Federal Air Pollutant Emission Regulations and Preliminary Estimates of Potential-to-Emit from Biorefineries. Pathway #1: Dilute-Acid and Enzymatic Deconstruction of Biomass-to-Sugars and Biological Conversion of Sugars-to-Hydrocarbons

Zhang, Yimin¹  Bhatt, Arpit¹  Heath, Garvin¹  Thomas, Mae²  Renzaglia, Jason² 

[1] National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States);Eastern Research Group, Lexington, MA (United States)

关键词: federal air regulations;    sugars to hydrocarbon;    potential-to-emit;    criteria air pollutants;    hazardous air pollutants;    permitting;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1239063
RP-ID  :  NREL/TP--6A20-62547
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1239063

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

Biorefineries are subject to environmental laws, including complex air quality regulations that aim to protect and improve the quality of the air. These regulations govern the amount of certain types of air pollutants that can be emitted from different types of emission sources. To determine which federal air emission regulations potentially apply to the sugars-to-hydrocarbon (HC) biorefinery, we first identified the types of regulated air pollutants emitted to the ambient environment by the biorefinery or from specific equipment. Once the regulated air pollutants are identified, we review the applicability criteria of each federal air regulation to determine whether the sugars-to-HC biorefinery or specific equipment is subject to it. We then estimate the potential-to-emit of pollutants likely to be emitted from the sugars-to-HC biorefinery to understand the air permitting requirements.