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Valero Refining
Year Submitted: 2003 |
Process: Sludge Treatment |
Industry: Petroleum Refining |
Wastes Reduced: Oil/Hydrocarbons |
Substance: Oily Sludges |
Equipment: Bio-Slurry Reactor |
Location: Corpus Christi TX |
No. of employees: 480 |
Contact: Allan Schoen |
Phone: (512) 289-3287 |
Description:
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P2 Application:
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Environmental Benefits:
The unit is presently treating waste at a nominal rate of 2,000 tons per year. (Initial separation by the centrifuge reduces the 9,000 tons of waste to 2,000 tons of waste plus recoverable oil.) The residual BDAT solids are still a listed hazardous wastes and can be disposed of in a RCRA Subtitle B hazardous waste landfill.
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Details of Reductions
Additional Information :
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