Development of Chemical Precipitation Operation and Maintenance Costs:

Chemical Purchase Costs

This Excel workbook consists of the following worksheets:

Bulk Shipping Costs

Totes Shipping Costs

Weighted Shipping Cost

Shipping Vendor Telecon Documents costs obtained from a vendor for shipping a full dry van truckload.

This Excel workbook documents EPA's derivation of shipping costs for chemicals used for chemical precipitation treatment 

of flue gas desulfurization wastewater in the Steam Electric cost model.

EPA determined chemical purchase costs for each plant by multiplying plant flow rate by the sum of the chemical purchase 

and shipping costs (developed as described in DCN SE01825.A48 'Chem Precip Chemical Purchase Cost.pdf and in this 

workbook, respectively) and by the chemical dosage rates (see DCN SE01825.A47 'Chem Precip Chem additions at BAT 

Plants.xlsx').

Documents costs for bulk shipping of dry chemicals.

Documents costs for shipping liquid chemicals in totes.

Documents development of an average shipping cost in $/ton for transport of chemicals 

used for chemical precipitation treatment of flue gas desulfurization wastewater.
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sport of chemicals 
Bulk Chemical Shipping Costs

Full truckload:

45000 lbs $1,400 (see Tab 'Shipping Vendor Telecon')

$62.22 per ton
Totes Shipping Costs

Truck Dimensions (ft) 275 gal Tote dimensions (ft) 300 gal Tote dimensions (ft)

Length 48 4 4

Width 8 3.333333333 3.333333333

Height 9 3.833333333 4.5

Totes per truck:

Gal/truck Chemical

275 gal Totes 13200 FeCl3

300 gal Totes 14400 HCl

Organosulfide

kg/L to lb/gal 8.33 Polymer
Number of 275 gal Totes per truck by vol Number of 300 gal Totes per truck by vol

12 12

2 2

2 2

48 48

Chemical densities (kg/L) lb/275 gal tote

1.41 3229.9575

1.159 2654.97925

1.225 2806.16875

1.04 2382.38
Max truck weight 45000

Full truck shipping cost $1,400

Truck weight (48x275 gal totes) lbs lb/300 gal tote Truck weight (48x300 gal totes) lbs

155037.96 3523.59 169132.32

127439.004 2896.341 139024.368

134696.1 3061.275 146941.2

114354.24 2598.96 124750.08
lbs

(see Tab 'Shipping Vendor Telecon')

275 gal Totes per truck by weight 300 gal Totes per truck by weight Truck weight (275 gal) lb

13 12 41989.4475

16 15 42479.668

16 14 44898.7

18 17 42882.84
Truck weight (300 gal) lb $/lb (275 gal) $/lb (300 gal) $/ton (275 gal) $/ton (300 gal)

42283.08 $0.03 $0.03 $66.68 $66.22

43445.115 $0.03 $0.03 $65.91 $64.45

42857.85 $0.03 $0.03 $62.36 $65.33

44182.32 $0.03 $0.03 $65.29 $63.37
1 L of wastewater requires:

Chemical Amount (g) Weighted amount Shipping Cost per ton

HCl [Redacted] [Redacted] $65.91

FeCl3 [Redacted] [Redacted] $66.68

Lime [Redacted] [Redacted] $62.22

Organosulfide [Redacted] [Redacted] $62.36

Polymer [Redacted] [Redacted] $65.29

Total [Redacted] [Redacted]

CBI Data

Chemical freight cost used in the Steam Electric cost model.

Derivation of a overall chemical shipping cost using estimated shipping costs for each chemical weighted by the relative 

amounts of those chemicals required for treatment.
Weighted Shipping Cost per ton

[Redacted]

[Redacted]

[Redacted]

[Redacted]

[Redacted]

$62.79

or each chemical weighted by the relative 
TELEPHONE CALL RECORD Date: 06/28/2011 Time: 8:15 am EST

 Outgoing Call

Company Name: FreightCenter.com

 

Name: Kavya Kasturi 

TOPICS DISCUSSED AND ACTION TAKEN

GENERAL SUBJECT: Vendor cost request for chemical freight costs – dry van truck

On June 28, 2011 at 8:15 am I contacted Mr. Robert Clark. I explained to Mr. Clark that we are working on conceptu

of a chemical precipitation wastewater treatment system to treat FGD (flue gas desulfurization) wastewater from stea

plants and as a part of this project, we are trying to collect cost information on different components or units of a che

precipitation system. Chemicals are required for the treatment system and we are seeking cost information for chemic

I talked to Mr. Clark about the chemicals that would require shipping for a chemical precipitation system. Mr. Clark 

costs would vary depending on a number of factors, including whether a full truckload or partial truckload would be 

Clark stated that the freight cost does not differ depending on whether the chemicals shipped are liquid or solid. The 

be shipped via totes or bags per pallet. A typical pallet is 4 feet by 40 inches and cannot be stacked more than 8 feet h

Mr. Clark stated that a standard dry van truck could be either 48 or 52-53 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 9 feet high and c

45,000 lbs of material. A dry van truck can hold up to 30 pallets. Mr. Clark stated the approximate cost for shipping a 

truckload approximately 500 miles would be $1,400.

Email address: RClark@freightcenter.com

ERG

Phone No.: (800) 716-7608 ext. 1110 

Contact Name: Robert Clark

Project Name: Steam/Cost/Compliance Modeling

Project No.: 0172.08.029.044
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 explained to Mr. Clark that we are working on conceptual level costing 

eat FGD (flue gas desulfurization) wastewater from steam electric power 

st information on different components or units of a chemical 

t system and we are seeking cost information for chemical shipping.

shipping for a chemical precipitation system. Mr. Clark indicated that 

g whether a full truckload or partial truckload would be required. Mr. 

n whether the chemicals shipped are liquid or solid. The chemicals could 

et by 40 inches and cannot be stacked more than 8 feet high.

 48 or 52-53 feet long, 8 feet wide, and 9 feet high and could carry up to 

lets. Mr. Clark stated the approximate cost for shipping a full dry van