VOC and Odor Control of Fiberboard and Particleboard Plant Emissions, 1995 Environmental Conference Proceedings

G. Wayne Hardy

Temple Inland Forest Products Corp.

Tanwir Badar

RUST Environment & Infrastructure

R. A. Duffee

Odor Science & Engineering, Inc.

A study was undertaken to select cost effective control technologies for odor and VOC emissions from fiberboard and particleboard plants at Temple Inland wood product complex in Diboll, Texas. Emission points from the fiberboard and particleboard plants were sampled and analyzed for odors and VOCs. The odor analysis was conducted by a panel of people screened for above-average sensitivity to odors. The panel determined the odor type, concentration, and intensity. VOC analysis was conducted by USEPA methods. The odor and VOC data were used in a numeric dispersion model of the site, to determine the maximum expected off-site impact of odors and VOCs from the fiberboard and particleboard plants, and to identify the culpable process units that contributed significantly to the off-site impacts, Based on the identification of the culpable process units and the off-site target impact levels for odors and VOCs, potential control technologies were evaluated for technical feasibility and cost effectiveness.