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DATE

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A tta c h e d I t a m o r o d u i on th e p r o b a b le im p a c t on Easo
E n g in e e r in g d e s lg n a I n a l l 0 . 8 . j u r i s d i c t i o n a l a r e a s o f r e c e n t F e d e ra l
l e g i s l a t i v e , r e g u l a t o r y , and d i r e c t i v e a c t i o n s f o r a i r p o l l u t i o n c o n t r o l .
T h is r e p o r t d i s c u s s e s i n c o n s id e r a b l y a o r e d e t a i l th e d a t a g iv e n a t th e
J u n e 9 M a n a g e r's m e e tin g . The r e p o r t l a d i r e c t e d p r i m a r i l y tow ard
E sso E n g in e e rin g a c t i v i t i e s a n d d o e s n o t c o v e r th e e x t e n s i v e im p act on
d a y - to - d a y p l a n t o p e r a t i o n s .
A c tio n s a r e p ro c e e d in g a t a h e a d -lo n g p a c e , p a r t i c u l a r l y i n
r e g a r d t o e s t a b l i s h i n g s o u r c e e m is s io n s t a n d a r d s , and th e a t ta c h e d r e p o r t
w i l l n e e d p e r i o d i c r e v i s i o n . I n f o r m a tio n from EPA i n d i c a t e s t h a t r e f i n e r i e s
and p e tr o c h e m ic a l p l a n t s w i l l b e among th o s e i n d u s t r i e s s c h e d u le d n e x t f o r
new s o u r c e e m is s io n s ta n d a r d s e t t i n g . EPA w a n ts t o h a v e th e s e s ta n d a r d s
i n e f f e c t b e f o r e A p r il 1 9 7 2 . I n a d d i t i o n , e a c h S t a t e i s r e q u ir e d t o form u­
l a t e w i t h i n th e n e x t n in e m onths a n I m p l e ^ m ta t lo n P la n w hich h a s t o In c lu d e
e m is s io n s ta n d a r d s and c o m p lian c e t i m e t a b l e s f o r e x i s t i n g s o u r c e s .
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A number o f l e g i s l a t i v e and r e g u la to r y a c t io n s b o th a t S ta t e and
F ed eral le v e ls have been ta k e n r e c e n tly w hich c o u ld m a t e r i a l l y a f f e c t Eaao
E ngineering and Humble o p e r a tio n s . These a c t io n s have been concerned w ith
b o th a a b le n t and s o u rc e e e i s s l o n s ta n d a rd s w ith in t e r lo c k i n g betw een s e p a ­
r a t e a c t io n s . T his manorendue w i l l o n ly c o n s id e r th o s e a c tio n s a f f e c t i n g
s t a t i o n a r y s o u rc e s . U pdating and re fin e m e n t o f th e l a p s e t w i l l be needed
p e r io d i c a ll y s in c e some a c tio n s a r e s t i l l pending o r a r e i s th e p ro c e s s of
b e in g f l n a l i r e d .
L e g is la tio n
And R eg u latio n s
Congress e n a c te d th e C lean A ir Act o f 1970, w hich v e n t in t o e f f e c t
on December 31, 1970, a s P u b lic Law 91-604. T h is A ct in c o rp o ra te d a number
o f p re v io u s ly e n a c te d la v s a s m odified by th e 1970 C lean A ir Amendments. I t
e s s e n t i a l l y t r a n s f e r s s ta n d a rd s e t t i n g t o th e F ed eral le v e l through F e d e ra lly
e s ta b lis h e d a a b le n t a i r q u a l i t y s ta n d a r d s , new o r m odified e x i s t i n g so u rce
em issio n s ta n d a r d s , h asard o u s su b sta n c e e s d s s lo n s ta n d a r d s , and a p p ro v a l or
v e to power on S ta te ia p le a e n ta tlo n p la n s which a r e t o in c lu d e em issio n s ta n ­
d a rd s f o r e x i s t i n g s o u rc e s . S ta te s can adopt more s t r i n g e n t s ta n d a rd s —
e i t h e r am bient o r e m issio n . The Act e s ta b lis h e d th e Environm ental P ro te c tio n
Agency, en ab led th e s e t t i n g o f r e g u la tio n s ,, and provided a tim e ta b le f o r
com pletion o f th e v a rio u s pha.ies o f th e program .
The com pletion tim e ta b le f o r s ta t io n a r y so u rc e s i s shown i n F igure
No. 1 . Each box r e p r e s e n ts an a c tio n p o in t and th e d a te l i s t e d on the r i g h t hand edge a p p l i e s . The f i r s t column d e t a i l s th e tim in g sc h e d u le f o r new or
m o d ified e x i s t i n g s o u rc e s . A m odified e x i s t i n g so u rce I s d e fin e d a s :
•The term " m o d ific a tio n ' means any p h y s ic a l change i n , o r change
i n th e method o f o p e ra tio n o f , a s t a t i o n a r y source which in c re a s e s
th e amount o f any a i r p o l l u t a n t e m itte d by such source o r which
r e s u l t s In th e em issio n o f any a i r p o l l u t a n t n o t p re v io u s ly e m itte d .
EPA h a s p u b lish e d th e l i s t o f s o u rc e c a te g o r ie s and has d e sig n a te d fiv e
m ajor I n d u s tr ie s a s th e f i r s t group f o r developm ent o f em issio n s ta n d a rd s .
The i n d u s t r i e s a r e : s u l f u r i c a c id p l a n t s , n i t r i c a c id p l a n t s , steam genera­
ti o n f a c i l i t i e s w ith g r e a te r th a n 250 m illio n b tu h e a t in p u t p e r h o u r,
cem ent p l a n t s , and m u n icip al i n c i n e r a t o r s . Proposed em issio n s ta n d a rd s on

