Replies to post #67677 on Plastic2Oil Inc (PTOI)

[BeerIsGood]

Did some more checking on JBI's competition. Seems Plas2Fuel and Agri-Plas2Crude are only 33 miles apart. Both claim to be capable of running 24/7. Wonder if there is enough plastic for JBI to get a processor going in the same area. Seems permitting there is relatively simple.

[MorningLightMountain]

look what they need:

a. The permittee must maintain all commercially manufactured equipment associated with the facility (i.e. Maxon burners, Bekaert thermal oxidizer, etc.) in accordance with the manufacturer’s operating and maintenance specifications.

PS: remember this sighting??????.....look at the temp.....

http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=52702613


Thermal Oxidizer (TO) Operation
The permittee must operate and maintain the TO as follows:
a. A continuous temperature monitoring system must be installed to monitor the operating temperature of the thermal oxidizer (TO) at all times when one or more process units is operating.
b. The operating temperature of the TO must be maintained at or above 1750° F based on a one hour average.
c. If, based upon a one hour average, the operating temperature of the TO drops to more than 50°F below the average operating temperature identified above, the permittee must take expeditious action to return the temperature to the established operating range. The temperature falling below this emission action level is not a violation of this permit condition, however, it is a violation of this permit condition if the permittee fails to expeditiously take action to correct the operating temperature after its fallen below the range. Any period of one or more hours in which the operating temperature of the TO falls more than 50°F below the operating temperature required in Condition 2.1.b. must be documented by the permittee in an upset condition log. Each such event must be evaluated in the log entry in accordance with OAR 340-214-0330

[MorningLightMountain]

they also needed a public notice......

PUBLIC NOTICE
17. The facility meets the criteria to be permitted with a Simple Air Contaminant Discharge Permit which would ordinarily require the Department to follow “Category II” public notice procedures [defined in OAR 340-209-0030(3)(b)]. Since the proposed facility and its processes represent new and innovative technologies for the manufacture of synthetic crude oil-like material, the department has elevated the public notice procedures for this permit action to meet the requirements of a Category III public notice as defined in OAR 340-209-0030(3)(c). A Category III public notice requires that the Department provide notice of the proposed permit action and a minimum of 35 days for interested persons to submit written comments. In this instance the permittee has elected to proceed directly to a Public Hearing at which interested persons may submit oral or written comments. The Public Hearing is scheduled to be held at the Tigard City Hall, February 25, 2010, starting at 6:30, Town Hall Chambers, located at 13125 SW Hall Blvd, Tigard Oregon. The public notice comment period starts January 21, 2010 and ends February 26, 2010 at 5pm.
GGG

http://www.deq.state.or.us/nwr/permits/34-9514-RR-02262010(2)-AQ.pdf

[Johnik]

The post claiming that the application averages over 100 pages was based, according to the link provided, on a list of issued Title V facility permits. A number of other posts I read contained copy-and-paste info regarding Title V permitting. None of the posts I read provided any explaination as to why JBI's potential emission levels would require the company to obtain a Title V permit. (Have JBI's test emission reports even been made publically available?)

For those who wish to read more about Title V reporting, you can start with "subchapter V", available here:

http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/usc.cgi?ACTION=BROWSE&TITLE=42USCC85&PDFS=YES

For a book summarizing key points on the subject, you could check your local library for the Clean Air Act Handbook by David Wooley and Elizabeth Morss.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0314997512/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0314980083&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0DN7RV2SV9DXVZF8SQWZ

Not all air permits are subject to Title V.