How to comply with VOC emission requirements cost-effectively

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · Hydrocarbon Processing

OSTI ID:379917

Siegell, J H ^[1]

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1. Exxon Research and Engineering Co., Florham Park, NJ (United States)

Over the past few years, significant regulatory activity has focused on source controls that reduce VOCs and air toxics emissions. Key source areas requiring emission controls are: fugitive, tank, vent, loading and wastewater collection and treatment. Depending on the plant`s regulatory requirements and potential control levels for VOC and air toxics are divided into three severity ranges: basic, restrictive, and stringent. Sometimes, basic controls are those already required for VOC-emission control in US nonattainment areas. Restrictive controls are typically those methods that are now being proposed and implemented in many locations. Stringent controls are examples of what has been proposed by some local regulatory agencies or adopted under the maximum achievable control technology (MACT) requirements of section 112 of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990. The paper discusses the cost of compliance, fugitive emission controls, loading emission controls, tank emission controls, wastewater collection and treating air emission controls, and vent emission controls.

• OSTI ID: 379917
• Journal Information: Hydrocarbon Processing, Journal Name: Hydrocarbon Processing Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 75; ISSN HYPRAX; ISSN 0018-8190
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ECONOMIC IMPACT
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT
STORAGE FACILITIES
VOLATILE MATTER
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