BAY AREA AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
Best Available Control Technology (BACT) Guideline

Source Category

Source: Boiler - Municipal Refuse Fired Revision: 1
Document #: 17.8.1
Class: All Date: 08/05/91

Determination

POLLUTANT

 BACT
1. Technologically Feasible/ Cost Effective
2. Achieved in Practice		 TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY
POC 1. n/d
2. 50 ppm @ 12% CO2a		 1. n/d
2. Boiler Design (Overfire Air Jets) + Automatic Combustion Air Control
NOx 1. n/s

2. 200 ppm @ 12% CO2a		 1. SCR + Staged Combustion and Automatic Combustion Air Control + Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuel
2. Flue Gas Recirculation + Combustion Modificationa
SO2 1. n/d
2. 30 ppm @ 12% CO2a		 1. n/d
2. Dry Scrubber with Baghouse + Natural Gas as Auxiliary Fuela
CO 1. n/d
2. 100 ppm @ 12% CO2a		 1. Catalytic Oxidation
2. Boiler Design (Overfire Air Jets) + Automatic Combustion Air Control
PM10 1. <0.002 gr/dscf @ 12% CO2
2. <0.005 gr/dscf @ 12% CO2		 1. Baghouse and Natural Gas as auxiliary Fuel
2. Baghouse and Natural Gas as auxiliary Fuel
NPOC 1. n/a
2. n/a		 1. n/a
2. n/a

References

a. CARB/CAPCOA Clearinghouse