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Weekly selected highlights in flow control, treatment and combustion from the many McIlvaine publications.

·       World Air Pollution Control Market Growing but Shifting

·       Refinery Decisions will be the Subject of the Webinar on January 10

World Air Pollution Control Market Growing but Shifting

Next year air pollution control system, product and service companies will generate revenue in excess of $80 billion.  Of this total 40 percent will come from the power industry.  This is the latest conclusion in Air Pollution Management published by the McIlvaine Company.

East Asian power sector purchases will be $20 billion. By contrast power segment purchases in the U.S. and Europe will be modest.  This market shift has put great strains on B&W, GE-Alstom, Hamon, Clyde Bergemann, CECO, Fuel Tech and other companies who prioritized combustion applications.  Those which have focused on ambient filtration and modular units have not been adversely affected.

The advent of IIoT and Remote O&M combined with a major geographical shift is radically changing the air pollution control market. As the market shifts to Asia, American and European suppliers face not only a shrinking market but the creation of new competition.  Chinese companies now top the list of the largest air pollution control system suppliers.

The market can be divided into engineered equipment generally associated with large systems and small standard units.  Companies such as Donaldson make small units but have efficient manufacturing plants around the world.  AAF who is also a leader in small units was acquired by Daikin and is well situated to tackle the global market.

This market for small units exceeds $5 billion per year.  The sea change in the small unit market is the ability to monitor the performance of each filter and offer total solutions contracts with filter replacement as needed. Parker Hannifin is taking this to a new level with the purchase of Clarcor.  It has a program to supply all filters to a plant including those of competitors.

Many automotive engine plants have elected to move away from central systems for oil mist and grinding dust collection.  Instead a plant could have hundreds of small units.  The ability to monitor each unit economically and maintain it as needed offers a big revenue opportunity for suppliers.

The market for remote monitoring and total solutions for small units is more than the new equipment market and offers higher margins than the hardware.  Furthermore, hardware market shares will be impacted. Those with the solutions capability will capture more of the hardware market.

The sea change in the large systems market will create a market of more than $20 billon in remote monitoring and operational support.  The challenge of air pollution control system suppliers is to leverage third party process system experts who become more knowledgeable than the OEMs.  There are examples where this is happening. In one instance the process subject matter ultra-experts (SMUES) have redesigned bag components to deal with HCl and have licensed the design to major bag suppliers.  This sea change is discussed in a webinar conducted on October 8, 2017 and both the recording and PowerPoints are available as part of this Air Pollution Management service.

This service includes a 40-page current market report, access to recordings and a monthly newsletter. Here are the Headlines of the December Issue

Air Pollution Management Newsletter (Gold Dust)

TABLE OF CONTENTS - December 2017

·        Indian Coal Plants Will Not Meet Emission Reduction Deadlines

·        Korea Cottrell Is a Full-Service APC Supplier in Asia

·        B&W Considering Strategic Alternatives for MEGTEC

·        Municipal Wastewater Treatment and Power Plant Environmental Technology Interconnection Will Expand Wisdom

·        Longking Has Advanced Technology

·        Zhejiang Feida is a Major Participant in the Asian APC Market

·        Will GE Prioritize Coal-fired Boiler IIoT in Its Restructuring?

·        Fuel Tech Revenues Rise, Operating Performance Improves

·        CECO Reports Deepening Market Downturn Negatively Impacted Results

·        Lydall Reports 15 Percent Sales Growth for the Quarter Primarily Driven by Gutsche Acquisition

·        Parker Reports Sales Increased 23 Percent to a First Quarter Record of 3.36 Billion Dollars

·        Innova Acquires Braden 

·        Nederman Acquires NEO Monitors AS, a Leading Provider of Gas and Dust Analyzers

5ABC Air Pollution Management is $975/yr for the first subscriber and $ 90/yr for additional users.  You can subscriber at 5AB Air Pollution Management  

Refinery Decisions will be the Subject of the Webinar on January 10

 A decision system matrix for refineries has been created and will be available free of charge to everyone for three months after which it will be free only for refineries.  A webinar to initiate the service is scheduled for January 10.  Some of the examples of focused decision subjects where development and controversy are high include:   IIoT & Remote O&M, steam valves, molecular sieve switching valves, fugitive emissions, fence line monitoring and reporting of ambient emissions, catalytic cracking air pollution control with evaluation of catalytic filters vs scrubbers and ozone injection. 

