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# A-8I-2 I RADIA N CORPORATIO N

MEMORANDU

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DATE : Jul y

29 , 198 5 TO : Le s Evan s

Chemica l andPetroleu m Branc h FROM : R . H . Howie , K . K . Fidle r

Radia nCorporatio n SUBJECT : Cost s o f Controllin g Viny l Chlorid e Emission s fro m ED C Storag e Purpos e Th e purpos e o f thi s memorandum i s t o presen t method s use dfo r evaluatin g th e cos t effectivenes s o f controllin g viny l chlorid e (VC ) emission s fro

m ethylen e dichlorid e (EDC ) storag e tanks . Summar y Th e cos t effectivenes s o f controllin g VC emissio nfro m ED C storag e i s estimate dt o b e greate r tha n$8,600/M g (198 4 dollars) . Th e achievabl e V C emissio nreductio nfro m ED C storag e a t a typica l EDC/V C plan t i s estimate d t o b e 0.1 5 t o 3. 2 Mg/yr . Becaus e al l ED C productio nfacilitie s ar e currentl y

equippe dwit hincinerators , ductin g storag e ven t emission s t o an existin g incinerato r wa s th e contro l techniqu e evaluated . Thi s contro l techniqu e woul dreduc e VC emission s inED C storag e tan kvent s t o 1 0 ppmv . Th e cost s fo r incineratin g storag e tankemission s wer e estimate dusin g previousl y

develope dcos t informatio nfo r contro l o f benzen e storag e tank emissions . Th e VC emission s andachievabl e emission s reduction s wer e estimate dusin g mode l plan t tanksize s an dthroughput s develope dfo r benzen e storage , AP-4 2 estimatin g techniques , an dinformatio nprovide db y industr y o nV C concentration s i nth e vapo r spac e o f ED C storag e tanks . Discussio n V C Emission s fro

m ED C Storage . V

C emission s fro

m ED C storag e tank s a t a typica l EDC/V C plan t wer e estimate dbase donstorag e tan ksize s an d throughput s fo r a larg e benzen e produce r (Referenc e 1) . Tabl e 1 describe s th e tank s include dinth e larg e benzen e produce r mode l plant . Th e larg e benzen e produce r mode l plan t wa s selecte da s representativ e o f ED C storag e tank s an

dthroughput s a t a typica l EDC/V C plan t fo r th e followin g reasons . Th e su m o f throughput s fo r th e fina l produc t storag e tank s (rundow ntank throughput s excluded ) inTabl e 1 i s 6 0 M M gal/yr . I f ED C wer e th e store d materia l (densit y

o f 10. 5 lb/gal) , thi s throughpu t woul drepresen t annua l productio no f 63 0 M

M lb s o f EDC . I

n1983 , 1 7 ED C productio nfacilitie s produce d11,24 7 M

M lb s o f ED C fo r a naverag e o f 66 0 M M lb s pe r facilit y (Referenc e 2) . Inaddition , availabl e dat a onED C storag e tank s verifie s tha t th e numbe r andsize s o f th e mode l tank s ar e representativ e (Referenc e 3) .

Progres s Center/320 0 E

. Chape l Hil l Rd./Nelso n Hwy./P.O

. Bo x13000/Researc h Triangl e Park , N.C

. 27709/(919)541-910 0P. 3

AP-4 2 method s wer e use dt o estimat e ED C emission s reduction s fro m th e 7 mode l plan t fixe droo f tank s (Referenc e 4) . A sampl e calculatio nfo r on e tanki s show

ni nTabl e 2 . Th e estimate dED C emission s fro m al l 7 tank s combine di s 8 3 Mg/yr . Base do ninformatio nfro

m tw o industr y

sources , V

C emission s ar e expecte dt o b e 0.1 1 t o 2.3 5 percen t o f ED C emission s (Reference s 5 & 6) . Therefore , V C emission s fro

