Development of a test method for the measurement of gaseous methanol emissions from stationary sources
Methanol was designated under Title III of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 as a pollutant to be regulated. The U.S. EPA, through a contract with Research Triangle Institute, has developed a test method for the measurement of methanol emissions from stationary sources. The methanol sampling train (MST) consists of a glass-lined heated probe, two knockout traps and three sorbent cartridges packed with Anasorb 747, a beaded, activated carbon. Anasorb 747 samples are desorbed with a 1:1 mixture of carbon disulfide and N,N-dimethylformamide. Samples are analyzed by gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. Following laboratory testing, field tests of the MST and the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI) sampling method for methanol were conducted at a paper and pulp mill. The sampling location was an inlet vent to a softwood bleach plant scrubber. In accordance with EPA Method 301, two pairs of trains were run in parallel for six runs, collecting a total of twenty-four samples by each method.
- Research Organization:
- Research Triangle Inst., Durham, NC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 5855324
- Report Number(s):
- PB-93-222230/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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METHANOL
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ACTIVATED CARBON
CARBON
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CLEAN AIR ACTS
DISULFIDES
FIELD TESTS
FLUE GAS
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY
GASEOUS WASTES
PAPER INDUSTRY
SAMPLING
STATIONARY POLLUTANT SOURCES
STATISTICAL DATA
US EPA
VENTS
WASTE PROCESSING
WOOD FUELS
ADSORBENTS
ALCOHOLS
CHROMATOGRAPHY
CONTROL
DATA
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FUELS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INDUSTRY
INFORMATION
LAWS
MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION LAWS
POLLUTION SOURCES
PROCESSING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TESTING
US ORGANIZATIONS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES
WOOD PRODUCTS INDUSTRY
540120* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (1990-)