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l s t s O c to b e r 1971. j o u r c s s l a P A l a d l c s t s t h a t r e f l p e r l e s sa d p e c ro c b s a l c s l p l s n t s w i l l bs In t b s nexx g ro u p in g s a d I t I s EPA's l a t s n t l o n
t o h a v e e m is s io n s ta n d a r d s on jnew /m odlfled] o ld s o u rc e s l a r e f i n e r i e s
p ro m u lg a te d by A p r il 1972.
The seco n d column o f F ig u re No. 1 d e t a i l s th e sc h e d u le f o r
h a ta r d o u s s i r p o l l u t a n t e m is sio n s ta n d a r d s . A h sssrd o u s s i r p o llu ta n t
l a d e f in e d a s :
"The te rm 'h s s s r d o u s s i r p o l l u t a n t ' means an s i r p o l l u t a n t to
w hich no am b ien t s i r q u a l i t y s ta n d a r d I s a p p lic a b le and which
i n th e judgm ent o f th e A d m in is tra to r may c a u s e , o r c o n trib u te
t o , an I n c r e a s e In m o r t a l i t y o r an I n c re a s e i n s e rio u s
I r r e v e r s i b l e , o r I n c a p a c ita t in g r e v e r s i b l e . I l l n e s s . "
EFA h a s p u b lis h e d a n o t i c e on th r e e m a te r ia ls on t h i s b a s is which a re :
a s b e s t o s , b e r y lllim i, and m ercu ry . Em ission p ro p o s a ls on th e s e a r e due
S eptem ber 2 7 , 1971, w ith f i n a l p ro m u lg atio n on March 2 3 , 1972, to be
e f f e c t i v e Ju n e 23, 1 9 7 2 / A d d itio n a l m a te r ia ls w i l l be covered in the
same m anner i n th e f u t u r e w ith a c o rre sp o n d in g tim e sch ed u le based on
d a t e o f f i r s t p u b lic a tio n by EPA.
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p o r t i o n , a s w e ll a . e f f e c t s on economic v a lu e s end on
p e rs o n a l com fort and w e ll-b e in g .
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r a t p ro p o sed g u id e lin e s a r e e e r y com prehensive, coup la x . and
p r e s e n t an e x tre m e ly d i f f i c u l t and monumental ta s k f o r the S ta t e s . The
a r e a s c o v e re d I n c lu d e : a t t a l n l s t r a t l v e d e t a i l s , le g a l a u t h o r i ty , c o n tro l
• t r a t e i* e e » a u r v e illa n c e p ro c e d u re s , new so u rce p erm it sy stem , source
r e g i s t r a t i o n d e t a i l s , n e c e s s a ry r e s o u r c e s , c a te g o r is a tio n by p re s e n t a i r
c o n c e n tr a tio n s a n d /o r p o p u la tio n d e n s ity in t o P r i o r i t y I , XI, o r I I I a r e a s ,
end em ergency a c tio n c r i t e r i a . E leven appendices a r e a tta c h e d to th e g u id e l i n e s . Depending on v h a t P r i o r i t y a r e a i s in v o lv e d , d i f f e r e n t com pliance
t i m e t a b l e s , d i f f e r e n t d e g re e s o l c o n tr o l m easures o th e r than em ission
s t a n d a r d s , and p o s s ib ly d l f f e r e r t em issio n s ta n d a rd s f o r e x is tin g so u rces
c o u ld be In v o lv e d . U nless an a r t s o f P r i o r i t y I I I , w hich r e q u ire s am bient
a i r c o n c e n tr a tio n l e v e l s t o be u n d e r Secondary s ta n d a r d s , i s In v o lv ed ,
e m is sio n s ta n d a r d s f o r e x i s t i n g s o u rc e s s im ila r to th o se ap p earin g In
A ppendix B o f th e g u id e lin e s w i l l be r e q u ir e d . Even P r i o r i t y I I I a re a s
w i l l , how ever, r e q u ir e new o r m o d ified o ld so u rc e s t o comply w ith em ission
s ta n d a r d s w hich a r e b a se d upon “The new so u rce I s d e sig n e d , b u i l t , and
eq u ip p ed In acco rd an ce w ith th e l a t e s t a v a ila b le c o n tro l technology so as
t o red u ce e m issio n s to a minimum." Some d if f e r e n c e s In Im plem entation
p la n s betw een th e v a rio u s S ta te s w i l l p ro b ab ly o c c u r. EPA m ain tain s
a p p ro v a l o r v e to power and th e opening s e n te n c e o f Appendix B p ro v id e s an
I n s i g h t . T h is re a d s : "These a i r p o llu tio n r e g u la tio n s in c lu d e exam ples
o f th e a d m in is tr a tiv e p ro v is io n s and p o llu ta n t em ission l i m i t a t i o n s a
S t a t e may need f o r an ap p ro v a b le Im plem entation p la n ." Since a P r i o r i t y
I I I a re a w i l l by h a rd to f in d and w i l l n o t be conducive f o r th e I n s t a l l a t i o n
o f an I n d u s t r i a l f a c i l i t y , th e e m issio n s a s s p e c if ie d i n Appendix B w i l l
be somewhat g e n e r a lly a p p lie d t o a l l m an u factu rin g f a c i l i t i e s .
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The proposed em issio n s ta n d a r d s f o r th o s e e x is tin g so u rc e s of
p e rtin e n c e t o Eseo E n g in eerin g and H \nble a r e shown In F ig u re No. 3. While
n o t s p e c i f i c a l l y s t a t e d , th e s e s ta n d a rd s a r e o b v io u sly based on c u rre n t
o r n e a r - f u tu r e " b e s t c o n tr o l" te ch n o lo g y . T here a r e some p o in ts in v o lv in g
s t r i c t a p p l i c a b i l i t y o r e x te n t in c e r t a i n in s ta n c e s w hich w i l l have t o be
re s o lv e d .
The l i m i t a t i o n s o f 20X o p a c ity (91 hlngelm ann) could e a s i l y become
th e c o n t r o l lin g sta n d a rd f o r a number o f p ro c e s s e s . F in a l m i s s i o n s tend
tow ard th e s m a lle r p a r t i c l e l l i e i aim plv b.r^ause of th e g r e a te r e f f ic ie n c y
o f c o l l e c t i o n o f la r g e r p a r t i c l e s . P a r t l c .e s In th e range o f 0 .1 t o 6
m icrons a r e i n th e v i s i b l e l i g h t wave le n g th range en d , th e r e f o r e , a r e more
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f o r l a r g e I n c i n e r a t o r s . E m ission t e s t s e r e t o be conducted a t th e maximum
b u r n in g c a p a c ity o f th e I n c i n e r a t o r . L i t t l e o r no s ta c k t e s t d a ta Is
a v a i l a b l e ln - h o u s e . O u tsid e vendor end c o m p e tito r d a t e I n d ic a te tw os t a g e s c ru b b in g m i l l be needed.
F u e l b u rn in g s c i s s i o n l i m i t a t i o n on o i l - f i r i n g I s I red on an
a a h c o n te n t o f a p p ro x im a te ly 0.05X which I s c o n s id e ra b ly under laest