m ED C storag e ar e estimate d t o be 9 1 t o 2,00 0 kg/yr fo r th e mode l plant . Contro l Costs . Th e cost s o f piping , seals , pressur e switches , blowers , an dcleanin g an

ddegassin g cost s associate dwit hventin g storag e emission s t o a nincinerato r hav e bee nestimate dpreviousl y fo r th e larg e benzen e productio nmode l facilit y (Referenc e 1) . Thes e costs ar e presente di n Tabl e 3 in197 9 dollars . Th e cost s presente dinTabl e 3 represen t a vapo r collectio nsystem

connecte dt o al l tank s whic hi s capabl e o f handlin g emission s fro

m a tankbein g fille da t a maximu m rat e o f 2,00 0 gpm . Pipin g cost s includ e 60 0 fee t o f vapo r collectio npip e t o connec t eac htan kt o th e incinerator . Usin g a capita l recover y facto r o f 0.171 5 (1 5 yea r life , 1 0 percen t interest , plu s taxes , insurance , an dadministrativ e expenses ) alon g wit h estimate dmaintenanc e cost s a t 1 percen t o f capita l costs , th e annualize d cos t wa s estimated : Annualize dcos t ($/yr) = $112,88 0 (0.171 5 + 0.01 ) = $20,50 0 (197 9 dollars ) Cos t Effectiveness . Th e cos t effectivenes s o f controllin g V C emission s fro m ED C storag e a t a typica l plan t i s estimate da s follows : Annualize dcontro l costs : $20,500/yea r (197 9 dollars ) V C emissio nreduction : 0.1 5 - 3. 2 Mg/yea r Cos t effectivenes s ($/M g VC ) = Annualize dcontro l cos t

V C emissio nreductio n

= $6,40 0 t o $137,000/M g V C (197 9 dollars ) Update dCos t Effectiveness . Th e estimate dcos t effectivenes s o f controllin g V

C emission s fro

m ED C storag e wer e update dusin g gross nationa l produc t deflato r indice s (Reference s 7 & 8) :

3rdQuarte r 197 9 = 167. 2 3rdQuarte r 198 4 = 224.5 7 Cos t effectivenes s ($/M g VC ) = $8,60 0 t o $184,00 0 (198 4 dollars )P. 4

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REFERENCE S 1 . U . S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency . Benzen e Emission s fro m Benzen e Storag e Tank s - Backgroun dInformatio nfo r Propose dStandards . Researc hTriangl e Park , Nort hCarolina . EPA Publicatio nNo . 450/3-80-034a . Decembe r 1980 . pp . 3-2 1 and7-3 5 throug h7-43 . 2 . Chemica l Product s Synopsis . Ethylen e Dichloride . June 1984 . Mansvill e Chemica l Product s Corp . Cortland , New York . 3 . Memo fro

m Howie , R. , Radia nCorporation , t o file . Jul y 19 , 1985 . 4p . Summar y o f ED C Storag e TankData . 4 . U . S . Environmenta l Protectio nAgency . Compilatio no f Ai r Pollutio n Emissio nFactors . Repor t No . AP-42 ; Supplemen t 12 , Researc hTriangl e Park , Nort hCarolina . Apri l 1981 . 5 . Telecon . Komoroski , K. , PPGIndustrie s wit hHowie , R. , Radia n Corporation . June 20 , 1985 . Conversatio noncost s o f controllin g ED C storag e tanks . 6 . Memorandu

m fro m Fidler , K. , Radia nCorporatio nt o Dimmick , W . F. , ESED:SDB . Novembe r 8 , 1984 . Summar y o f meetin g wit hViny l Institut e Representative s onOctobe r 30 , 1984 . 7 . U.S . Departmen t o f Commerce . Surve y o f Curren t Business . Marc h1980 . U.S . Governmen t Printin g Office . Washington , D.C . p . 14 . 8 . U.S . Departmen t o f Commerce . Surve y o f Curren t Business . Ma y 1985 . U.S . Governmen t Printin g Office . Washington , D.C .P. 5

TABL E 1 . MODE L STORAG E TANK S FO RLARG E BENZEN E PRODUCER 0

Tan k No . 

