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Research Grant to study and evaluate
low NOx burner technology for the
Hot Mix Asphalt Industry.
In response to the RECLAIM permitting
program implemented in the South Coast AQMD the Southern California
Gas Company determined that the Hot Mix Asphalt Industry was
facing mandated fuel curtailment as a means of reducing air pollution.
In anticipation of this mandate, the Southern California Gas
Co. wanted to encourage new low emissions technology and subsequently
provided a grant to facilitate research and technology advancement.
Justice & Associates was contracted
by the Southern California Gas Co. to evaluate new technology
low NOx burners for the Hot Mix Asphalt Industry to illustrate
and make available to the public the results of the new burner
technology.
All American Asphalt purchased a low
NOx burner with flue gas recirculation from the Hauck Manufacturing
Co. located in Lebanon, PA for installation at their Corona facility.
This Hot Mix Asphalt facility is considered to be the highest
production plant in the United States.
The Robertson’s Ready Mix facility
(formerly known as Owl Rock) in Irwindale, CA purchased and installed
an excess air low NOx burner manufactured by the North American
Burner Manufacturing Co. located in Cleveland, OH. Robertson’s
is an older hot mix asphalt batch plant that has been in the
area for over 40 years.
Justice & Associates’ evaluation
required participation in the selection of the equipment, monitoring
installation, recording start-up and calibration problems and
successes and preparation of written documentation to illustrate
the success and/or failure for each installation. Justice &
Associates was also required to conduct industry workshops and
public presentations to update the progress of these projects
as they proceeded, as well as to report the final outcome.
Part of the evaluation Justice &
Associates performed was to complete a rule evaluation to determine
the impact of this new technology on the local Hot Mix Asphalt
Industry, establish emission rates and identify technology that
could ultimately be established as Best Available Control Technology
(BACT).
Additionally, Justice & Associates
participated in establishing testing protocol to assure the tests
were representative of the actual results of the equipment and
would stand up to a strict and thorough evaluation from EPA as
well as the South Coast AQMD.
To date, both facilities have been
tested and the results have been filed with and approved by the
SCAQMD.
All American Asphalt
1776 All American Way
Corona, CA 91719
Dan Sisemore (909) 736-7600 |
Robertson’s Ready Mix
13631 Live Oak Lane
Irwindale, CA 91706
Rich Robertson (909) 685-2200 |
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