Solvent extraction: summary report for technical support in development of a revised ozone State Implementation Plan for Memphis, Tennessee

Technical Report · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985

OSTI ID:5933808

The document presents information on emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from solvent extraction processing facilities in Shelby County, Tennessee. Information is presented on the soybean and cottonseed oil extraction industry, emissions from solvent-extraction plants, emission-control techniques, and the costs of reducing emissions. Sources of information include: an inspection at a soybean processing plant, a background document prepared by the Illinois Pollution Control Board, EPA publications, literature from the National Soybean Producers Association (NSPA) and National Cottonseed Products Association (NCPA), and discussions with industry representatives. The control measures described represent the presumptive norm or reasonably available control technology (RACT) that can be applied to existing soybean and cottonseed processing plants. Reasonably available control technology for solvent-extraction plants consists of efficient operation of the mineral oil scrubber and desolventizer-toaster, and good engineering practices (e.g., repair of leaking equipment).

• Research Organization: Pacific Environmental Services, Inc., Durham, NC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5933808
• Report Number(s): PB-86-156825/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
COTTONSEED OIL
PROCESSING
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
VOLATILE MATTER
SOYBEAN OIL
DESIGN
EMISSION
OZONE
SOLVENT EXTRACTION
STATE GOVERNMENT
ESTERS
EXTRACTION
LIPIDS
MATTER
OILS
OTHER ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION ABATEMENT
SEPARATION PROCESSES
TRIGLYCERIDES
VEGETABLE OILS
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)