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CONTAC T REPOR T from ; Wanit

aDunston , U S Environmenta

l Protectio n Agenc y Madelein e Strum , U S Environmental Protectio n Agenc y Dat e o f Contact : Augus t4 , 199 5 U 1 i s !! • [ • ' : 

### I Contact : Ra y Greenwood , Manufacturin g Manage r Companv/Agency ; Ite n Industrie s u u 

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### CONTAC T SUMMAR Y Note s prepare d b y WanitaDunston .

• TEL L U S ABOU T YOU RPROCES S AN D PRODUCTS . W e manufacture hig h pressur e industria

l laminate s an

d unsaturated polyeste rsheet s i n tw o separate manufacturin g processes . I n th e industria l laminates , produc e phenolic , silicone , melamine , and epox y laminates . Wove n fiberglas s an d pape rar e dippe d throug h thes e resin s and the n throug h squeez e roll s t o acurin g oven , and i ti s semicured . A s curin g occurs , yo u ge tVOC s from th e oven , an d thes e vapor s g o t o th e incinerator . O n th e othe r en d o f th e oven , th e sheet s ar e cu tt o length (shee tsize s ar e 3 1 

### x 4' , 4 ' x 4' , 4 ' x 6 \ an d 4 ' x 8* ) and pu tint o stacks . Th e stack s underg o hydrauli c pressur e an d plate n i s squeeze d togethe ran d heated . A soli d shee tresults . Thi s proces s i s a n ope n mol d process . Printe d circui tboard peopl e us e th e sam e manufacturing process . I n th e unsaturated polyeste r process , w e emplo y continuou s random ma tglas s and unsaturate d polyeste rresi n i n a close d mol d press .

• Ra y fel ta s thoug h thei rprepre g proces s lin e doesn' tfitinto thi s category ; prepregging , don e here , ha s nothin g t o d o wit h unsaturate d polyester .

• AR E THERE AN Y SIMILA RPLANTS ? Proces s wise , pertainin g t o th e industria l laminates , ther e ar e several ; Norplex , Ralp h Wilso n Plasti c (Wilson&rt ) i n Texas , Westinghous e i n Hampton , NC ; Ra y mentione d that"the y d o wha tGfegti c does " a s fa ra s th e unsaturated polyeste rproduct s are concerne d only ! Glasti c doe s no tmanufacture Industria l laminates . However , th e unsaturated polyeste rproducts proces s i s no t controUe d b y th e therma

l oxidizer .

• WHA T TYP E OF OXIDIZE RI S USED ? Th e oxidize ri s therma l and wa s manufacture d b y Hirt , whic h i s n o longe ri n business .

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### Iten Industrie s ID:216-992-496 6 AU G 18'9 5 10:1 3 No.00 4 P.0 3

• When producing industria l laminates , Ite n use s phenoli c resin s a s wel l a s epox y resins , i n addition t o silicon e an

d melamin

e resins . In th e epox y resi n i s acetone . When i ti s pu t ont o th e wove n glas s an

d placed int

o th e oven , th e aceton e evaporate s of f whe n producin g th e prepreg .

• When producing polyeste rsheets , continuou s glas s ma t(fiberglass ) i s laye d o n a ho tmol d an d resin (unsaturated polyester ) i s poured onto th e glas s an d then th e mol d i s closed .

• I n th e industria

l laminat e process , a multiple openin g mol d i s used , an d th e materia

l i s pu t int o th e mol d an

d squeezed . Ther

e ar e negligibl e emission s whil e thi s finishes it s curing .

• PREPREGGIN G I S LISTED I N TH E SURVE Y A S A N EMISSIO N POIN T (WHIC H VENT S T O TH E INCINERATOR ) HO W MAN Y LINE S ARE THERE , AN D HO W MAN Y ARE CONTROLLED ? Ther e ar e 4 total prepreg lines , an d Ite n control s them all .

• WHA T AR

E TH E CAPrTAL/OPERATING COST S FO RTHE OXIDIZER ? Th e operatin g cos ti s SlO/hr, 3 shifts , wit h 4 0 hourweeks...($120 0 a week) . Th e purchasing/installation cos twa s $400,000 .