### 1 2 3 4 5 (rundown ) 6 (rundown ) 7 (rundown ) Tan kSiz e (ft ) Heigh t Diamete r
39. 8 

### 30 41. 8 

### 4 8 30 1 8 3 0 1

2 9 1 3 1 5 9 5 9 Tank

Volum e (IO 3 gal ) 

### 770 430 1,05 0 2,28 0 

### 260 6 3 170 Annua l

Throughpu t (10 ° gal/year ) 

### 1 0 6 1 4 30 3 1 2 1 2 1 Annua l

Turnover s 

### 1 3 1 3 1 3 1 3 11 9 11 9 11 9 Referenc e 1 .P. 6

TABL E 2 . EXAMPL E CALCULATIO N O F STORAG E TAN

KEMISSION S

Tan kNo . 1 Heigh t - 39. 8 f t Store dMateria l Properties : (assume 10 0 percen t EDC ) Diamete r - 1 2 f t Molecula r weigh t = 9 9 lb/lb-mol e

3 Volume - 77 0 (1 0 ) ga l Tru e vapo r pressur e = 1. 5 psi a Annua l throughpu t - 1 0 (1 0 ) ga l Annua l turnover s - 1 3 Breathin g Los s L R= 1.0 2 xIO' 5 M u( P ) 0 ' 6 8 D 1-73 H 0.51 T 0.5 F QK (Referenc e 4 ) B v

## TO^ P p c
where : L n= breathin g los s (Mg/yr ) M = molecula r weigh t o f produc t vapo r (lb/l bmole) ; P = tru e vapo r pressur e o f produc t (psia ) D= tan kdiamete r (ft ) H = averag e vapo r spac e heigh t (ft ) T = averag e diurna l temperatur e chang e in° F F = pain t facto r (dimensionless) ; 1. 0 fo r clea nwhit e pain t C = tankdiamete r facto r (dimensionless) : fo r diamete r >

_3 0 feet , C = 1 ? fo r diamete r < 3 0 feet , C = 0.077 1 D- 0.0013(D^ ) - 0.133 4 K= produc t facto r (dimensionless ) = 1. 0 fo r VO LP. 7

TABL E 2 . (Continued )

L R= (1.0 2 x10" 5 )(99) [ 1. 5 ] 0

- 68 (12) 1

- 73 (19.9)°- 51 (18) 0,5 (1.0H0.60)(1.0 ) B 14.7-1. 5

= 0.2 0 Mg/y r Workin g Los s L w = 1.0 9 xIO" 8 My

PVNKnK c (Referenc e 4 ) where : L w = workin g los s (Mg/yr ) M = molecula r weigh t o f produc t vapo r (lb/l bmole ) P = tru e vapo r pressur e o f produc t (psia ) V = tankcapacit y

(gal ) N = numbe r o f turnover s pe r yea r (dimensionless ) K= turnove r facto r (dimensionless) : fo r turnover s > 36 , K= 18 0 + N

n—6T ~ K= produc t facot r (dimensionless ) =1. 0 fo r VOL L w = (1.0 9 xIO" 8 ) (99)(1.5 ) (770,000)(13)(1)(1.0 )

= 16. 2 Mg/y r Tota l emission s fro

m TankNo . 1 = 16. 4 Mg/y rP. 8

TABL E 3 . INSTALLE DCONTRO L COST S FO RSEVE N EDC STORAG E TANKS '

Retire dEquipmen t Installe dCost , 197 9 Dollar s Piping , pressur e switche s and backu ppressur e switche s $67,84 0

Tw o wate r seal s an

dtw o backu p wate r seal s $12,48 0

Cleanin g an

ddegassin g o f tank s Tota l Installe dCost s $18,00 0 $112,80 0 Referenc e 1 ,