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A MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF BTEX FROM GLYCOL DEHYDRATION VENTS

Award Information

Agency:
Environmental Protection Agency 		Branch:
N/A 		Award ID:
30605 		Program Year/Program:
1996 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
30605 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
BEND RESEARCH, INC.
64550 RESEARCH RD BEND, OR 97701
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 2
Fiscal Year: 1996
Title: A MEMBRANE-BASED PROCESS FOR THE REMOVAL OF BTEX FROM GLYCOL DEHYDRATION VENTS
Agency: EPA
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $225,000.00
 

Abstract:

A major source of volatile organic compound emissions into the environment is thevent stream from the glycol-based dehydration units used to remove water fromnatural gas. A glycol dehydration unit operating on a 50-million SCFD naturalgas stream will typically discharge more than 40 tons per year of varioushazardous volatile organic air pollutants - about half of which is "BTEX"(benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes).Bend Research, Inc., proposes to develop a simple and efficient membrane-basedsystem that can be retrofited to the conventional vent condensers currently usedto reduce emissions from glycol dehydrators. This process will be based on ahollow-fiber pervaporation module that enables the use of a unique system designthat eliminates the problematic wastewater stream produced by conventionalcondenser systems, while also recovering the BTEX. In Phase I, they willfabricate small modules and operate them in a bench-scale apparatus. A designbased on the results of these tests, as well as an economic assessment of thistechnology will provide the basis for a decision to proceed into the Phase IIprogram. By the end of Phase II, they will have field-tested this process incombination with a conventional condenser system.

Principal Investigator:

Dr. Rod Ray
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Business Contact:

Mr. Kelly L. Smith
5033824100
Small Business Information at Submission:

Bend Research, Inc.
64550 Research Road Bend, OR 97701

EIN/Tax ID:
DUNS: N/A
Number of Employees: N/A
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No