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Pollution Prevention
A Self-Instructional Problem Workbook

Louis Theodore
Department of Chemical Engineering
Manhattan College, Bronx NY

Robert Allen
ABB Simcon, Bloomfield NJ

Published by ETS Professional Training Institute
© 1994 Louis Theodore. 424 pages. ISBN 1-882767-10-1.


Table of Contents

Basic Operations
Conversion of Units · Weight and Mole Fraction · Average Molecular Weight · Temperature Terms · Pressure Terms · Ideal Gas Law · Actual Volumetric Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Mass Flow Rate and Standard Volumetric Flow Rate · Estimation of Vapor Pressure · Gas Concentration · BOD, COD and UOD · Discharge Velocity · Reynolds Number · Conservation Law for Mass · Collection Efficiency · Efficiency of Multiple Collectors · Stoichiometry · Complete Combustion of a Gas · Humidity · Chemical Kinetics · Reaction Mechanisms · Arrhenius Equation · Chemical Reaction Equilibrium · Conservation Law for Energy · Required Heat Rate · Standard Enthalpy of Reaction · Gross Heating Value · Linear Regression Analysis · Decision Trees · Flow Diagrams ·

Problems
Part 1: Introduction to Pollution Prevention
Regulations (REG)
REG 1: Pollution Prevention Hierarchy
REG 2: Ultimate Disposal Options
REG 3: Liability
REG 4: Collection or Destruction and Removal Efficiency

Stoichiometry (STC)
STC 1: Material Balances
STC 2: Incineration Application
STC 3: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures
STC 4: Thermal Pollution
STC 5: Unknown Hydrocarbon
STC 6: Lime Requirements for Acid Gas Control

Source Reduction (RED)
RED 1: Waste Minimization Assessment Procedure
RED 2: Process and Equipment Modifications

Recycling (CYC)
CYC 1: On-site and Off-site Recycling
CYC 2: Recovery of Potassium Nitrate

Treatment (TRT)
TRT 1: Estimating Incinerator Adiabatic Flame Temperature
TRT 2: Adsorption

Ultimate Disposal (ULT)
ULT 1: Fly Ash Disposal
ULT 2: Deep-well Injection in Salt Beds

Part 2: Volatile Organic Compound Applications
Coating (COT)
COT 1: Emission Factors
COT 2: Furniture Coating
COT 3: Automobile Applications
COT 4: Coating of Cans

Cutback Asphalt (CUT)
CUT 1: Rapid Cure Cutback Asphalt
CUT 2: Emulsion Asphalt

Degreasing (DEG)
DEG 1: Pollution Prevention Options
DEG 2: Cold Cleaner Degreasers
DEG 3: Open Top Vapor Degreasers
DEG 4: Degreaser Emissions Reduction

Petroleum (PET)
PET 1: Recovery of Gasoline Vapors From Tank Trucks
PET 2: Offset for Bulk Plants
PET 3: Gasoline Service Stations
PET 4: Petroleum Storage Tanks

Part 3: Industrial and Domestic Applications
Industrial Applications (IND)
IND 1: Waste Classification
IND 2: Paper Waste Reduction
IND 3: An Industrial Small Quantity Generator (SQG)
IND 4: Weighted Sum Method

Domestic Applications (DOM)
DOM 1: Personal Pollution Prevention
DOM 2: Refueling of Automobiles
DOM 3: Solid Waste Volume Reduction Due to Home Compactor
DOM 4: Water Applications
DOM 5: Community Recycling
DOM 6: Pollution Prevention Through Water Conservation

Energy Conservation (ENC)
ENC 1: Combustion of Coal
ENC 2: Alternate Energy Sources
ENC 3: Retrofitting Office Lighting Systems
ENC 4: Coal Fired Power Plant

Part 4: Other Pollution Prevention Considerations
Degree-of-Freedom Analysis (DOF)
DOF 1: Degree-of-Freedom Analysis
DOF 2: Degree-of-Freedom Analysis: Chemical Reaction
DOF 3: Missing and Excess Information
DOF 4: Degree-of-Freedom Analysis: Energy Application

Economics (ECO)
ECO 1: Rechargeable Batteries
ECO 2: Capital Recovery Factor (CRF)
ECO 3: Total Capital Cost
ECO 4: Pollution Prevention Credits
ECO 5: Paper vs. Ceramic Cups
ECO 6: Reducing Plant VOC Emissions

Ethics (ETH)
ETH 1: Definitions
ETH 2: Human Interactions
ETH 3: Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST)
ETH 4: Theory of Sufficient Challenge

Health and Safety (HSA)
HSA 1: Threshold Limit Values for Mixtures
HSA 2: Ventilation
HSA 3: Feedstock pH Control by Blending
HSA 4: Accidental/Emergency Discharge into a Lake/Reservoir
HSA 5: Lifetime Individual Risk Assessment/Characterization
HSA 6: Effects of VOCs from POTWs

Solutions to Problems

Appendix A: Steam Tables
Appendix B: Psychrometric Chart
Appendix C: SI Units

Index

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