Introduction of cleaner production in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery, Serbia
Abstract
This work studies the introduction of cleaner production (CP) in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery. From 2003 to 2008, substantial investments in storage technology and equipment were made in order to minimize the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This article analyzes the effects of the CP activities using a model of tank farm emissions before and after reconstruction. US EPA TANKS software was used in order to develop a comprehensive model of the tank farm emissions. The year 2006 was accepted as representative for the analyses and related technical and production data as well as meteorological information were employed in the development of the model. The results show that the total VOC emissions were 37.6% lower after reconstruction and that the emissions of the major pollutant benzene were decreased by 62.7%. The effects of the CP activities were analyzed through the reduction of ecological damage, elements related to the operating costs, liability issues and... the company's image. Future tank farm reconstruction activities in the Oil Refinery, Pancevo were proposed and their environmental effects predicted. An indicator of the expected decrease in VOC pollution was developed and quantified, with the aim of its use for quick calculations in similar cases. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords:
minimization of VOC emissions / refinery tank farm / TANKS emission modelsSource:
Journal of Cleaner Production, 2010, 18, 8, 791-798Publisher:
- Elsevier
Funding / projects:
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.002
ISSN: 0959-6526
WoS: 000277820200011
Scopus: 2-s2.0-77950370224
Institution/Community
Институт техничких наука САНУ / Institute of Technical Sciences of SASATY - JOUR AU - Jovanović, Jovan AU - Jovanović, Mića AU - Jovanović, Ana AU - Marinović, Vedrana PY - 2010 UR - https://dais.sanu.ac.rs/123456789/3422 AB - This work studies the introduction of cleaner production (CP) in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery. From 2003 to 2008, substantial investments in storage technology and equipment were made in order to minimize the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). This article analyzes the effects of the CP activities using a model of tank farm emissions before and after reconstruction. US EPA TANKS software was used in order to develop a comprehensive model of the tank farm emissions. The year 2006 was accepted as representative for the analyses and related technical and production data as well as meteorological information were employed in the development of the model. The results show that the total VOC emissions were 37.6% lower after reconstruction and that the emissions of the major pollutant benzene were decreased by 62.7%. The effects of the CP activities were analyzed through the reduction of ecological damage, elements related to the operating costs, liability issues and the company's image. Future tank farm reconstruction activities in the Oil Refinery, Pancevo were proposed and their environmental effects predicted. An indicator of the expected decrease in VOC pollution was developed and quantified, with the aim of its use for quick calculations in similar cases. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. PB - Elsevier T2 - Journal of Cleaner Production T1 - Introduction of cleaner production in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery, Serbia SP - 791 EP - 798 VL - 18 IS - 8 DO - 10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.002 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3422 ER -
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Jovanović, J., Jovanović, M., Jovanović, A.,& Marinović, V.. (2010). Introduction of cleaner production in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery, Serbia. in Journal of Cleaner Production Elsevier., 18(8), 791-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.002 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3422
Jovanović J, Jovanović M, Jovanović A, Marinović V. Introduction of cleaner production in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery, Serbia. in Journal of Cleaner Production. 2010;18(8):791-798. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.002 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3422 .
Jovanović, Jovan, Jovanović, Mića, Jovanović, Ana, Marinović, Vedrana, "Introduction of cleaner production in the tank farm of the Pancevo Oil Refinery, Serbia" in Journal of Cleaner Production, 18, no. 8 (2010):791-798, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.01.002 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_dais_3422 .