F -- FIELD PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF CONTINUOUS EMISSIONS MONITORS FOR MERCURY

Notice Date

November 6, 2001

Contracting Office

Hemispheric Center for Environment Technology, Florida International University, Suite 2100, Center for Engineering and Applied Sciences, 10555 West Flager Street, Miami, FL 33174

ZIP Code

33174

Solicitation Number

HCET01D85

Response Due

December 10, 2001

Point of Contact

Marshall Allen, (305) 348-1696; Jim Dunn (865) 241-3737; Cindy Zhang (305) 348-6340

E-Mail Address

Field Performance Evaluation of Continuous Emissions (mallen@hcet.fiu.edu)

Description

The Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology at Florida International University and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) TRU & Mixed Waste Focus Area, Office of Technology Development, are jointly conducting a field evaluation of commercial-ready continuous emission monitors (CEMs) for measuring mercury emissions in flue gas from combustion/thermal treatment systems. This evaluation will be carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) program. An ETV verification report will be prepared on each commercially available CEM participating in the evaluation. Field testing will be conducted at the DOE Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Incinerator in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. This announcement seeks CEM manufacturers, vendors, and developers for participation in the program. To be considered, the mercury CEM must be capable of providing the stack gas concentration of total and/or chemically speciated mercury in the TSCA Incinerator flue gas emissions either continuously or semi-continuously within a short repetitive cycle. The TSCA Incinerator air pollution control system consists of a rapid quench, venturi scrubber, packed bed scrubber, two-stage ionizing wet scrubber, induced draft fan, and stack. Flue gases in the stack are saturated at 180 F. The flue gas concentration of particulate matter is typically 10 mg/dscm and NOx, SOx, and HCl concentrations are typically below 50 ppm. The typical mercury level in the stack is 15 g/dscm, but higher levels do occur when treating wastes containing elevated amounts of mercury. The monitors will be on site for six to nine weeks and will undergo initial and final performance evaluation tests at the start and end of the field test period. Performance testing will compare responses from the CEMs with EPA Reference Method measurements and challenge the CEMs with compressed gas standards. The field evaluation is tentatively scheduled to begin March 2002, subject to the TSCA Incinerator operating schedule and availability of CEMs. The CEMs should be commercial-ready monitors, but developmental instruments may be considered on a space available basis. Manufacturers, vendors, and developers having CEMs meeting the above specifications and wishing to be considered for inclusion in the evaluation program are invited to respond to this announcement by submitting a written letter of interest to Marshall Allen. Responses must be received within 30 calendar days of publication of this announcement. Each response shall include: a description of the CEM including the principal of operation; forms of mercury measured with detection limit(s); nominal sampled stack gas and measured gas flow rates; distance that CEM may be placed from the emission source; limitations on stack gas characteristics for CEM application; current status of development; schedule for availability of a monitor for evaluation; and a statement of the terms under which the CEM will be made available for evaluation. Detailed test protocols will be made available to the test participants. Marshall Allen Hemispheric Center for Environmental Technology Florida International University 10555 West Flagler Street, EAS-2100 Miami, Florida 33174 Phone: 305-348-1696 Fax: 305-348-5018 E-mail: mallen@hcet.fiu.edu

Web Link

Description of Technology Assessment Program (http://www.hcet.fiu.edu)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011108/FSOL002.HTM (W-310 SN5123U2)