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

Source Category

Source: Gas Turbine - Landfill Gas-Fired Revision: 1
Document #: 89.3.1
Class: All Date: 06/17/99

Determination

POLLUTANT

BACT
1. Technologically Feasible/ Cost Effective
2. Achieved in Practice
TYPICAL TECHNOLOGY
POC 1.  n/a
2.  n/a
1. n/a
2. n/a
NOx 1.  n/d
2.  25 ppmv @15% O2a,b
1. n/d
2. water or steam injection, or low-NOx turbine design
a,b
SO2 1. n/d
2. 150 ppmv sulfur limit as H2S
a,b
1.  n/d
2. 
Fuel Selectiona,b
CO 1.  n/d
2. 
200 ppmv @15% O2a,b
1.  n/d
2. Good Combustion Practicea,
b
PM10 1. n/d
2. 
Fuel Gas Pretreatmenta,b,c
1.  n/d
2. 
a strainer, filter, gas/liquid separator, or equivalent particulate removal devicea,b,c
NPOC 1. n/a
2. n/a
1.  n/a
2. n/a

References

a.  BAAQMD A #19620
b. BAAQMD interoffice memorandum "BACT Guideline for the Vasco Road Sanitary Landfill's Proposed Gas Turbine (Application #19620, Plant #5095)" dated 6/17/99 from B. Young to W. deBoisblanc, Director of Permit Services. A note to District staff: the interoffice memorandum is saved as P:\general\bgy\landturb.doc.
c. SCAQMD BACT Guideline for Landfill Gas-Fired Turbines dated 4/5/90.