[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 40, Volume 28]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 40CFR415.92]



[Page 259-260]

 

                   TITLE 40--PROTECTION OF ENVIRONMENT

 

         CHAPTER I--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED)

 

PART 415_INORGANIC CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING POINT SOURCE CATEGORY--Table 

of Contents

 

           Subpart I_Hydrogen Peroxide Production Subcategory

 

Sec.  415.92  Effluent limitations guidelines representing the degree of 

effluent reduction attainable by the application of the best practicable 

control technology currently available (BPT).



    (a) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing 

point source subject to this subpart and manufacturing hydrogen peroxide 

by the oxidation of alkyl hydroanthraquinones must achieve the following 

effluent limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction 

attainable by the application of the best practicable control technology 

currently available (BPT):



              Subpart I--Hydrogen Peroxide Organic Process

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    BPT limitations

                                             ---------------------------

                                                             Average of

       Pollutant or pollutant property                      daily values

                                               Maximum for     for 30

                                                any 1 day    consecutive

                                                                days

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                 Kg/kkg (or pounds per

                                                 1,000 lb) of product

                                             ---------------------------

TSS.........................................          0.80          0.40

TOC.........................................          0.44          0.22

pH..........................................      (\1\)         (\1\)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.



    (b) Except as provided in 40 CFR 125.30 through 125.32, any existing 

point source subject to this subpart and manufacturing hydrogen peroxide 

by the electrolytic process must achieve the following effluent 

limitations representing the degree of effluent reduction attainable by 

the application of the best practicable control technology currently 

available (BPT):



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            Subpart I--Hydrogen Peroxide Electrolyte Process

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                    BPT limitations

                                             ---------------------------

                                                             Average of

       Pollutant or pollutant property                      daily values

                                               Maximum for     for 30

                                                any 1 day    consecutive

                                                                days

------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                 Kg/kkg (or pounds per

                                                 1,000 lb) of product

                                             ---------------------------

TSS.........................................       0.0050        0.0025

Cyanide A...................................       0.00040       0.00020

pH..........................................   (\1\)         (\1\)

------------------------------------------------------------------------

\1\ Within the range 6.0 to 9.0.



Subpart J--Nitric Acid Production Subcategory [Reserved]