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

Yi Min Zhang, Garvin Heath, Arpit Bhatt, Jason Renzaglia, Mae Thomas

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

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.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages99
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-6A20-62547

Keywords

  • criteria air pollutants
  • federal air regulations
  • hazardous air pollutants
  • permitting
  • potential-to-emit
  • sugars to hydrocarbon

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