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Quantum Chemical Company
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Syngas Production |
Industry: Chemical Manufacturing |
Wastes Reduced: Oil/Hydrocarbons |
Equipment: Partial Oxidation Unit |
Location: La Porte TX |
No. of employees: 1200 |
Contact: Clark Hopper |
Phone: (713) 478-7155 |
Description:
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P2 Application:
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Environmental Benefits:
The unit is running currently at 25% of alternate feedstocks capacity using nearly 400 tons per month of alternative hydrocarbon feedstock, converting them to valuable product. This will directly replace an equivalent amount of resid that can then be processed into other petroleum products. The alternative hydrocarbon feedstock would normally have been incinerated or burned for energy recovery releasing CO2, NO2 and SO2 into the atmosphere.
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Details of Reductions
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