There are many developments underway in fence line monitoring.   A new federal ruler requires fence line monitoring of benzene in January 2018.  New rules in southern and northern California require fence line monitoring of 15 toxic pollutants by 2020.

You can register for the webinar by clicking on http://home.mcilvainecompany.com/index.php/component/content/article/28-energy/675-hot-topic-hour-info#weekly

You can obtain the 3-month free subscription by sending your email address and title to Dina Mohr at dmohr@mcilvainecompany.com.    However, if you sign up for the webinar you will automatically be registered for the website.

Here are some of the articles appearing in the intelligence system which is the foundation of the knowledge base.

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Forestalling Fugitive Emissions with Two Critical Valve Concepts

For controlling fugitive emissions, perhaps the most crucial consideration in valve selection is the stem seal design. Although traditional packing options such as chevron (v-ring) or cup-and-cone styles can successfully combat most fluid leakage, those options alone won't suffice in guarding against fugitive emissions of highly hazardous chemicals in volatile applications with extreme fluctuations in temperature and pressure. Therefore, processors needing valves for such services should carefully assess stem seal design and materials. While both rising-stem and quarter-turn valves can be susceptible to leaks, valve stem movement through the packing in rising-stem valves makes them a more precarious choice than their quarter-turn counterparts. To mitigate the leak potential with rising-stem valves, a bellows-sealed design has proven highly effective compared to alternatives. In selecting a bellows-sealed valve, users should look for the following design features pertaining to fugitive emissions control: . Two-part rising stem. This isolates the rotational movement of the stem and shields inner components from the effects of torque. . Full-size safety gland packing made of graphite or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). A safety backup enables continued valve function, eliminating the need to shut down the plant in case of emergency or failure. . Bonnet gasket with tongue-and-groove bonnet flanges. A valve that utilizes a tongue-and-groove design focuses the force of the nuts and bolts on a smaller area. Therefore, the gasket doesn't wear out or become dislodged due to temperature swings, helping achieve leak tightness in volatile applications. Despite the benefits of a bellows-sealed design for rising-stem valves, processors often opt instead for quarter-turn valves for fugitive emissions control to avoid potential leak paths created by the vertical movement of a stem through packing. In this case, valves with redundant seals and side-load protection offer the best defense against external leakage. Valve design, materials and function can vary greatly among different valve types; therefore, we'll focus only on considerations for process ball valves.

Revision Date:  12/13/2017

Tags:  324110 - Petroleum Refineries, Crane, Valve, Fugitive Emissions

 


PerkinsElmer Mass Spectrometer Cost effectively measures Benzene and a range of VOCs and SVOCs

GC instrumental parameters are optimized so that VOCs, in addition to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs), can be analyzed on the same instrumentation enabling enhanced throughput and laboratory efficiency. The instrumentation used in this study was a TurboMatrixTM Automated Thermal Desorber (ATD) and a Clarus SQ8TM GC/MS system. (Both from PerkinElmer Inc., Shelton, CT). It should be noted that the method allows for flame ionization detection (FID) or mass spectrometer (MS) detection. However, for this particular study, MS was used to reduce the possibility of false positives being reported. One of the criteria of this method is to meet the tuning specifications for the compound 4-bromofluorobenzene (BFB) This study has clearly shown that by optimizing GC/MS and TD instrumental parameters a suite of VOCs, in addition to other semi-volatile compounds can be analyzed on the same system, resulting in increased laboratory efficiency. This provides flexibility in allowing the analysis of 325 and Semi-volatiles in the same sequence. In addition, the data also demonstrates that by using the fast, resolved chromatographic approach, EPA Method 325 performance criteria can be achieved, while still maintaining high sample throughput.

Revision Date:  12/13/2017

Tags:  324110 - Petroleum Refineries, PerkinElmer, Mass Spectrometry, Benzene, Method 325


Golden Specialty provides Complete Program to meet EPA 325 Fence Line Monitoring Requirements

Golden Specialty, Inc. has been in the air business for over 20 years delivering air and industrial sample analysis. The company offers a complete service to address fence line monitoring requirement 325.

