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US/Canada Air Quality Agreement - Permitting Information


  1. Name of facility :
      Minergy Detroit, LLC

  2. Location:
      7819 W. Jefferson Ave, Detroit, MI,  48209

  3. Distance from U.S./Canada border:
      3 miles

  4. Type and size of Facility:
      glass aggregate facility (10 t/hr of glass aggregate)

  5. Source of Emissions:
      550 MMBtu/hr glass furnance; 249 MMBtu/hr boiler; MWWS storage silos

  6. Type of fuel:
      natural gas

  7. 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

  8. 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.

  9. Date permit application received:
      6/5/2000

  10. 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

  11. Permit agency's contact name, address, telephone number
      Randy Telesz
      Michigan Department of Environmental Quality,
      Air Quality Division,
      Hollister Building,
      106 West Allegan Street
      PO Box 30260
      Lansing, MI, 48909 - 7760

      Tel. 517 373- 7089


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