Reclamation of Petroleum Products, Solids and Contact...

Reclamation of Petroleum Products,Solids and Contact Waters:

Description of AECs Birmingham, ALPetroleum Reclamation Facility

Process Description

AEC handles three main products in theReclamation Process.

Tank Bottom Solids Petroleum Contact Water Transmix fuels

Solids consisting of sand, dirt,emulsified product, solidified fuel andrust scale, that accumulate at thebase of petroleum storage tanks.

The solids are removed during tankcleaning and must be managed.

Tank Bottom Solids

Water which has been in contact withpetroleum products allowing dissolvedfractions of petroleum constituents to bereleased into the water.

i.e., - containment basin water- hydrostatic test water- contaminated groundwater- tank bottom solids water

Petroleum Contact Water (PCW)

By definition, Transmix is a mixture of gasolineand diesel fuels that result from various sourcessuch as the following:

- pipeline transfers- cross contamination of tanks- barge transfers- errors in unloading at service stations- comingling of treated recycle streams

Transmix

AEC Facilities

AEC Reclamation Process

Handle only light petroleum products Tank Bottom Sludge Petroleum Contact Water

Produce only - Treated water to POTW Transmix – gasoline and diesel dry solids to non-hazardous landfill

AEC Reclamation Process

Refined Petroleum Tank Bottom Material

Petroleum Contact Water

Offloading Stations

Offloading Stations

The Offloading Station containsseparate locations for PCW, Transmix,

and Tank BottomSolids offloading incontainment areas.

AEC Reclamation Process

Refined Petroleum Tank Bottom Material

Liquids SeparationProcess

Solids SeparationProcess

Petroleum Contact Water

SolidsProduct WaterMixture

Separation Processes

Separation Process

The Separation Process includes an oil/water separator, a specially designed

solids holding tank, afiltrate recovery tankand a product recoveryinformation system.

AEC Reclamation Process

Refined Petroleum Tank Bottom Material

Liquids SeparationProcess

FilterPress

Solids SeparationProcess

Dryer/ Vapor Recovery System

Petroleum Contact Water

Solids

Wet Filter Cake

Product WaterMixture

Solids Processing andHigh Temperature Drying

Solids Processing Building

The Solids Processing Building containsa filter press, a chilled two-stage vapor

recovery system, hightemperature dryer, andoff-gas oxygen analysissystem. This buildingwas designed as anexplosion-proof area.

Plate and Frame Filter Press

High Temperature Drying System

Allied Energy uses a high temperaturedryer with two-stage vapor recovery

system that ensures avery dry final powderproduct and recyclesany vapors back to therecovery system.

AEC Reclamation Process

Refined Petroleum Tank Bottom Material

Liquids SeparationProcess

FilterPress

Solids SeparationProcess

Dryer/ Vapor Recovery System

Biological Treatment

Petroleum Contact Water

Solids

Wet Filter Cake

Product WaterMixture

Biological processing for PCW

Petroleum Contact Water Treatment

Petroleum Contact Water is processedusing a Biological Sequential Batch

Reactor. Processedpetroleum contactwater is appropriatelysampled anddischarged under aState IndirectDischarge permit.

Biological Sequential Batch Reactor

AEC Reclamation Process

Refined Petroleum Tank Bottom Material

Liquids SeparationProcess

FilterPress

Solids SeparationProcess

Dryer/ Vapor Recovery System

AEC TransmixOperations

Solids to

landfill

Non-hazardousPOTW

Biological Treatment

Petroleum Contact Water

Solids

Wet Filter Cake

Dry Filter Cake

Product WaterMixture

ReclaimedProduct

TreatedWater

Transmix Distillation Operations

In April 2009, AECbegan operation ofa transmixdistillation columncapable ofprocessing 4500barrels of transmixper day .

Transmix Recovery Tanks

All transmix from the reclamationprocess is stored on-site and goes tothe new Transmix distillation facility.

This approach enablesAEC to reclaim thisfuel and use it for theoriginal intendedpurpose as is requiredby the RCRA Reg’s.

Transmix Distillation Operations

AEC’s lab has the ability to evaluate thecomposition of incoming materials

using a gaschromatograph,and analyze forsulfur and octaneas part of thequality control andcompliance efforts.

Petroleum Marketing Terminal

AEC maintains a full service petroleum marketingterminal that includes four loading lanes,blending operations and on-site QA/QC lab.