Pilot process waste assessment for the fireset area

Technical Report · Sat Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7086789

Cole, M J; Goethe, M C

A pilot process waste assessment (WA) was conducted in the fireset area to develop methodology for conducting future process waste assessments. The study was conducted on trichloroethylene spray cleaning using the guidance for PWAs supplied by Environment, Safety, and Health (ES H). The first objective was to draw up a flow diagram (see Appendix A, worksheet 4) for the process. When this was done, a mass balance (see Appendix A, Worksheet 5) was conducted to determine the quantity of incoming material and where it was going during the process. The mass balance showed that a large quantity of trichloroethylene and all the isopropyl alcohol was being released to the atmosphere instead of being captured in the waste solvent container. Upon completion of the mass balance, waste minimization options where identified (see Appendix A, Worksheet 8) to reduce or eliminate the quantity of hazardous solvent used.

• Research Organization: Allied-Signal Aerospace Co., Kansas City, MO (United States). Kansas City Div.
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00613
• OSTI ID: 7086789
• Report Number(s): KCP-613-4807; ON: DE92019472
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AIR POLLUTION ABATEMENT
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EXHAUST GASES
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