r e s i d u a l and bottom s o i l s f i r e d i n r e f i n e r i e s . The G u id e lin e s su g g e st an
SOX c o n t r o l by e i t h e r s m a ll-d ia m e te r c y c lo n e s o r e l e c t r o s t a t i c p r e c i p i t a t o r s .
As c y c lo n e s o f t h i s ty p e have an a p p re c ia b le p re s s u re d ro p , e x i s t i n g fu rn a c e s
may n o t be a b le t o accommodate th e in c re a s e d p r e s s u r e . Of some c o n s id e ra b le
c o n c e rn l a th e s t i p u l a t i o n t h a t th e t o t a l b e a t In p u t o f a l l f u e l burning
u n i t s on a p la n t o r p re m ise s s h a l l be used f o r d e te rm in in g w hether th e h e a t
in p u t I s o v e r th e 250 m illio n B tu p e r hour s t i p u l a t i o n . As w r i t t e n , the
h e a t In p u t from g a s - f i r e d u n i t s h a s t o ba In c lu d e d . E ith e r a v e ry low ash
o i l o r u s in g a l l g a s f i r i n g w i l l p ro b a b ly be needed i f th e I n s t a l l a t i o n ot
a c o l l e c t o r I s n o t In c o rp o ra te d . C u rre n t r e s i d u a l o i l f i r i n g i s about 0.08
lb p e r m i lli o n B tu in p u t . E m issions from f i r i n g bottom s o r s l u r r y o i l s I s
c o rre s p o n d in g ly g r e a t e r .
P ro cess p a r t i c u l a t e e m issio n s ta n o a rd s a r e based on th e p re s e n t
L.A. c o d e s w here p e rm is s ib le e m issio n s In c re a s e w ith S c r e w i n g p ro c e ss
w eig h t th ro u g h p u t up to a maximum o f A0 l b f o r a p ro c e ss w ith 60,000 o r s o re
l b / h r th ro u g h p u t. By th e d e f i n i t i o n o f p a r t i c u l a t e m a tte r any co n d en sib le
m a tte r a t am bient te m p e ra tu re s , e x c lu d in g uncomblned w a te r, h a s t o be Included
i n th e e m issio n w e ig h t. Of a d d i t i o n a l concern h e re i s th e s t i p u l a t i o n !
" F o r p u rp o ses o f t h i s r e g u l a t i o n , th e t o t a l p ro c e s s w eight from a l l
s i m i l a r p ro c e s s u n i t s a t a p la n t o r prom ises s h a l l be w e d fo r
d e te rm in in g th e a llo w a b le e m issio n o f p a r t i c u l a t e m a tte r t h a t p asses
th ro u g h s s ta c k o r s t a c k s ."
T h is im p lie s t h a t a r e f i n e r y w ith two c a t c ra c k e rs would be lim ite d to an
am laalon le v e l o f 20 l b e / h r e a c h . Very h ig h e fM c ie n c y , hJ4h e n e j  y
s c ru b b e rs w ith some r e h e a t t o th e e f f l u e n t may be th e In d ic a te d c o n tr o l.
C u rre n t e m issio n s v a ry from 300-700 l b / h r .
F u g itiv e d u s t i s d e fin e d a s i " F u g itiv e d u s t s h a l l mean s o lid
a i r borne p a r t i c u l a t e m a tte r e m itte d f r on any • m m re s ^ th m r th a n a f lu e
o r s t a c k s ." Coke p i l e s and c a t a l y s t h a n d lin g a r e exam ples o f co n cern .
S e v e ra l d u s t s u p p re s sio n te c h n iq u e s ouch a s h o o d s, f o c lo e u re o , o i l or
w a te r a p p lic a tio n a r e su g g e ste d i n th e G u id e lin e s . Ve have used s i l o
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g a s d e a u l f u r l r a t i o n p r o c e s s e s . I t I s re c o g n ise d In th e G u id e lin e s th a t
f u e l s o f s u f f i c i e n t l y low s u l f u r c o n te n t w i l l n o t be a v a ila b le i n a l l a re a s
and s u g g e s ts a d o p tio n o f phased s c h e d u le s i n th e s e I n s ta n c e s . I t l a s ta te d
"T echnology now b e in g d em o n strated w i l l all< w 80 p e rc e n t removal o f s u l f u r
o x id e s from co m b artio n g a s e s o f m ost e x i s t i n g b o i l e r s . I t l a re a so n a b le to
e x p e c t t h a t th e s e p ro c e s s e s w i l l be Improved I n th e n e a r f u tu r e and thus
p e rm it a tta in m e n t o f 90 p e rc e n t o r g r e a t e r c o l l e c t i o n e f f i c i e n c y a t a wide
ra n g e o f b o i l e r s . " I t can be seen t h a t a t 90X e f f ic ie n c y o n ly a 3X wt S
f u e l c a n be burned t o a t t a i n th e 0.3X e q u iv a le n c y , a t 93X e f f i c i e n c y , 6X
can be burned and s o o n , and hence th e su g g e ste d a d o p tio n o f phased s c h e d u le s.
In o r d e r t o burn h ig h s u l f u r f u e l , f l u e g a s d e s u lf u r lx a tlo n w i l l be needed
o r p o s s ib ly g a s i f i c a t i o n o t a l l li q u i d f u e l s above 0.3X S w ith subsequent
s c ru b b in g a r e I n d ic a te d c o n tr o l . p o s s i b i l i t i e s .
sta n d a rd f o r p ro c e s s g ss stream com bustion l a , however,
s p e c ific
W ineries and a p p e a rs I n th e same su b -p arag rap h a s the
above atanu.
R e fin e ry neke g a s m ust m ost t h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n aa w a ll
as co k e r o f f „
b e fo re i t can be burn#*'. T h is r e g u la tio n a l s o p r o h ib its
th e v e n tin g « r b u rn in g o f stream a c o n ta in in g o v e r 10 g r H2S/IOO c u f t .
sc ru b b in g co k e r o f f g a s b e f o r e sen d in g t o CO fu rn a c e s and aoma Improvement
i u K2A sc ru b b in g e f f i c i e n c y o r a p o a s lb la te c h n iq u e s . H2S b e a rin g stream s
hit-a hean burned a t e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s under c e r t a i n c irc u m stan ce* . Streams
In ci..u c a te g o ry w i l l have t n be scrubbed *b e fo re sending to a f l a r e . C urrent
sc ru b b in g f a c i l i t i e s w i l l need some im provement.
T h j sta n d a rd g iv e n f o r e u l f u r p la n t e m issio n s i e a mixed u n i t in
t h a t i t i s i n l b s o f 802 p e r l b o f g p ro c e sse d end hence e 9 9 .3X e f f ic ie n c y
ra n v e ry In l b s o f 8 p e r l b o f 8 p ro c e sse d I s needed to g e t t o th e 0 .0 1 lb
o f SO2. The G u ld e lln o s a r e t e t h a t c o i s r c U l p ro c e s s e s e r e b e in g o ffe re d
t h a t a r e c a p a b le o f th e 9 9 .3X e f f i c i e n c y . The use o f th e S tr e t f o r d ,
W cllsan -L o rd , o r Beavon s u l f u r p la n t o f f g s s sc ru b b in g p ro c s s s e s a r t p o a s lb la
s t r a t t g l * s t o meet t h i s v a ry h ig h s f f l d s n c y .

