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*t Sr INDUSTRIES PPG INDUSTRIES. INC. March 12, 1979 INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL DIVISION P. 0. BOX 1000 LAKE CHARLES. LA. 70601 Mr. Howard G. Bergman Director, Enforcement Division U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Elm Street Dallas, TX 75270 Re: Report of Vinyl Chloride Emissions Compliance Test Dear Mr. Bergman: t Attached are two (2) copies of a report of a voluntary vinyl chloride emission test conducted on the oxychlorination reactor vents at PPG Industries, Inc.'s Lake Charles, Louisiana plant, February 13-15, 1979. Vepotruly yours, JAMES E. WYCHE III Coordinator Environmental Systems JEWras Attachments cc: Messrs. J. F. Coerver Louisiana Air Control Commission V. P. Wynne PPG Industries, Inc. bcc: W. J. Peard H. Hoenes/M. Wood/T. Stubblefield J. Rs\Farst/T. G. Brown/T. G. Taylor G prolan/J-r-Hart rA SL 071802 | VINYL CHLORIDE COMPLIANCE TEST REPORT OF OHC REACTOR VENTS for PPG Industries, Inc. Chemical Division-U.S. P. 0. Bax 1000 Lake Charles, LA 70602 Submitted to; The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency 1201 Elm Street Dallas, Texas 75270 February 26, 1979 Company Official Responsible for Submitting Report: James E. Wyche, III Coordinator Environmental Systems SL 071803 I I Introduction PPG Industries, Inc., Lake Charles, Louisiana, facility includes units for the production of vinyl chloride and ethylene dichloride which are subject to NESHAP regulations on vinyl chloride (40CFR61). These regulations require (paragraph 61.67) that emission testing be conducted to demonstrate compliance with the emission standards set forth therein. Testing conducted on January 8, 1979> and. submitted to the U.S. Environ mental Protection Agency demonstrated compliance during normal operating conditions. Normal operating conditions include incineration of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbon wastes from process units. This report is concerned with the oxychlorination ethylene dichloride (OHC) unit's ability to comply with paragraph 61.62(b) of the regulation standard for OHC reactors without benefit of incineration. After providing notice to the Regional Administrator of EPA Region VI, PPG conducted OHC reactor emission tests on February 13, 14, 15, 1979All sampling and testing were performed in accordance with procedures previously discussed with EPA Region VI representatives. Procedures are described in detail in this report. PPG personnel who were involved in conducting the test were: John Hart, Ty Stubblefield, Wayne Hebert, and Ken Findley. A representative of the EPA, Lucian Rarogiewicz, from Engineering Science, observed the sampling and testing of the OHC Reactor No. 3. SL 071804 5 Abstract This is a report of a voluntary emission test conducted by FPG Industries, Inc., on February 13, ik, 15, 19T9, at its Lake Charles, Louisiana, oxychlorination ethylene dichloride (OKC) unit. The Lake Charles plant has demonstrated compliance in accordance with paragraph 61.67 of the flESHA? regulations on vinyl chloride, kOCFRfil, during normal operation. This report is concerned with the CKC unit's ability to comply to vinyl chloride regulations in the event that the reactor vents are not incinerated. Each CKC reactor was operating at the maximum capacity attainable on the day it was tested. Date Source_______ Operating Rate as Percent of flame Plate Operating Rate February 13, 1979 February Ik, 1979 'February 15> 1979 CKC Reactor flo. 1 OKC Reactor flo. 3 OHC Reactor flo. 2 1155 95& 105% Results of the emission test are summarized below; Source___________ N2SHAP Standard (maximum allowed) Test Results flo. 1 OHC Reactor Vent, g VCM/kg EDO Produced 0.2 O.I33 flo. 2 OKC Reactor Vent, g VCM/kg EEC Produced flo. 3 CKC Reactor Vent, g VCM/kg EDC Produced 0.2 O.C98 0.2 0.05k Compliance with the standard was demonstrated. Vn T v H . ip a* & >L~S T p a tirvyi 1 Fur- ft G-o . S- . t'jf '/AiJaa *yv , *, )<;1 (f 1 ' >'' V ; 'v / 1 ... Tt> i ev^y .* f :r P*"SL 071805