BIOGENESIS INC'

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BIOGENESIS INC.
EPA Regulation Report
Sulfur Reduction for Independent Refineries Inc.
Board of Directors
Venkatesh Rajan
Dustin Walker
Yoshiko Katori
Keleigh Tepel
Dale Simpson
Karine Peron
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Desulfurization and Claus Unit Process
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Sulfur Emissions Are Major Pollutants
Catalyst gases
SO3

• SO2

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Major Hazards
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Regulations
TLV Threshold Limit Value permissible
concentration for the long term exposure of
humans to H2S and SO2
Hydrogen disulfide
Sulfur dioxide
10 PPM (15 mg/m3)
2 PPM (3 mg/m3)
TLV
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Storage Tank Feasibility

• Specifications
• Venting Area 0.5 ft2
• Volume 22,500 gallons
• Diameter 15 ft
• Maximum Tank Pressure 2.89 psi

Sulfur

• Requirements
• Withstand temperatures up to 2200 ºF
• Sulfur Vaporization Rate 9.04104 kg/hr
• Venting Area 0.07 ft2

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Cost Analysis
Assume OC Can be neglected
200,000/year
Rate of Return 46.9
Cost Sulfur Before Taxes(/tons year) 50
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Recommendations

• Storage tank specifications meet design
  requirements
• Filtration system needs to be added
• Increase in Cost of Sulfur 51.20 per metric
  ton
• Rate of Returns on Product is 46.9
• The price of diesel does not need to increase

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For more information consult our web site at
www.students.ou.edu/W/Dustin.C.Walker-1
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Any Questions?