Golden has several cost-effective solutions for your facility including all necessary equipment, analysis, and project management and coordination, including:    

Sampling Locations:  Site mapping and planning of sampling locations Sheltered Sampling Stations:  Sampling stations, as well as installation of the stations.  Sampling Kits:  Complete kits which include passive sorbent tubes, caps, wrenches, gloves, and pre-printed chain-of custody forms.  In-house analysis, and continuous replenishment with replacement kits is provided as the project continues, readying the site for the next sample set.    Sampling:  Tube distribution, collection and replacement. Sample Analysis:   In-house accredited 325B analysis of sampled passive sorbent tubes.  Training:   Training of refinery personnel as needed. Data Management:  Assistance with data input and management including required calculations of rolling averages using the new EPA guidelines.  Analyzing the raw data to subtract out background concentrations as appropriate.  Developing monitoring plans to provide an alternate method for quantifying background concentrations. On-Site Meteorological System:   Rental, Installation and maintaining meteorological equipment for on-site ambient meteorological data, if not available.  Conducting a quality assurance audit of on-site meteorological monitoring system. Correction Action:  Assistance in preparing root-cause analysis and corrective action plans to submit to U.S. EPA if refinery exceeds concentration action level. Project Management: Each client program has a dedicated Project Manager assigned to answer any questions you have or provide any assistance needed.

Revision Date:  12/13/2017

Tags:  324110 - Petroleum Refineries, Golden Specialty, Laboratory, Fence Line, Benzene, Method 325


Refinery Fence Line Monitoring to impact Petrochemical Operators

Gary Daves, technical services director of air quality for Providence Engineering & Environmental Group LLC, advises chemical plants emitting benzene near a refinery to initiate discussions with neighboring refineries to determine possible impacts and to conduct independent benzene monitoring studies to identify potential problems which could be revealed in the new method 325 fence line monitoring program which will be implemented by refineries (the full article is available in the intelligence system) US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) upcoming compliance deadline for refiners to measure and report ambient benzene concentrations at their fence lines will put petrochemical manufacturers with operations in close proximity to these refineries at risk for increased scrutiny and enforcement action. Although EPA's "Petroleum Refinery Sector Risk and Technology Review and New Source Performance Standards" (RTR) rule covers only sources subject to refinery maximum achievable control technology (MACT) regulations, the rule's fence-line monitoring provisions require refiners to collect samples that represent fence-line ambient benzene concentrations, which can include contributions from petrochemical units both on and off a refinery's property (OGJ, Oct. 5, 2015, p. 40). In promulgating the rule, EPA acknowledged these potential contributions from sources not subject to Refinery MACT requirements and included specific provisions for refiners to exclude contributions from these near-field interfering sources (NFSs) when calculating a refinery's reportable ambient benzene concentration. To exclude these NFS contributions, however, a refiner must submit a site-specific, fence-line monitoring plan in which it individually identifies excluded NFSs as well as quantifies their likely contributions to the refinery's ambient benzene concentrations. Given that refining and petrochemical operations frequently are sited in the same general part of a city or region, petrochemical plants inevitably will be targeted as primary NFSs of benzene concentrations excluded by nearby refineries. This article explores potential air-permitting and enforcement implications of the refinery RTR rule's fence-line monitoring requirements on petrochemical operations as well as considerations for operators that may be identified as NFS in refinery site-specific fence-line monitoring plans.

Revision Date:  12/13/2017

Tags:  324110 - Petroleum Refineries, Providence Engineering, Fence Line, Benzene, Method 325


California Refinery Monitoring System

CARB has published details of the ambient monitors used for criteria pollutants, toxics and TsP used at each refinery location in California

Revision Date:  12/13/2017

Tags:  324110 - Petroleum Refineries, Teledyne, Thermo Scientific, Fence Line, Monitoring Devices

 Bob McIlvaine can answer any questions and can be contacted at rmcilvaine@mcilvainecompany.com  or 847-784-0012 ext. 112