TY - JOUR AB - Various impacts of direct venting of natural gas into the environment, both in the upstream and downstream petroleum operations, often compel the chemical engineer to specify air pollution control equipment for installation on new and existing platforms/facilities. Flares, a special class of such equipment, are considered in this paper. The major types of flares used in the oil industry are reviewed and the principles guiding their operation and performance discussed. Information which would aid the choice of flare system for new applications is also discussed. VL - 15 IS - 6 SN - 1477-7835 DO - 10.1108/14777830410560674 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/14777830410560674 AU - Akeredolu F.A. AU - Sonibare J.A. PY - 2004 Y1 - 2004/01/01 TI - A review of the usefulness of gas flares in air pollution control T2 - Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 574 EP - 583 Y2 - 2024/04/19 ER -