸入者之35%。
總多溴聯苯醚自燃燒木材鍋爐排放之質量分布百分比，分別為底灰(46.6%)、旋風集塵器飛灰(0.0981%)、過濾袋集塵器飛灰(4.66%)及煙道廢氣(48.6%)。由上述結果顯示，底灰及煙道廢氣為燃燒木材鍋爐排放多溴聯苯醚之主要路徑。總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃自燃燒木材鍋爐排放之質量分布百分比，分別為底灰(86.6%)、旋風集塵器飛灰(0.0802%)、過濾袋集塵器飛灰(0.617%)及煙道廢氣(12.7%)。而總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃毒性當量自燃燒木材鍋爐排放之質量分布百分比，分別為底灰(91.7%)、旋風集塵器飛灰(0.0442%)、過濾袋集塵器飛灰(0.178%)及煙道廢氣(8.08%)。不同於總多溴聯苯醚，總溴化戴奧辛/呋喃及主要自底灰中排出。
本研究之結果顯示，木材燃燒會排放可觀量之多溴聯苯醚及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃，未來擬訂多溴聯苯醚及溴化戴奧辛/呋喃之管制策略，須同時將灰渣及煙道廢氣納入考量。

The emissions of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and polybro- minated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/Fs) from the wood-fuelled boiler were seldom investigated in previous research. This study sampled and analyzed the contents and concentrations of PBDEs and PBDD/Fs in the feeding woodchips, bottom ashes, fly ashes of cyclone, fly ashes of bag filter, and stack flue gases of woodchip-fuelled boiler. It will be expected to obtain more scientific information of PBDEs and PBDD/Fs for an insight understanding on them.
The mean total PBDE contents of the feeding woodchips, bottom ashes, fly ashes of cyclone, and fly ashes of bag filter in this study were 5,220, 42,800, 142 and 1,470 pg/g, respectively; while the mean total PBDD/F contents were 21.1, 1,310, 1.91 and 3.21 pg/g, respectively, the corresponding PBDD/F-I-TEQ contents were 0.0641, 18.7, 0.0141 and 0.0124 pg I-TEQ/g, respectively. As to stack flue gases, the mean total PBDE concentration was 2,730 pg/Nm3; and the mean total PBDD/Fs concentration was 11.7 pg / Nm3, the corresponding PBDD/F-I-TEQ concentration was 0.101 pg I-TEQ / Nm3.
The output/ input mass ratio of PBDEs and PBDD/Fs were all less than 100%, the PBDE output/input ratio was 7.32%; while the output/input ratio of PBDD/Fs and corresponding I-TEQ were 7.88% and 35.0%, respectively. In the feeding woodchips, more than 92% of the total PBDE- and total PBDD/F-mass were destroyed in the combustion furnace. Furthermore, the discharges of PBDD/F and PBDD/F-I-TEQ mass from bottom ashes, fly ashes of cyclone, fly ashes of bag filter, and stack flue gases were only 35% of that in feeding woodchips.
The emission distributions of total PBDE mass from wood-fuelled boiler were 46.6% in bottom ashes, 0.0981% in fly ashes of cyclone, 4.66% in fly ashes of bag filter, and 48.6 % in stack flue gases. The above results showed that both bottom ashes and stack flue gases are the major routes for discharging the PBDEs from the wood-fueled boiler. The total PBDD/F mass distributions being discharged from wood-fuelled boiler were 86.6% from bottom ashes, 0.0802% from fly ashes of cyclone, 0.617% from fly ashes of bag filter, and 12.7% from stack flue gases, while the corresponding PBDD/F I-TEQ distributions being emitted from the wood-fuelled boiler were 91.7% from bottom ashes, 0.0442% from fly ashes of cyclone, 0.178% from fly ashes of bag filter, and 8.08% from stack flue gases. It is quite different from that of PBDEs, the total PBDD/F mass and total PBDD/F I-TEQ were mainly discharged from the bottom ashes.
The results of this study displayed that the amount of PBDE and PBDD/F emission from wood combustion are significant, therefore, the control strategies for PBDEs and PBDD/Fs in both ashes and stack flue gases should be highly considered.

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