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i ii AI'.I. E PA-' . NATIONA L EMISSION S KO KPHTHALI

C ANHYDRID

E PRODUCTIO

N FRO M ORT1IO-XYLEN

E Sheer . 1 o f A Plan tCod e Numbe r Dat e on-strea m Capacit y - Ton s o f Phthali cAnhydride/Yr . Averag e Productio n - Ton s PAN/Yr . Rang e I n Productio n- 7. o f Max . By-Product s - Tons/Yr . Malei cAnhydrid e Bensol cAci d Emission s t o Atmospher e Strea m Flov , <" > Lbs./Hr . Flo vCharacteristi c I f Intermitten t- Hrs . o f Flov/Yr . Compositio n- T/ T PA N Perttculet e Nitroge nOxide s Sulfu rOxlde aflr.) Carbo nMonoxid e Carbo nDioxid e Nitroge n Oxyge n Phthali c Aci d* e ) Phthali c Anhydrid e (PAN ) (e ) Malei c Aci d(e ) Malei c Anhydrid e (MAN ) < e > Bensol c Aci d(e ) Xylen e Misc . Organic s Wate r Sampl e Te p Locatio n Dat e o rFrequenc y o f Samplin g Typ e o f Analysi s Odo r Ven tStack s Numbe r Heigh t Diamete r Exi tGa s Temp. , ° F SCF M pe rStack ' Typ e Emissio nContro l Dat e Installe d Tota l Emission s - Ton/To nPA N Hydrocarbon s Particulate s & Aerosol s ( m ) 

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## so , C O 53- 1

Scrubbe r _JI*n t
_ - 530,00 0 < c > Continuou s
0.001 1 (d ) 0.005 0 ( j ) X X X
0.001 3

7 5 ' abov e grad e Onc e I n 197 1 Organi cAcid s - Flam e Ionizatio n S0 X- Modifie d Shel l Developmen t Non e 1 110 ' 8'6 " 11 3 118,50 0 Scrubbe r 197 1 197 1 64,00 0 No seasona l variatio n

Incinerato r Ven t Continuou s

0.000 9 ( d ) 0.000 7 ( D 0.002 8 0.120 0 X 0.030 2 

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# ) ) 3 42 0 (b )

25 6 (b ) Xylen e Storag e Continuou s

0.0000 4
X Difficul t acces s Onc e Non e Orsa t Calc'd . Non e 1 Non e 1 (f ) Produc t

Storag e Continuou s

0.000 2



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Non e

No t beyond 7 limit s (PAN)
108 ' 5'11 " 1,70 0 2,55 0 Incinerato r 197 1
0.004 0 0.005 7 H ) 0.002 8 (k ) Ambien t 2 0 Non e 10 ' 30 2 Sublimatio nTrap s 197 1 53- 2 197 0 65.00 0 60 00 0 No seasona l varletlo n

Scrubbe r Ven t 540.00 0 Continuou s

0.000 5 0.001 9 0.001 1
1.396 0 Accessibl e Non e Calc'd . Non e 2 100 ' 6'9 " 10 0 60.60 0 2 Scrubber s 197 0 -. " Incinerato r

Ven t 27.90 0 Continuou s

0.006 8 0.149 0 0.572 8 25.438 2 6.293 8 0.002 0 X 1.420 2 0.048 2

X Non e Non e Calc'd . Non e 1 100 ' 5 ' 1,60 0 5,90 0 Incinerato r 197 0
0.003 5 0.006 8 0.151 0

I T ITABL E PA- 4 NATIONA

L EMISSIONS INVENTOR Y FO RPHTHALI

C ANHYDRID

E PRODUCTIO

N FRO M ORTHO-XYLEN

E Plen tCod e Numbe r Dat e on-strea m Capacit y - Ton s o f Phthali cAnhydrlde/Yr . Avereg e Productio n- Ton aPAN/Yr . Rang e i n Productio n- X o f Hex . By-Product B - Tons/Yr . Malei cAnhydrid e Bensol cAci d Emission s t o Atmospher e Strea m Flov , (• ) Lbs./Hr . Flo e Characteristi c i f Intermitten t- Hrs . o f Flov/Yr . Compositio n - T/ T PA H Particulat e Nitroge nOxide s Sulfu rOxide s (n ) Carbo nMonoxid e Carbo nDioxid e Nitroge n Oxyge n Phthali cAd d (• > Phthali cAnhydrid e (PAN ) <• > Malei cAd d (• ) Malei cAnhydrid e (MAN) <" > Bensol cAd d (• ) Xylen e Mac . Organlc a Vate r Sampl e Te p Locatio n Dat e o rFreanenc y o f Samplin g Typ e o f Analysi s Odo r Ven tStack s Nuabe r Heigh t Diamete r Exi t Ga s Teas. , ° F SCF M pe rStoc k Typ e Emissio n Contro l Dat e Installe d Tote l Emission s - Ton/To nPA N Hydrocarbon s Particulate s & Aerosol s <" > NO , 

# so , C O 53- 3 197 1 43,50 0

Incinerato r 

### JIta t 40Q.OO O Continuou s N o seasona l varletio n 2,50 0 < b > 4 0 0 <° > Emergenc y -limi t 363.00 0 Interxdtten t 2 minutes/yr . Distillatio n



## _Ua t S O Continuou s

0.004 2 X X X (h ) 0.004 2 0.170 0 0.339 9 25.932 7 o.458 5 0.034 0 0.030 6 0.002 3 T R
0.011 0 X Availabl e 1 2 sample s alnc e Flam e lonlsatlo n •7 1 1.019 8 Ave l tabl e Non e (ft ) Han-Polarograp h CO , Cto&HCb y G

