TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GRAIN PROCESSING CORP and Methanol

Facility ID: 52761GRNPR1600O

Facility Name and Address:
GRAIN PROCESSING CORP
1600 OREGON ST
MUSCATINE, IA 52761

Parent Company: KENT CORP

Industry: Wet Corn Milling (311221)
Chemical: Methanol

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2021

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2019			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Resource for reducing methanol would exceed the benefit and create more problematic emissions
2017	Source Reduction:: W50: Optimized reaction conditions or otherwise increased efficiency of synthesis	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits
2016			Other Barriers to Source Reduction - There is currently source reduction projects underway, though it may not be until 2018 when they are realized.
2015	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W52: Some dryers NG burners added, thus more efficiency achieved and cleaner fuel utilized. Also additional control equipment installed. Source Reduction - Some dryers NG burners added, thus more efficiency achieved and cleaner fuel utilized. Also additional control equipment installed. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Some dryers NG burners added, thus more efficiency achieved and cleaner fuel utilized. Also additional control equipment installed.
1993	Source Reduction:: W35: Installed vapor recovery systems	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T03: Materials balance audits

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.