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P r e s c rib in g a hydrocarbon s ta n d a rd i s t o c o n tr o l photoi<J* n t s .
Hence, t b s a n b ls n t s ta n d a rd f o r hydrocarbons i s only
" * ' \ r * b e tV fto 6 and 9 a . a . Tbs C u td e U n a 's s t r a t e g y p la n c a l l s fo r
• a c n s t a t e t o nake an e s t i n a t l o n o f BC, HC>2 , and o x id a n t l e v e l s i n an
e x a a p ia a r e a t h a t would e x i a t a f t e r 1975 sutom obll* em issio n sta n d a rd s
* i€ V td ' I f th l# *r *a *t i n wniXd »ho» • ^ o r i t y I c l a s s i f i c a t i o n ,
a d d i t i o n a l m easures n u s t be u n d e rta k e n . T h is in c lu d e s such ite m s a s :
c o n v e rs io n o f m otor v e h ic le f l e e t s t o U9C o r LPG o r s im ila r a c t i o n , reduce
r u s h -h o u r m otor v e h ic le t r a f f i c , ex p an sio n o f m ass tr a n s p o r ta tio n f a c i l i t i e s .
I n d u s tr y re lo c a tio n ,, and la n d n se r e s t r i c t i o n s . I f a P r i o r i t y I s t i l l
e x i s t s , a d d itio n a l em issio n c o n tr o ls on r e f i n e r i e s can be ex p ected such
a s f u l l vapor reco v ery system s o r d is c o n tin u a n c e o f some o p e ra tio n s
betw een 6 and 9 a .c .
C arbon Monoxide
E m ission S tan d ard s
The I n t e n t o f th e a f te r b u r n e r re q u irem en t and th e s t i p u l a t i o n th a t
1300*P f o r 0 .3 seconds o r g r e a t e r i s needed t o reduce CO e m issio n s from
th e s e r e f i n e r y p ro c e s s so u rc e s t o e s s e n t i a l l y t a r o . T e s ts on some o f our
CO b o i l e r s and fu rn a c e s show a range o f 600-20,000 ppm o f CO i n th e f lu e
•as
B e t te r m ixing and an in s u ra n c e o f a t l e a s t 0 .3 seconds re s id e n c e clam
i n th e d i r e c t flam e w i l l be needed i n CO b o i l e r d e s ig n s . A lso , th e G u id elin es
r e q u i r e : " . .a n I n d ic a tin g pyrom eter w hich i s p o s itio n e d i n th e w orking a re a
a t th e o p e r a t o r ' j eye l e v e l . " An BAD program h a s been proposed f o r 1972 to
d e v e lo p d e s ig n p a ra m e te rs and o p e r a tio n a l modes. A h ig h p r i o r i t y should be
a s s ig n e d to t h i s p r o j e c t a s w a ll a s an e a r l y com pletion d a te .
M icrogen Oxide
— 4««ion S tandards
The com bustion so u rce s ta n d a rd o f 0 .3 lb s p e r m illio n Btu heat
In p u t p e r h o u r 1 . .b o u t e q u iv a le n t t o 200 ppa ( a s K M by volume a t 3*
The c o a l s ta n d a rd o£ C .9 l b l a ro u g h ly e q u iv a le n t t o 500 ppaTha G u id e lin e , . t a t a t h a t th « M l e v . l e a r e expected t o b« achieved by
l a a l e n and o p e r a tio n c h a n ,a . In f i r i n g b o i l e r s . Tha v r i t e - v p only r e f e r s
t o b o i l e r , v l t h . c a p a c ity o f 250 m illio n b t . p e r hour o r more and 6 rj»
n o t c o n ta in th e came a g g re g a te h e a t In p u t req u irem en t e a m e . In d ic a te d
p a r t i c u l a t e s . T here e r e re a s o n a b le e x p e c ta tio n , t h a t th in r e q u lr e n t can be a n t by s t u d i e s so * underway on r e f i n e r y fu rn a c e d e a lg n /o p e ra t l o n changes e x c e p t when b u rn in g heavy bottom s o r p i t c h .
The n i t r i c a d d l i m i t a t i o n o f 5 .8 l b s p e r te n e f n e ld produced
l a a e tr ln g e n t I n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f c u r r e n t a v a i la b l e tech n o lo g y u s in g
• b a t o r s t o c o n p ltte th a breakdown o f HO t o a l a a o n ta l n itr o g e n .

