How would the hydrochloric acid be neutralized?
The hydrochloric acid would be treated in the scrubber with a substance such as calcium carbonate, forming water and salt. Neutralized scrubber water would be discharged into a nearby drainage ditch. The discharged water must meet all state and federal water quality requirements. What air emissions come out of a LTTD treatment system? Carbon dioxide and water would be the primary compounds released to the air from the system. Can other compounds be created when the vapors are heated in the afterburner? Sometimes when temperatures are not high enough or vapors are not held in the afterburner for a sufficient length of time, other compounds can be created. Those of the most concern are a group of compounds called dioxins. The Illinois EPA would carefully regulate and closely monitor the unit to ensure that it meets all state and federal requirements for environmental protection. The agency also would take other precautionary measures, described below, to ensure that the unit would be ope
