Lecture No. 8 Facility Development and Operations Chapter 8, p.

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A facility is defined as the contiguous land, structures and other improvements and appurtenances used for storing, recovering, recycling, treating, or disposing of hazardous waste. This unit covers the steps in the development and operation of hazardous waste management facilities.

1. Facility Types

On-site or off-site.

A. Recover/Recycling Facilities

These facilities separate contaminants from waste solvents and thus restore the solvent to its near original quality or to a lower grade product. Distillation is the most common process and recovers about 75% of the solvent. Oil Recovery. Referred to as oil re-refining and produces a product of near virgin quality. Acid/clay method or distillation. Acid Regeneration. Cool sulfuric acid to precipitate ferrous compounds; used to recovery pickling wastes from the steel industry. Metals Recovery. Use heat or extract from liquid waste. Fuels Blending. Co-incineration. Cement kilns such as Colton Cement provide very long residence times and high temperatures to 3000F which destroys POHCs, Principal Organic Hazardous Waste Constituents.

B. Treatment Facilities

Thermal Destruction. Incinerator: an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion, the primary purpose of which is to thermally break down hazardous waste. Current federal regulations specify a DRE ( Destruction and Removal Efficiency) of 99.99%. Aqueous Treatment. F8-3, p.409 illustrates a flow train for the removal of cyanide.

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Stabilization. Admixing materials with wastes to improve the handling and physical characteristics of the wastes and to reduce mobility of contaminants. Cement. Biological. Utilize microorganisms to degrade organic wastes.

C. Land Disposal Facilities

Landfill. Permanent emplacement. Deep well injection.

D. Fully Integrated Facility F8-5,6,7 p.411 2. Facility Operations

Pre-Shipment Waste Analysis. Parameters to be analyzed, sampling and analytical methods and the frequency. Detailed chemical and physical analysis, F8-9, p.415. The purpose of the full characterization of the waste is to: - Determine if the waste is acceptable. - Identify inherent hazards for handling and storage. - Physical and chemical characteristics for treatment. - Verification parameters to be tested upon arrival to make sure the truckload is what it supposed to be. - Select treatability parameters. - Cost estimate. Waste Receiving. Truck at the gatehouse. Make sure the waste is what it is supposed to be and test for treatability parameters.

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Waste Storage and Preparation. Tanks for bulk liquids, hoppers for solids and sludges and pads or warehouses for containers. A key issue is compatibility, F8-10, p.418. The compatibility of two reactivity groups are determined by reading the entry at the intersection of the two groups e. g. ester (13) are OK with amides (6) because the intersection is blank, no activity; however, do NOT mix the esters (13) with nitrides (25) or you will get GF, toxic gas generation, and H, heat generation. Example:
Given: The following wastes: A-Sulfuric Acid B-Acids, organics C-Sodium Hydroxide D-Cyanides E-Ketones F-Muriatic Acid G-Mercaptans H-Phenols I-Lime sludge J-Cresols Find: 1.) What is the minimum number of storage areas required for safe segregation 2.) Comment on the general character of the wastes. 1. Minimum number of storage areas. See F8-10, p.418.

Waste
A B C D E F G H I J

Reactivity Group
2 3 10 11 19 2 20 31 10 31

Name
oxidizing mineral acids acids, organics caustic cyanide ketones oxidizing mineral acids mercaptans phenols & cresols caustic phenol & cresols

It is obvious that chemicals in the same group are compatible, for example, sulfuric acid and muriatic acid are both in reactivity group 2, acids, minerals (not organic), oxidizing. If you are unsure of particular chemical, ask a chemist, either in-house, or hire a local lab. The real question here is "are different groups compatible", and this is the answer forthcoming from F810. The different groups from the above table are 2, 10, 11, 19, 20 and 31. Start with reactivity group 2. Is 2 compatible with 10. The intersection of 2 and 10 on F8-10 gives H for heat generation which is no good, incompatible. 2 and 11 yield GT and GF which toxic gas generation and flammable gas generation, therefore, incompatible. 2 and 19 give HF; 2 and 20 give H, F and GT; 2 and 31 give H and F. All of this means that 2 is not compatible with any of the other groups. Try 10: 11 is OK because there is no entry at the intersection of 10&11 in F8-10. 19 is not OK; 20 is OK; 31 is OK The above indicates that 3 segregated storage areas are required. Area 1 Wastes 2, A, F

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2 3 10,11,20,31,B, C,G,H,I,J 19,D,E

2. General Character The waste is a typical mixed bag of harsh chemicals and it is obvious after creating the above materials should not be mixed.

Waste Treatment: phase separation, component separation, chemical transformation, biological transformation. See F8-11, p.420. Example:
Given: A waste is 70% water (30% solids) an 3% organic material. Find: Suggest a treatment method From F8-11, p.420 Fluidized bed incineration

Residual Management. Could be gaseous, wastewater, sludges.

3. Needs Assessment

What type of facility is needed and its capacity. A needs assessment is the process of making such a decision. Based on: - Current and future types and quantities of hazardous waste. - Methods for managing hazardous waste, current and future - Capacity of existing facilities.

4. Site Selection

Intrinsically superior site by virtue of natural features and land use setting, provide a high degree of protection to public health and the environment. T8-1, p.430.

5. Public Participation

Siting is the process of selecting sites for new facilities and obtaining permits for them. The process may take 10 years and in fact may never be successful and cost 10s of millions of dollars. NIMBY syndrome, Not In My BackYard, is so powerful that it is probably the leading consideration in siting. A pervasive public feeling of distrust, risk and no real benefit. Sites have been successfully permitted based on: - technically suitable site - identifying public concerns - addressing public concerns Case Study. Alberta, Canada. "Invitational process." - Engender a sense of individual responsibility.

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Most closely regulated non-nuclear, non-medical facility in the US. Part B permit. RCRA permit application perhaps requiring 100s of pages. T8-2, p.441. In one case 24 permits were required, only one of which was for hazardous waste.

HOMEWORK Read Chapter 8, Facility Development and Operations, pp. 405-446 Problems, p.443, 8-7, 8-8, 8-11, 8-14 and 8-20