ILLINOIS POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD

October 13, 1977

IN THE MATTER OF:

)

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO

)

R75-9,

R76-8, -12, -13

CHAPTER 2: AIR POLLUTION,

)

(CONSOLIDATED)

RULE 206: CARBON MONOXIDE

)

ORDER OF THE BOARD

(by Mr. Goodman):

The following are hereby adopted as a proposed final draft

Opinion and Order of the Board in this matter.

The proposed final

draft Order shall be set for publication and a 45-day public

comment period.

The Proposed final draft Opinion shall be made

available for public inspection during such 45-day public comment

period.

PROPOSED FINAL DRAFT OPINION AND ORDER

OF THE BOARD

(by

Mr.

Goodman)

IProposed final draft Opinion available for inspection upon

request at the office of the Clerk of the Board.

PROPOSED FINAL DRAFT ORDER

It is the Order of the Pollution Control Board that Rule 201,

(definitions)

of Chapter

2:

Air Pollution of this Board’s Rules

and Regulations be amended by addition of the following new defini-

tion:

Polybasic Organic Acid Partial Oxidation Manufacturing Process:

Any process involving partial oxidation of hydrocarbons with

air to manufacture polybasic acids or their anhydrides,

such as

rnaleic

anhydride, phthalic anhydride, terephthalic acid,

isophthalic acid, trimelletic anhydride.

28-105

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Rule 206, carbon monoxide emissions standards and limitations,

of

Chapter

2:

Air Pollution of

this

Board’s Rules and Regulations

shall be amended by addition of the following sub-section

(h):

(h) Polybasic Organic Acid Manufacturing Process.

No

person shall cause or allow the emission of any

gases containing carbon monoxide into the atmosphere

from any polybasic organic acid manufacturing process

unless the total fuel value of the waste gas stream is

less than 30

of that required for flame incineration

of the waste gas stream at 1,460°F,without heat

exchange.

Polybasic acid manufacturing processes not

meeting the above conditions

shall burn such waste gas

stream in a direct flame afterburner to achieve

d

resulting concentration of carbon monoxide

in such

waste gas stream of less than or equal to 200 ppm, or

shall employ such other, equivalent control method

or equipment as may be approved by the Agency according

to the provisions of Part

I of this Chapter.

Mr. Werner dissents.

I, Christan

L. Moffett,

Clerk of the Illinois Pollution Control

Board, hereby certify the above Proposed Final D aft Opinion and

Order were adopted on the

~

day of

,

1977

by a vote of

‘~I-i

Illinois Pollution

1 Board