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• o u r c a a whan P r i o r i t y Z o r IX a re a re g io n s a r e in v o lv ed . com pliance of a l l
sa** • o u r®# a * A11 e d i t i n g so u rc e s not In com pliance a s of
th e e f f e c t i v e d a te o f th e s e r e g u la tio n s s h a l l be In co n p lla a c e
w ith i n s i x non th e o f th e e f f e c t i v e d a te o f th e s e re g u la tio n s
'* * * ••• *he own e r o r person r e s p o n s ib le f o r th e o p e ra tio n o f the
I n s t a l l a t i o n s h a l l have su b m itte d to th e D ire c to r In a f o r a and
m anner s a t i s f a c t o r y to him , a c o n tr o l p la n and sch ed u le f o r
a c h ie v in g co m p lian c e, such p la n and sch ed u le t o c o n ta in a d a te
on o r b e f o r e which f u l l com pliance w i l l be a t t a i n e d , and such
o t h e r in fo rm a tio n a s th e D ire c to r may r e q u ir e . I f approved by
th e D ir e c t o r , such d a te w i l l be th e d a te on which th e person
s h a l l com ply. . . . I n oo e v e n t s h a l l th e c o n tr o l p la n r V sch: --lie
exceed th r e e y e a rs from th e ad o p ted d a te o f th e s e rrQ * la jio n s ."
I f no s lip p a g e i n th e co m p letio n sch ed u le a s shown i n F ig u re No. 1 o c c u rs ,
tS e d a te o f com pliance o r subm ission o f a c o n tr o l p la n w i l l be November
2 4 , 1972. P e rio d ic r e p o r ts on p ro g re s s w i l l be re q u ire d . In o r d '2 to
b r in g s o u rc e s in t o com pliance o r p ro v id e a c o n tro l s t r a t e g y , Esso E ngineering
w i l l p ro b a b ly have an av alan ch e o f r e q u e s ts f o r s s s l s t a n c e . Time i s s h o r t!!
T here a r e two mechanisms p ro v id ed In th e Act w hich c o u ld d e le y
somewhat e i t h e r th e e f f e c t i v e d a te o f a g iv e n S t a t e 's im plem entation p la n
f o r se c o n d a ry s ta n d a r d s o r th e com pliance d a te f o r an e x i s t i n g source to
a p a r t i c u l a r prim ary sta n d a rd re q u ire m e n t. The A d m in istra to r o f EPA may
e x te n d th e p e rio d f o r subm ission o f any S t a t e 's p le n o r p o rtio n th ere-.r
w hich im plem ents a n a tio n a l secondary am bient a i r q u a lity sta n d a rd for
a p e rio d n o t t o exceed IS m onths. The EPA s d m ln is tr a to r may under s p e c ia l
c irc u m s ta n c e s and r a t h e r complex in te r lo c k in g p ro ced u res ex ten d tne maximim
t h r e e - y e s r p e r io d f o r com pliance f o r in d iv id u a l s p e c i f i c so u rces f o r not
more th a n an a d d itio n a l two y e a rs o r he may postpone th e com pliance d a te o f
a g iv e n c l a s s o f s o u rc e s f o r a p e rio d n o t t o exceed one y e a r . The main
re a s o n f o r th e s e U t t e r d e f e r r a l s has to be:
" . . . s u c h s o u rc e vor c l a s s ) i s u n ab le to comply w ith such re q u ire ­
m ent because th e n e c e s s a ry technology o r o th e r a l t e r n a t i v e methods
o f c o n tr o l s r e n o t a v a ila b le o r have n o t been a v a ila b le f o r a
s u f f i c i e n t p e rio d o f tim e ."
P erm it System
C o n s tru c tio n p w e i t . f o r .1 1 m * o r a o d lf ia d a o u rc * . w i l l b .
r . q u l r . d . T h . C u id .llo M « . v r y d a t a l l a d oo * h a t l n f o r * . t 1or. l . n . . d ^
on m a p p lic a tio n and wa w i l l h a « t o ba p rap arad t o fu rn la h t h i a ln f o r M tlo n
S t a* e a r l y d a te o f p r o je c t developm ent. T h is w i l l r e q u ir e a c a r e f u l exam
lo s t i o n o f any p o s s ib le e m issio n s and t h e i r l e v e l s , p lu s p ro p er e e la c t ion
o f th e " l a t e s t a v a i U b l e " c o n tr o l tech n o lo g y i n o rd e r to have assu ran ce
t h a t c o n tr o l e f f i d s n c U s w i l l b# s t a i n e d . T h is l s t t t r p o la t U
Im p o rtan t i n t h a t an o p e r a tin g p e rm it w i l l a l s o b# r s q u lr s d w hich w i l l only
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The p la n t w i l l have to r o u tin e ly n o n lto r s o u rc e s , keep re c o rd s ,
e n d r e p o r t f in d I n g e . At th e p re s e n t a o e e n t which p a r t i c u l a r so u rc e s w i l l
f e l l u n d e r t h i s re q u ire m e n t e r e n o t known w ith any d eg ree o f p r e c is io n .
S e l e c t i o n o f p ro p e r In s tru m e n ta tio n w hich can accom plish t h i s ro u tin e
m o n ito rin g end meet r e g u la tio n re q u ire m e n ts , d e sig n and s e l e c t i o n of
sam p lin g p o r t s , d a t e re d u c tio n s y s t e m , and p ro v is io n o f an adequate
and s a f e a c c e s s t o each p o r t w i l l be a re a s w here le e o E n g in eerin g w i l l
h a v e t o ta k e p a r t .

