Petroleum refining and air quality management

dc.contributor.authorAbdullah, Abdul Hamiden
dc.contributor.committeechairHughes, J. Martinen
dc.contributor.committeememberSherrard, Joseph H.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBoardman, Gregory D.en
dc.contributor.departmentEnvironmental Sciences and Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:49:19Zen
dc.date.adate2012-11-09en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:49:19Zen
dc.date.issued1985-08-15en
dc.date.rdate2012-11-09en
dc.date.sdate2012-11-09en
dc.description.abstractManagement of the air quality surrounding Petroleum Refineries deserves attention because the industry contributes almost five percent of the total emissions from all anthropogenic sources. A document containing a complete set of guidelines for use in the refining industry which satisfies the current and anticipated air quality legislations and regulations in the U.S. is necessary. In the past, several documents have been prepared, but have not included a complete coverage of the air quality management as currently needed. Furthermore, due to the continuing revisions of the Clean Air Act, a document with current, updated regulations and air quality management principles is necessary. This study dealt with a broad range of topics including characteristics of emissions, control technology applied, regulations and legislative issues, monitoring and modeling practices, and issues of the 1980s together with future projections and implications. Air quality regulations and standards are periodically revised and are becoming more stringent with time. Issues like acid rain may lead to even more stringent emission standards if investigations carried out currently reveal that the refineries are significant contributors. Great measures are taken to control emissions from the refineries either by using good control equipment or using other alternative control strategies. Small operating refineries are closing down due to changing conditions. An agglomeration and or expansion of the existing refining capacity is occuring. The air quality trends associated with this transition in the industry are discussed.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentxv, 259 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-11092012-040231en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-11092012-040231/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/45573en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1985.A238.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 13052425en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1985.A238en
dc.subject.lcshAir quality managementen
dc.subject.lcshPetroleum -- Refining -- Environmental aspectsen
dc.titlePetroleum refining and air quality managementen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineEnvironmental Sciences and Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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