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

Source Category

Source: Flare - Refinery Revision: 2
Document #: 82.1
Class: All Date: 06/30/95

Determination

POLLUTANT

BACT
1. Technologically Feasible/ Cost Effective
2. Achieved in Practice
TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY
POC 1.  Ground level flare, enclosed, steam- or air-assisted, w/ staged combustion; POC destruction efficiency  >98.5% (>0.6 sec. retention time at >1400oF); use of natural gas or LPG as pilot fuel.  Flare to be operated only during periods of emergency plant upset or breakdown; routine venting of process gases to be routed to fuel gas recovery systemb,T
2.  Elevated flare, steam- or air- assisted, w/staged combustion; POC destruction efficiency >98%: use of natural gas or LPG as pilot fuel.  Flare to be oprated only during periods of emergency plant upset or breakdown; routine venting of process gases to be routed to fuel gas recovery systema,b,T
1.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationa,T







2.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Operation
a,T
NOx 1.  n/d
2.  Staged combustion as for POC abovea,T
1.  n/d
2.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Oprationa
SO2 1.  n/d
2.  n/d
1.  n/d
2.  n/d
CO 1.  n/d
2.  Same as for POC abovea
1.  n/d
2.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationa
PM10 1.  n/d
2.  Same as for POC abovea,T
1.  n/d
2.  BAAQMD Approved Design and Operationa,T
NPOC 1.  n/a
2.  n/a
1.  n/a
2.  n/a

References

a.  BAAQMD
b.  CARB/CAPCOA Clearinghouse
T.  TBACT