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A tta c h e d l a • s u s n u ry o f t h a a m a tln g o f t h a HRTC Taak F o rc a on
C a t a l y t i c C ra c k e r S ta c k B a l t s io n s . Which was h e ld a t P lorfcaa P a rk ,

Now Je rs e y on Juna 3 0 , 1971.
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MET IMG o r THB HRTC TASK FORCE
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Jano 3 0 , 1971
Florham P a r t , Raw J a r say

A M a tin g o f th a H1TC Task Porca on C a ta ly tic C racker Stack fiolaaiona vaa b a ld on Juna 30 a t Plofham P a rk , Bov J e r s e y . The atten d an ce l i e t
U a tta c h e d . This memorandum iW a a r liM th a inform ation which vaa preaanted
and th a concluaiona which v a r a reached.
suwary

D ata o q c a t a l y t i c c ra c k e r a ta c k em issions a t fo u r r a f in a r ia a have
ahovn t h a t i t w ill b e nacaaaary to reduce p a r t i c u l a t e , 8O2 and carbon mon­
o x id e e a le a lone in moat lo c a tio n s i n o rd e r t o meat th a a n tic ip a te d re g u la tlo n a baaed on th a r e c a n t recommendations o f th a to v iro n m an ta l P ro te c tio n
Agency. Tha range o f d a ta on s ta c k e e ie e lo n e i a compared w ith th e a n t i c i ­
p a te d ta r g e ts i n th e fo llo w in g ta b u la tio n :;

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150 max.

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500 max.

<60

60 min.

W hile i t i s too e a r l y t o determ ine e x a c tly what lim its w i l l be
by th e a t a t e a , i t i a n e c e s s a ry t o be prepared t o meet th e In d ic a te d ta r g e ts .
This In clu d es th e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t a w et c o lle c tio n method would be used fo r
determ ining p a r t i c u l a t e am issions which would r e s u l t i n h ig h e r in d ic a te d
lo s s e s , aa shown in th e above ta b le .

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C a ta ly tic c ra c k e r feed h y d ro fin in g f o r e a l f u r and a l a c tr o e t a tic
p re c ip ita tio n fo r c a ta ly s t.

A p re lim in a ry c o s t com parison o f th e a e two ro u te s l a u rg e n tly needed to de­
term ine where f u tu r e e f f o r t ahould be d ir e c te d .
In reg ard t o th e s ta c k gaa scrubbing r o u te , a rough c o a t estim ate
l a being prepared by EKE f o r B e n ic ia . T his w ill be used by o th e r r e f in e r ie s
to a ss e s s th e economics o f sc ru b b in g . Baton Bouge a r e planning t o conduct a
sm ell s c a le scrubbing t e s t t o o b ta in d a ta on p re s s u re drop requirem ents and
w a te r q u a lity .
In re g a rd t o th e hydrofining/K £P a l t e r n a t e , th e n ecessary d a ta on
e l e c t r o s t a t i c p r e c i p i t a t o r c o a t and perform ance a r e a v a ila b le from B en icia.
The c o st o f th e h y d ro fin in g s te p w i l l depend upon th e s e v e r ity o f h y d ro fin ­
ing re q u ire d f o r c o n tro l o f s u l f u r am issio n s, and a t e a t program I s going
forward t o o b ta in th e n e c e ssa ry d a ta .
Data from B en icia and Baytown In d ic a te t h a t s a ti s f a c to r y c o n tro l of
carbon monoxide em issions can be o b ta in e d by e f f i c i e n t combustion In th e CO
fu rn a c e . R e fin e rie s w ith high le v e ls o f carbon axmoxlde In th e s ta c k gas
should compare t h e i r o p e ra tio n s w ith th o s a a t B enicia and Baytown t o determ ine
w hether changes in o p e ra tin g c o n d itio n s o r furnace m o d ific a tio n s a r e re q u ire d .
He s t i l l need a b e t t e r method f o r p re d ic tin g th e e f f e c t o f p a r tic u ­
l a t e c o n tro l m easures on s ta c k plume o p a c ity . ERE have I d e n tif ie d v e ry fin e
c a t a l y s t d u s t a s th e cause o f s ta c k plume o p a c ity a t B o n lcla. Data w i l l be
o b ta in e d a t o th e r p la n ts t o firm up th e p re d ic te d e f f e c t o f p a r t i c u l a t e em is­
s io n r e t e s on s ta c k o p a c ity .
AKALYSIS OF STACK PUSSI0E3
Attachment 1 g iv e s a summary o f p re lla d n a ry d a ta on c r i t i c a l am is­
s io n s from c a t a l y t i c c ra c k in g p la n ts a t fo u r lo c a tio n s . A d d itio n a l d a ta lla
w i l l be found In Attachment 2 (Bayway), A ttachment 3 (Baytown), end A ttach­
ment 4 (B e n ic ia ). In each c a s e , th e p a r t i c u l a t e em issions a r e co n sid erab ly
h ig h e r th a n th a p re d ic te d 30-40 lb s /h r f u tu r e requirem ents and th e wet c o lle c ­
ti o n method g iv e s h ig h e r r e s u lt# by ee much e s 400 lb s / h r . A p relim in ary
v e rs io n o f th a Environm ental P ro te c tio n A gency's r e commended t e s t method Is
given In Attachment 5 end Involves w et c o l le c t io n . We need t o be prepared
f o r th e p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h i s t e a t w i l l be adopted by th e s t a t e s .

