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Subpart Y Process Vents Unit Information

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Created by Tom Littell, last modified by Peter Kobylarek on Feb 23, 2012

This topic provides a step-by-step description of how to enter Subpart Y Process Vents unit information about this facility.

Adding or Updating Process Vents Unit Information

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To add or update Subpart Y Process Vents unit information for this Facility, locate the PROCESS VENTS UNIT-LEVEL EMISSIONS SUMMARY table on the Subpart Y Overview page.

Click the link titled "ADD a Process Vent."

To edit an existing Process Vent unit, click on the edit icon or the Name/ID link, which is the first column in the PROCESS VENTS UNIT-LEVEL EMISSIONS SUMMARY table.

To delete an existing Process Vent unit, click on the delete icon, which is the last column in the PROCESS VENTS UNIT-LEVEL EMISSIONS SUMMARY table.

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Subpart Y collects the following data about your Process Vent unit:

A unique name or identifier, plus optional description for this process vent unit (see also About Unique Unit Names):
Operation type associated with this process vent:
- Atmospheric crude distillation
- Vacuum distillation
- Delayed coking
- Fluid coking (traditional)
- Flexicoking
- Visbreaking, other thermal cracking
- Fluid catalytic cracking unit
- Non-fluid catalytic cracking unit
- Catalytic hydrocracking
- Catalytic reforming unit – continuous regeneration
- Catalytic reforming unit – cyclic regeneration
- Catalytic reforming unit – semi-regenerative
- Fuels solvent deasphalting
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – naphtha/reformer feed
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – gasoline
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – kerosene/jet fuel
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – diesel
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – other distillate
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – residual
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat – heavy gas oil
- Desulfurization/ hydrotreat --other
- HF alkylation
- H2SO4 alkylation
- Aromatics production
- Asphalt production
- Isomerization – Isobutane
- Isomerization – Iso C5,C6
- Lubricants production
- Petroleum coke storage
- Sulfur plant
- Gas plant (LPG production unit)
- Oxygenate plant – MTBE
- Oxygenate plant – ETBE
- Oxygenate plant – TAME
- Oxygenate plant – other (specify)
- Marine vessel loading/unloading
- Truck/tank truck loading/unloading
- Rail car loading/unloading
- Blow down system
- Knock-out pot
- Analyzer
- Vacuum jet exhaust
- Wastewater treatment unit
- Wastewater collection system (drain, junction box, etc.)
- Soil remediation
- Other
Control device used to reduce methane (and other organic) emissions from the unit:
- Thermal or catalytic incinerator/oxidizer
- Carbon adsorber
- Condenser
- Oil scrubber
- None
- Other (specify)
Greenhouse gases to report for this process vent. Select any combination of CO₂, CH₄ or N₂O. CO₂ emissions must be reported if the process vent contains greater than 2 percent by volume CO₂ or greater. CH₄ emissions must be reported if the process vent contains 0.5 percent by volume of CH₄ or greater. N₂O emissions must be reported if the process vent contains 0.01 percent by volume of N₂O or greater. You must use Equation Y-19 for catalytic reforming unit depressurization and purge vents when methane is used as the purge gas.

When you are finished, click SAVE.

Adding or Updating Process Vents Unit Emissions Information

This page provides a step-by-step description of how to enter Subpart Y Process Vents unit GHG and associated data.

To add or update Subpart Y Process Vents unit emissions information, locate the PROCESS VENTS UNIT-LEVEL EMISSIONS SUMMARY table on the Subpart Y Overview page, and click OPEN.

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Subpart Y collects the following data about your Process Vent unit:

Annual volumetric flow discharged to the atmosphere (scf)
Method used to measure or estimate the annual volumetric flow rate:
- Continuous or at least hourly measurements
- Routine (less frequent than hourly but at least weekly) measurements
- Periodic (less frequent than weekly) measurements
- Process knowledge
- Engineering calculation
- Other (specify)
Number of venting events, if vent is intermittent (see note below)
Cumulative venting time (hours)

Note that number of venting events is not applicable for continuous venting in which case you may leave this field blank

Subpart Y collects the following data if CO₂ is being reported for this Process Vent:

Annual CO₂ emissions from this process vent (metric tons). To calculate this value download the spreadsheet by clicking the link titled “Use Y-19 spreadsheet to calculate.” Fill in the spreadsheet using the instructions in the spreadsheet. After completing the spreadsheet, copy the value of CO₂ calculated by the spreadsheet to this page in the box next to “Annual CO₂ emission from this process vent (metric tons).”
Annual average mole fraction of CO₂
Method used to measure or estimate the annual average mole fraction of CO₂:
- Engineering estimates/process knowledge
- Direct measurement
- Other (specify)

Subpart Y collects the following data if CH₄ is being reported for this Process Vent:

Annual CH₄ emissions from this process vent (metric tons). To calculate this value download the spreadsheet by clicking the link titled “Use Y-19 spreadsheet to calculate.” Fill in the spreadsheet using the instructions in the spreadsheet. After completing the spreadsheet, copy the value of CH₄ calculated by the spreadsheet to this page in the box next to “Annual CH₄ emission from this process vent (metric tons).”
Annual average mole fraction of CH₄
Method used to measure or estimate the annual average mole fraction of CH₄:
- Engineering estimates/process knowledge
- Direct measurement
- Other (specify)

Subpart Y collects the following data if N₂O is being reported for this Process Vent:

Annual N₂O emissions from this process vent (metric tons). To calculate this value download the spreadsheet by clicking the link titled “Use Y-19 spreadsheet to calculate.” Fill in the spreadsheet using the instructions in the spreadsheet. After completing the spreadsheet, copy the value of N₂O calculated by the spreadsheet to this page in the box next to “Annual N₂O emission from this process vent (metric tons).”
Annual average mole fraction of N₂O
Method used to measure or estimate the annual average mole fraction of N₂O:
- Engineering estimates/process knowledge
- Direct measurement
- Other (specify)

The Equation Y-19 Summary is presented on the page. You can hover over an element in the equation to reveal a definition of that element.

When you have finished entering emission results, click SAVE.

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Adding or Updating Process Vents Unit Information

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