• Ray als o stated tha tGenera l Electri c (i n Coshoton , OH ) doe s wha tIte n does ; the y hav e th e sam e manufacturin

g process , butmak

e differen tproducts . H e wante d t o kno w i f Ralph Wilso n Plastic s Compan y i s i n oursourc e category , h e state d tha th e ha d visite d thei rplan tan d tha tthey hav e a

n incinerator. ADDITIONA L QUESTIONS/COMMENT S 1 . Ra y Greenwoo d wil l b e notified whetherorno tIte n Industries i s i n th e reinforced plastic s composit e sourc e category . I n addition , w e wil l find ou twhethe ro rno tRalph Wilso n Plastic s Compan y i s als o i n th e category . 2 . Ra y provide d th e following informatio n abou tth e oxidize roperation : th e volumetri c flow ^j) rat e i s 15,00 0 cfm ; th e destructio n efficienc y i s 95 % by design , an

d 96 % obtained b y actua

l C1« A MP^ testing . (Th e captur

e efficienc y has no tbee n studied) . . \M [^ r 3 . WHA T I S TH

E INLE T CONCENTRATION OF HA P CONSTITUENTS , (OTHE R THA N STYRENE) , INT O THE OXIDIZER ? (Ra y state d thatIte n emi u n o styrene , no MEK ; however , styren e i s liste d a s a HA P constituenti n th e feedstocks for th e Close d Moldin g process , a s pe rTabl e 1. , o f

th e survey . Itals o cite s unsaturate d polyeste rresin , wit

h styren e content , a s a feedstock) . •Ra y clarified each o f

Iten' s tw o manufacturin

g processes :. :— ~ — • • ; PA_ 

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Ite n has tw o (2 ) separat

e manufacturin

g processes , an

d ther e ar e n o similarities ; Industria l Laminate

s Phenoli c Th e therma l oxidize rcontrol s ypC's : aoeton e Epox y emission s fro m th e prepreg pheno l Melamin e operatio n fo rthes e products . methano l Silicon e toluen e Simila rplants : Norplex , Ralph Wilso n Plastics , G.E . Construction (Coshoeton , Ohio) , Westinghous e

Close d Moldin g Operatio n VQC's ; styrene Thi s operatio n i s no tcontrolle d b y therma l oxidize r

Information i s accurate : A*JL M^<^ Pty * "" / i

} Ra y Greenwoo dP. 5 Ite n Industrie s ID:216-992-496 6 TELEPHON E 216-S97-G13 4 • •/M ® FA X NUMBER-216-992-361 4 ^^ ^ FA X NTjmE R- 216-99 2 .*~ v (Orde rEntr y 7_Expeditlncr )



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MANUFACTURE R • FABRICATO R ITENITE * . ' VULCANIZE D FIBR E RESITEN * •LAMINATE D PLASiTIC S POLITEN * . GLAS S REINFORCE D POLYESTE R

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Wanit a Dunston , U S Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y Madelein e Strum, U S Environmenta l Protectio n Agency Dat e o f Contact : Augus t4,199 5 Contact ; Ray Greenwood , Manufacturin g Manage r Company/Agency : Ite n Industries Telephon e Number : (216 ) 997-613 4 

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S ABOU T YOURPROCES S AN D PRODUCTS . W e produce cTgge^gad t ^w^ f c /''' ,ftw > />i^i^^t/W > epoxy'laminates , t t1 0 luu l uyox

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n open mold process . Printe d circuithoar

d peopl e us e th e sam e „ I th e othe ren

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d pa tutu*, &>u& — 'manufacturin g proces s

• Ray fel ta s thoug h thei rprepreg proces s lin e doesn' tfitint o thi s category ; prepregging , Jj> $ don e here ifr^pgn

, an d vapui s fiom it s manufaotur e awAfented-io-the-oxidizeT . < , *

• ARE THER

E AN Y SIMILA RPLANTS ? Proces s wise , ther e ar e several ; Norplex , Ralp h . 5 " " Wilso n Plasti c (Wilsonart ) in Texas , Westinghous e in Hampton , NC ; Ra y mentione d tha

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_ • WHA T TYPE OF OXIDIZERI S USED 7 Th e oxidize ri s therma l an d wa s manufacture

d b y Hirt, which i s n o longe ri n business .

• Iten use s phenoli c resin s a s wel l a s epox y resins, ' In th e epoxy resi n i s acetone . Whe

n h i s putont o th e wove n glas s an d placed int

o th e oven , th e aceton e evaporate s off whe n producing th e prepreg . 7r.xtH XiO^r&^cM^^rf c tw** t • A multiple openin g mol d i s used , th e materia l i s pu tint o th e mol d an

d squeezed . Ther

e ar e sojp e emission s whil e this finishes it s curing . /— — —p_ _ Iter v Industrie s ID:216-992-496 6 AU G 08'9 5 15=2 0 No.00 9 iP.0 3

• PREPREGGIN G I S LISTE D I N TH E SURVE Y A S A N EMISSIO N POIN T (WHIC H VENT S T O TH

E INCINERATOR

) HO W MAN Y LINE S AR E THERE , AN D HO W MAN Y AR

E CONTROLLED ? Ther e ar e 4 total prepre

g lines , an d Ite n control s them all .