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 1b« p l o t o f "condensable" p a r t i c u l a t e v ersu s "d ry " p a r t i c u l a t e
shown i n Attachment 4 l u u u t s t h a t aoea o f th a a a p a r ti c u la t e s a r a produced
by th e t e s t m ethod. I t i s im p o rtan t t h a t f u tu r e te e tin * should fo llo w the
proposed EPA procedure (Attachm ent S ) a s c lo s e ly a s p o s s ib le .'- A n aly sis of
th e "coodensable* p a r t i c u l a t e s a t B en icia showed t h a t th e y a r e m ainly 82804,
which can be c o n tro lle d e i t h e r by c a t fe e d h y d ro fin in g o r scru b b in g .
SO2 am issions v a ry from 20 ppm t o 325 ppm v ersu s an a p p ro * la sts
t a r g e t o f 150 ppm maximum.
CO em issions e r e a s h ig h a s 25,000 ppm which i s e x c e ssiv e In view
of th e dem onstrated low le v e ls a t e th e r r e f i n e r i e s . The Environment a l Pro­
te c t i o n Agency h a s n o t recommended a CO em ission l i m i t , except t h a t a v a ila b le
technology w i l l d i c t a t e e le v e l i n th e neighborhood o f 500 ppm m axim a.
PREDICTIOW OF STACK PL•JiL o p A c m
ERE i s developing a method f o r p r e d ic tin g th e e f f e c t o f p a r ti c u la t e
lo a d in g on s ta c k o p a c ity . A p re lim in a ry p r e d ic tio n f o r B en icia i s shown In
F ig u re 2 o f A ttachm ent 6. EBB have e s ta b lis h e d t h a t th e ca u se o f s ta c k plune
o p a c ity a t B onlcia i s v e ry f in e c a t a l y s t d u e t w hich hue been id e n tif ie d by
o p t i c a l end e le c tr o n Micr o s cop e in s p e c tio n . I t l a p o s s ib le t h a t c a ta ly s t
lo s s e s w i l l have t o he even lo v e r th e n 40 l b s / h r i n some u n i t s to meet the
requirem ents o f 801 l i g h t tra n s m is sio n o r Blngelmenn #1.
I t i s u rg en t t h a t t h i s method o f p r e d ic tio n sh o u ld be v e r i f i e d by
in c lu d in g d a te from o th o r c a t a l y t i c c ra c k in g p le a ts * EBB w i l l a d v ise each
r e f in e r y o f th e d a te re q u ire d end method o f d a te c o lle c tio n .
OUTLOOK FOR AIR POLLUTIOW BECTJLATI0W8
A ttachm ent 7 summarises th e s t a t u e end o u tlo o k f o r s i r p o llu tio n
c o n tro l re g u la tio n s w ith in th e U nited S t a t e s , b.*eed on th e Environm ental Pro­
te c t i o n A gency's recommended im plem entation p la n e . The s t a t e s have u n t i l
May, 1972 t o e s t a b l i s h re g u la tio n s f o r e x is tin g so u rces end th e re fo r e i t i s
too e a r ly to determ ine e x a c tly lA a t re g u la tio n s w i l l be adopted by th e v ario u s
s t a t e s a t t h a t tim e. In a d d itio n , th e o u tlo o k i s f o r even more r e s t r i c t i v e
re g u la tio n s based on:
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s o u rc e s.

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f o r which no am bient a i r q u a l i t y sta n d a rd l a a p p lic a b le .
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Secondary s ta n d a rd s c o m i n g w e lfa re and g e n e ra l w e ll-b e in g .

T h e re fo re , i t i s d e s ir a b le t o a v o id ask in g commitments on c o n tro l neasurea
i f p o s s ib le u n t i l f u tu r e re g u la tio n s a r e b e t t e r d e fin e d . Meaxndille I t would
be d e s ir a b le f o r each r e f ln a r y to a n a ly se c a t a l y t i c c ra c k e r s ta c k saap le s
f o r tr a c e Im p u ritie s , such a s m ercury, b e ry lliu m , cadmium, le a d , polynuclear
aro m atics and o th e r to x ic compounds d u rin g th e co u rse o f ro u tin e sta c k
s e e p lin g .
STATUS OF COHTKOL MEASURES
The a v a ila b le technology f o r c o n tro l o f p a r t i c u l a t e , s u l f u r and
carbon monoxide males Ions i s i l l u s t r a t e d on a g e n e ra lis e d b a s is i n Attachment
8 . There a r e b a s ic a lly two ro u te s :
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8ta c k g a s scru b b in g f o r s u lf u r end p a r t i c u l a t e ,

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C a ta ly tic c ra c k e r feed h y d ro fin in g f o r s u lf u r end e l e c t r o s t a t i c
p r e c i p ita t io n f o r c a t a l y s t .

