Reduction of hydrocarbon emissions can be costly
- Lone Star Industries, Inc., Greencastle, IN (United States)
The purpose of this paper is to share the Lone Star Greencastle Indiana Plant`s, experiences with changing raw materials in the kiln feed to reduce hydrocarbons emissions. The original change of the plant`s kiln feed composition was made in July of 1995. The plant changed the kiln feed composition for the first time since the plant opened. Shale was replaced in the kiln feed composition with clay, mill scale, and foundry sand, solely to reduce hydrocarbon emissions. At the time it was something that had to be done to keep burning liquid waste, in order to comply with the BIF Tier II limit of 20 ppm of hydrocarbon emissions. The change of raw materials did accomplish what it was supposed to by reducing the hydrocarbon emissions under the allowable limit. Plant personnel did not want to change raw materials, but did not have much of a choice, and had no idea of the repercussions that would follow. I will discuss the positives and negatives of the different raw mix compositions. 3 figs., 13 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 617724
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9704196-; TRN: 98:002111-0017
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Conference on waste combustion in boilers and industrial furnaces, St. Louis, MO (United States), 8-10 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of Waste combustion in boilers and industrial furnaces; PB: 241 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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