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US/Canada Air Quality Agreement - Permitting Information
- Name of facility :
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Minergy Detroit, LLC
- Location:
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7819 W. Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI, 48209
- Distance from U.S./Canada border:
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3 miles
- Type and size of Facility:
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glass aggregate facility (10 t/hr of glass aggregate)
- Source of Emissions:
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550 MMBtu/hr glass furnance; 249 MMBtu/hr boiler; MWWS storage silos
- Type of fuel:
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natural gas
- Type and quantity of emissions:
- glass furnance: PM 39.42 TPY, SO2 236 TPY, NOx 722.7 TPY, CO 306 TPY, VOC 96.36 TPY
- boiler: PM 0.22 TPY, SO2 0.05 TPY, NOx 17.27 TPY, CO 3.46 TPY, VOC 0.15 TPY
- storage silos: PM 0.06803 TPY
- trace elements, such as lead 0.05 TPY, beryllium 0.00096 TPY, arsenic 0.026 TPY, barium 0.76 TPY, mercury 0.045 TPY
- Emission control technology:
- fabric filter for PM/PM-10 and trace metals;
- fuel control by using a coal flux at minimum available sulfur concentration (0.32%) and dry scrubbing process;
- Selective Non-Catalytic Reduction system (SNCR) using urea/ammonia upon an optimization study, to control NOx;
- overfire air system and good combustion practice to control CO emissions;
- use of high temperature retention, exceeding 1700 degrees Fahrenheit for greater than 2 seconds residence time and good combustion practices to control VOCs, and also as State of Michigan T-BACT for the unregulated toxics, such as acrolein, acrylonitrile and formaldehyde, as well as dioxin and furans, under PSD regulations;
- vitrification process to minimize solid waste production, produce an inert product, and minimize metal emissions, such as arsenic, beryllium and lead.
- Date permit application received:
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6/5/2000
- Stack height and diameter:
- glass furnance 198 ft / 6.17 ft
- natural gas-fired boiler: shared with furnance
- dry sludge silo: NA
- wet sludge silo: NA
- coal flux silo: 70 ft / 8 in
- limestone silo: 50 ft / 8 in
- fly ash silo #1 loading: 45 ft / 8 in
- fly ash silo #2 unloading: 30 ft / 8 in
- Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number
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Randy Telesz
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality,
Air Quality Division,
Hollister Building,
106 West Allegan Street
PO Box 30260
Lansing, MI, 48909 - 7760Tel. 517 373- 7089