Proceedings of the 1992 Gas Research Institute, glycol dehydrator air emissions conference

Conference · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6295224

Rueter, C O; Heath, C J

Emissions of benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene, and the xylene isomers (BTEX) and other volatile organic compounds (VOC) from the reboiler still vent of glycol dehydration units have become a major concern for the natural gas industry as a result of increasing regulatory pressure. The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 have provided an impetus for regulating these emissions, and several states are regulating or considering regulation of these units. Because the estimated 20,000--30,000 glycol units in the United States treat virtually all of the domestically produced gas, this issue is of crucial importance to the natural gas industry. To encourage communication and a transfer of regulatory and technical information, the Gas Research Institute sponsored a two and a half day conference on glycol dehydrator air emissions issues. Twenty-two technical papers were presented on regulatory issues and activities, industry approaches to addressing emissions, research and development programs, process and emissions modeling, and control technologies. An open question and answer forum was also held. The conference was attended by 190 people from the production, processing, pipeline, and storage segments of the natural gas industry, as well as regulators, researchers, vendors, and other interested in the conference topic.

• OSTI ID: 6295224
• Report Number(s): CONF-9207196--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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