C No tbeyon d better y limit s (Unknovn ) 1 100 ' 7 ' 50 0 & 90,00 0 2 Incinerator s 197 1 (PA N & MAN )

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3.018 2 Availabl e 4 tiroe s Oct . 7 1 -Feb . 7 2 Pert . - Fed . Reg . Metho d 5 , NQ

_- EP A Metho d 7 - Oraa t Onl y durin g flame-ou t ( 4 time s pe rycer ) 2 200 ' 7'6 " 48 2 84.50 0 2 Incinerator s -t-W.H . Boiler s 197 1
0.009 6 0.001 4 0.005 0 0.001 3 Shee t2 o f

4 53- 4 197 1 97,50 0 65.00 0 N o seesone l verletio n

Start-U p Ven t 57,00 0 Intermitten t Proces s Ven t Incinerato rFff1...p r 745,00 0 Continuou s
0.000 2 0.001 3 0.00 1 0.000 1 1.325 1 34.400 1 7.902 3 Distillatio n Inclnaniato rEffluen t 18,00 0 Continuou s
0.000 1 0.000 1 0.001 2 0.062 6 0.626 3 0 093 9

0.000 1 0.344 4 Availabl e Twic e NO , - EP

A Metho d Oraa t Non e
1 100 ' 2'9 " 1200 - 160 0 (o ) 465 0 Incinerato r 197 1TABL E PA- 4 NATIONA L EMISSION S INVENTORY FORPHTHALI C ANHYDRID E PRODUCTIO N

FRO M OBTHO-ltYLEN E Shee t 3 o f 4 Plan t Cod e Numbe r Dat a on-stream Capacit y

- Tan a o f Phthali c Anhydrlde/Yr. Avereg e Productio n- Ton s PAN/Yr . Reng e I nProductio n- X o f Max . By-Product e - Tons/Yr . Malei c Anhydrid e Bensol c Aci d Emission s t o Atmospher e Strea m Flov , ( * > Lbs./Hr . Flo v Characteristi c I f Intermitten t - Hrs . o f Flov/Yr . Compositio n- T/ T PA N Particulat e Nitroge nOxide s Sulfu r Oxide s (n ) Carbo nMonoxid e Carbo nDioxid e Nitroge n Oxyge n Phthali c Aci d< e > Phthali c Anhydrid e (PAN ) ( e ) Malei c Aci d(e ) Malei c Anhydrid e (MAN ) < e > Bensol c Aci d(* ) Xylen e Misc . Orgenlc s Vate r Sampl e Ta pLocatio n Dat e o r Frequenc y

o f Samplin g Typ e o f Analysi s Odo r Ven t Stack s Nuabe r Heigh t Dlemete r Exi t Ga s Temp. , ° F SCF M pe r Stac k Typ e Emissio nContro l Det e Installe d Tota l Emission s - Ton/To nPA N Hydrocarbon s Particulate s & Aerosols'" ) N0 X S0 X C O Proces s Ven t Continuou s

0.155 1

0.001 7 0.001 6

0.063 8 Accessibl e No t Normall y

Sampled Flam e Ionizatio n Produc t Storag e Con t inuou s 53- 5

23.00 0 N o seasona l variatio n

Ligh t End s fro m Pretreatmen t Unknovn Continuou s

0.001 6

Accessibl e Non e Calc'd .

1 85 ' 3 ' 11 0 40,00 0 2 15 " 2 " 30 0 1 4 Ligh tEnd s Fro m Distillatio n Unknovn Continuou s Flake r Exhaus t Bappin g

Exhaus t

Ye s bu t no complaint s ( PAN 6 . MAN ) Not beyondbattery limit s (PAN ) Non e

1 75 " 2 " 27 5

0.068 8

0.155 1 85 ' 2 " 70 0 Continuou s Continuou s

0.000 1

Hazardou s Non e Non e Accessibl e Non e Non e Impossibl e Non e Calc'd . Accessibl e

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naverag e productio nrat e i f available , othervis e base do ndesig n capacity . (b ) No t recovered , burne di non-sit e incinerator . (c ) Estimate dbase donapproximat e materia l balance . (d ) Primaril y

MgC0 3 

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## fro m wate r supply . (e ) Normall y

vapo r bu t ca

nbe presen t a s particulat e a t lo w temperature . (f ) Emissio nrat e 0.0001 4 T/ T PA N durin g tank filling operation s (4 7 time s pe r year) . (g ) Stream

sample dte ntime s bu t neve r durin g emergency . (h ) Exclude s S0 2 produce dfro m supplementa l fuel . Maximu m additiona l S0 2 

## fro m the sourc e i s 0.002 8 T/T . I n197 3 SO 2 fro m thi s sourc e wil l dro p t o 0.000 2 T/T . (j ) Stream

no t analyze dfor C O content . (k ) Exclude s C O containe di nscrubbe r vent . (1 ) Include s 0.000 7 T/ T o f sulfur dioxid e resultin g fro m sulfu r containe d i nfuel . (m ) Include s PAN , MA N an dorgani c acids . (n ) Functio no f catalys t ag e an dincinerato r fue l sulfu r content . (o ) Temperatur e se t at 1200 ° F for ligh t en dfeedan

d1600 ° F for intermitten t fee do f distillatio nrejec t liquid .

I t shoul db e notedtha t flo w rate s an

dcomposition s show nfor intermitten t stream s represen t emission s durin g flowing conditio nan dno t yearl y

average d values . The tota l plan t emission s figure s show nar e average demission s for extende dperiod s o f operation .