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. 2019 Mar 30;17(2):561–570. doi: 10.1007/s40201-019-00370-1

Table 3.

Group of VOC compound emission from storage tank of petroleum refinery

Group of compound Contribution (%) Major contributed compound
Alkane 61.12 Pentane (27.40%), Cyclopentane (19.22%), Cyclohexane (8.9%)
Alkene 33.26

Propene (19.02%), Isobutene (14.22),

Isoprene (0.027)

Ketone 4.60 Methyl vinyl ketone (4.41%), 3-Hexanone (0.19%)
Aromatic 0.54

Toluene (0.16%), Styrene (0.1%),

1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene (0.074%)

Aldehyde 0.40

Butanal (0.23%), Hexanal (0.13),

Methacrolein (0.03%)

Alcohol 0.04 1-Propanol (0.04%)
Chlorinated hydrocarbon 0.04 Chloroform (0.04%)
Total 100.00