TRI Pollution Prevention Report for ALTIVIA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LLC and n-Butyl alcohol

Facility ID: 77571PPGND1901A

Facility Name and Address:
ALTIVIA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LLC
1901 W H ST
LA PORTE, TX 77571

Parent Company: ALTIVIA SPECIALTY CHEMICALS LLC

Industry: All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (325199)
Chemical: n-Butyl alcohol

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022	Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas	Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - We continue to implement internal QA/QC procedures to minimize generation of off-spec product and have implemented product recovery/re-work procedures when possible.
2021	Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas	Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - Current off-spec product recovery and QC procedures implemented have meet what this facility is technically capable of meeting.
2020	Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas	Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - Production efficiencies, product recovery and quality control procedures have been implemented to the best the technology in place will allow.
2018	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - n-butanol is one of the primary raw materials used in production of our products. There is no viable alternative to its use.
2017	Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - this is a primary raw material in this production process, there is no substitute Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - processes have been optimized to the greatest extent possible
2016	Barriers: B6-Barriers to P2 B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - this is the primary raw material in one of our production processes as such there are no known alternatives Barriers to P2: B6 - Pollution prevention previously implemented - additional reduction does not appear technically or economically feas - processes have been optimized to the greatest extent possible
2014		Other Environmental Practices: Waste Treatment - The primary driver, as this product is made in a batch process is the need to clean the system in between product switches. There was a substantial increase in the number of product switches in calendar year 2014 over 2013. Treatment of butyl chloroformate was completed primarily by hydrolysis; it was this process change that contributed to the increase discharge and treatment of the n-butyl alcohol at our POTW in 2014 over 2013.

*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.