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A CO b o i l e r o r fu rn ace i s re q u ire d i n each c a se . P a r tic u la te and s u lf u r a o la Blona e r e c lo r e ly r e l a t e d because s u l f u r c o n trib u t ee t o p a r t i c u l a t e am isaions
i n a d d itio n to being re g u la te d s e p a r a te ly .
An .c o n o n lc c o u p .rl.o n o f tfc . m l U b l . c o n tro l ~ i . r u 1 . u r , « t l y
B— t o i t o d e t . r u l n . u h .r o f u tu r o . f f o r t should b . d ir e c te d , f o r c“ “ *
.
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t h f r ^ ^ I ^ ^
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U bS r ^ u i r l d t o * f i » . d - l * .
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deeIgn b e . l e . P la n , f o r .Y .lu e tlo n o f t h o . . e l t . r n e t e . e r e d ~ c r l b * l b elo u .
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Eaeo E ngineering i s p re p a rin g e rough c o e t ee Cimete f o r lim e/w eter
scrubbing o f c a t a l y t i c c ra c k e r s ta c k gas f o r B en icia, The r e s u l t s a re exe tio n w i l l be tra n sm itte d
pected t o be a v a ila b le by th e sod o f J u ly . T his inform

 Emerging technology o f f e r s th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f lo v e r c o s t o r laproved
e f f ic ie n c y r e l a t i v e t o th e c o n tro l Methods which have been p re v io u sly d i s ­
cussed p ro v id ed i t can be dem onstrated i n tim e to meet a i r p o llu tio n re q u ire ­
m ents.
The Ducon sand f i l t e r developm ent o f f e r s th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f Improved
c o l le c t io n e f f ic ie n c y a s compared t o e l e c t r o s t a t i c p r e c i p i t a t o r s . This could
be q u ite im portant f o r c a t a l y s t d u s t c o n tr o l. Baytovn and ERE a r e e v a lu a tin g
t h i s new te ch n o lo g y . A t e s t u n i t has been shipped t o Baytovn where i t w ill be
t e s t e d on a s lip s tre a m from th e c a t a l y t i c c ra c k e r.
Vet e l e c t r o s t a t i c p r e c i p ita t io n o f f e r s th e p o s s i b i l i t y o f matching
v e t scrubbing in e f f ic ie n c y w ith o u t th e high p re s s u re drop d e b it o f a high
energy s c ru b b e r. Baytown re p o rte d an in t e r e s tin g c o n ta c t w ith th e Micropul
Company who claim to have ex p e rie n c e in p a r t i c u l a t e and s u l f u r c o n tro l In the
aluminum in d u s tr y . This w ill be follow ed up by ERE.
P o s s i b i l i t i e s f o r c o n tro l o f c a t a l y s t lo s s e s w ith new c a t a ly s ts a ra
n o t encouraging„ so f a r . However, a n o th e r m eeting w ith Davison l a scheduled
In J u ly , 1971. Baton Rouga Esso Labs, mada soma em ail s e a l s t a a t a t o in v a s t1g a ta th a " e x p lo tio n " th e o ry t h a t c a t a l y s t lo s s e s a r a aggravated by a d d itio n of
fra s h c a t a l y s t to th a h o t ra g a n a ra to r. R asu lts v a ra d isco u rag in g In t h a t no
s i g n i f i c a n t d iffe re n c e In c a t a l y s t d e c r e p ita tio n was noted f o r v a rio u s ra ta s
o f h a s tin g . This w i l l b a documented s e p a ra te ly by Baton Rouga- Esso Rasearch
L a b o ra to rie s .
INDUSTRY ACTIVITT
In d u stry c o n ta c ts have shown t h a t our com petitors a r a e v a lu a tin g tha
same c o n tro l raaaauras which wa a r e stu d y in g , b u t t h s r s a r e no d e f i n i t e plans
f o r i n s t a l l a t i o n o f c o n tro l equipment o th e r th a n e l e c t r o s t a t i c p r e c ip ita to r s .
In C a lifo rn ia where c u r r a n t re g u la tio n s r e q u lr s Immedi a t e a c tio n , th e in d ica­
tio n s a r a t h a t r e f i n e r i e s w i l l r e l y on e l e c t r o s t a t i c p r e c ip ita to r s to msst c u rr e n t re g u la tio n s w h ile aw aitin g a b a t t e r d e f i n i t i o n o f th a long range re q u ire ­
m ents.
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I t i s expected t h a t p re lim in a ry e v a lu a tio n o f c o n tro l m easures w ill
ba a v a ila b le from each r e f in e r y toward th a eod o f A ugust, a t which tim e another
Task Force m eeting should ba b a ld t o smke plana f o r firm ing up th a r e s u l t s .

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Attachm ents
J u ly 14, 1971

J . V. BROUN, Chairman
HKTC Task Force on C a ta ly tic Cracker
S tack m is s io n s

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J . V. Brown, Chairman

KKB - Florham Park

7 . V. Church

BIB - Florham Park

J . D. Cunlc

BIB - Florham Park

R. J . F ita f a r a ld

Buafele - Bayvay

J . 8 . Balov
8 . J . Ja ffo rd *

BIB - Florham Park

I . 6 . Kuas

BIB - Florham Park
U S • Florham Park

I . J . Levy
C. B. M illiman

tbrnble - Baytown

BIB • Linden

J . V. Matthovs

Bumble - I o n ic la

J . M. Kata an

BIB - Florham Park

A. A. M. P atto n

Im p erial (Bag. D lv .) - S arnia

V. L. P ia rc a

BIB - Florham Park

R. V. Schnapf

BIB • Florham Park

B. L. Tarwy

BIB - Florham Park

L. M. W illiams

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