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RECORD NUMBER: 342 OF 3793Main Title | Background Information for Establishment of National Standards of Performance for New Sources. Castor Bean Processing. | |||||||||||
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CORP Author | Walden Research Corp., Cambridge, Mass. | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1972 | |||||||||||
Report Number | CPA-70-165; 1361; | |||||||||||
Stock Number | PB-213 294 | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | ( Castor oil ; Refining) ; ( Air pollution ; Vegetable oils) ; ( Industrial wastes ; Castor oil) ; Seeds ; Beans ; Processing ; Production engineering ; Economic analysis ; Particles ; Air pollution control equipment ; Scrubbers ; Incinerators ; Aliphatic acid esters ; Dust collectors ; Demand(Economics) ; Castor bean processing ; Castor pomace | |||||||||||
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Collation | 36p | |||||||||||
Abstract | Castor oil is one of the more important vegetable oils being used industrially. The report presents background information for this new source of pollutant emission. The following topics are discussed: The economic and statistical background which includes castor oil production facilities; Production methods and processes which include seed handling, castor pomace processing, and oil refining; The uses of castor oil and castor oil products; Industrial emissions, which primarily include particulates and emissions from oil refining; and Control technology involving dry particulate collectors, wet scrubbers, adsorption, and incineration. (Author) |