FIELD TESTING OF THE TABORR (TANK BOTTOM RECOVERY AND REMEDIATION) PROCESS USING THE ASPHALT AND DRY BOTTOMS CONFIGURATIONS
The TaBoRR{reg_sign} (Tank Bottom Recovery and Remediation) process being developed at Western Research Institute (WRI) offers an alternative to current disposal methods. The TaBoRR process is designed to: (1) process these wastes, (2) provide a cost saving, and (3) limit or reduce the environmental liability of the producers. This process removes the water through evaporation, eliminating water disposal costs, creates a salable crude oil that has been valued at or above the current market price for sweet West-Texas intermediate crude, and reduces the solids to a benign state for disposal at a landfill. This report presents the background information associated with this program, a detailed description of the process, and the work that has been completed during the first year of this program. The plant assembly, unit operations, product analyses of the materials created during operations, the pyrolyzer design, and permitting of the process in Wyoming are described. Also discussed in the report is the future work required to take this process to commercialization. Future work discussed includes shakedown and operation of the pyrolyzer, control systems and plant automation, integrated operations, equipment reliability, effluent sample analysis, and long-term testing of the process.
- Research Organization:
- Federal Energy Technology Center, Morgantown, WV (US); Federal Energy Technology Center, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FC21-93MC30127
- OSTI ID:
- 772389
- Report Number(s):
- DE--FC21-93MC30127--34
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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