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Commercial-Scale Demonstration of the Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOH™) Process,
Environmental Monitoring Report No. 1 for April 1 to June 30, 1997

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Eastman Chemical Company

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Table of Contents

Acronyms and Definitions 4

1

Introduction 6

2

Project Description 6

3

Process Description 7

4

Environmental Monitoring Plan (EMP) Description 9
 

4.1

Eastman Reporting of Publicly Available Technical Data 9

4.2

Compliance Monitoring 10

4.3

Supplemental Monitoring 10

5

Project Summary 14

6

Update on Eastman "Chemicals-from-Coal" Publicly Available Technical Data 14
 

6.1

Gasifier Facility 14

6.2

10C-30 Catalyst Guard Bed 14

6.3

Wastewater and Alcohols to Wastewater Treatment System 14

7

Compliance Monitoring 16
 

7.1

Combined Vapor Flow from Demonstration Unit to Boiler 16

7.2

Fugitive Emissions 16
 

7.2.1

Leak Detection and Repair (LDR) 16

7.2.2

Ambient Carbon Monoxide Background Concentration 16

7.3

Particulate Emissions 16

7.4

Wastewater Treatment System Outlet Stream 16

8

Supplemental Monitoring 17
 

8.1

Total Synthesis Gas Use and Methanol Production 17

8.2

Oil/Water Separator 17

8.3

Compressor and Pump Lubricants 17

8.4

Spent Catalyst Slurry 17

8.5

29C-40 Catalyst Guard Bed Spent Adsorbent 17

8.6

Noise 17

9

Compliance 19
 

9.1

Compliance with Permit Limits 19

10

Problems and Recommendations 19
 
APPENDICES 20
APPENDIX A - SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FLOW DIAGRAM 20
APPENDIX B - DUST EXPOSURE SURVEY DURING CATALYST LOADING 21
APPENDIX C - NPDES REPORT FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM OUTLET STREAM 22
APPENDIX D - PLANT-WIDE NOISE DOSIMETRY MEASUREMENTS 23