• WHA T ARE TH

E CAPITAL/OPERATIN G COST S FORTHE OXIDIZER ? Th e operating cos ti s $10/hr , 3 shifts , wit h 4 0 hourweeks...(5120 0 a week) . Th e purch„_ig/installatio n cos twa s $400,000 .

• Ray als o state d tha tGenera l Electri c C

m Coshoton , OH ) doe s whatIte n does ; the y hav e th e same manufacturin

g process , bu

tmak e differen tproducts . H e wante

d t o kno w i f Ralp h Wilso n Plastic s Compan y i s i n oursourc e category , h e state d tha th e ha d vitite d thei rplan tan d tha tthe y hav e a

n incinerator. ADDITIONA L QUESTIONS/COMMENT S 1 . Ra y Greenwoo d wil l b e notified whetherorno tIten Industries i s i n th e reinforced plastic s composite sourc e category . In addition , w e will find ou twhethero rno tRalp h Wilso n Plastic s Compan y i s als o i n th e category . 2 . Ra

y provided th e followin g utforraatio n aboutth e oxidize roperation : th e volumetri c flow rate i s 15,00 0 dm ; th e destruction efficienc y i s 95 % b y design , an

d 96 % obtained b y actual testing . (Th e captur

e effidenc y has no tbee n studied) . 3 . WHA T I S TH

E INLE T CONCENTRATION O F HAP CONSTITUENTS , (OTHE R THA N STYRENE) , INT O TH E OXIDIZER ? (Ra

y stated tha

tIte n emit

s n o styrene , n o MEK ; however , styrene i s liste d as a HA P constituenti n th e feedstock s fo rth e Close d Moldin g process , a s pe rTabl e 1. , o f

th e survey . I tals o cite s unsaturate d polyeste rresin , wit

h styren e content , a s a feedstock) . Information i s accurate : Ra y Greenwoo d 

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TES T RESULT

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Y Ite n Industrie s Therma l Oxidizin g Uni t EP A Metho d 25 Destructio n & Remova l Efficienc y Conducted : Decembe r20 , 199 1

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RUN# 1 R M # 2 RUN*- 3 - INLE T OUTLE T INLE T OUTLE T INLE T OUTLE T

8 6 - 7 1 1.4 7 87.9 5 3.8 8 92.8 8 3.5 7 9 8 ' 3 1 95.5 9 96 . 1 6 3976. 5 80. 6 4039. 1 198. 0 4288. 5 170. 4

48.9 7 35.5 9 49.0 5 38.3 5 48.9 4 41.2 8 14,42 2 20,54 4 14,44 7 22,13 8 14,41 5 23,82 9
".« 0 9,73 8 11,64 3 10,46 4 11, 5 8 1 llf20 3

l ' 5 2 1-5 8 1.0 7 1.5 3 1. 4 6 ,. 7 3 Sampl e Locatio n Temperatur e Degree s F 1 8 5 64 1 190 64 5 18

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Ite n Industrie s Therma l Oxidizin g Uni t EP A Metho d 2 5 INLE T Unit s RU

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1 Ga s Volume-dry.std

. Vmst d cu . ft

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. 3 Ga s Strea m Moistur e Bws vol.de c 4 Mol.Wt-flu e gas (dry ) Ms d lb/l b m 5 Mol.Wt-flu e ga s (wet ) M s lb/l b m 6 Flu e Ga

s Velocit y V

s ft/se c 7 Flu e Ga s Volume-Actua l ACF M cu . ft

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. Concentratio n TGNMO ppm C 10 V.O.C . Concentratio n TGNM O mg/cu. m 1 1 V.O.C

. Emissio n Rate E lb/h r 114 3 124 3 43.0 4 0.6 6 0.015 2 28.8 4 28.6 7 48.9 7 14,42 2 11,66 0 3976. 5 1985. 5 86.7 1 132 8

142 8 42.3 5 0.4 6 0.010 7 28.8 4 28.7 2 49.0 5 14,44 7 11,64 3 4039. 1 2016. 7 87.9 5 150

8 1608 42.2 6 0.6 3 0.014 6 28.8 4 28.6 8 48.9 4 14,41 5 11,58 1 4288. 5 2141. 2 92.8 8

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