Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Natural Resources
NR 400-499 - Environmental Protection - Air Pollution Control
Chapter NR 463 - National Emission Standards For Hazardous Air Pollutants For Metals Treating And Processing
Subchapter II - Secondary Aluminum Production
Section NR 463.13 - Emission standards for affected sources and emission units
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) SUMMARY. The owner or operator of a new or existing affected source shall comply with each applicable limit in this section. The following table summarizes the emission standards for each type of source:
Table 1
Emission Standards for New and Existing Affected Sources
Affected source/ Emission Unit |
Pollutant |
Limit |
Units |
All new and existing affected sources and emission units that are controlled with a PM add-on control device and that choose to monitor with a COM; and all new and existing aluminum scrap shredders that choose to monitor with a COM or to monitor visible emissions |
Opacity |
10 |
percent |
New and existing aluminum scrap shredder |
PM |
0.01 |
gr/dscf |
New and existing thermal chip dryer |
THC D&F a |
0.80 2.50 |
lb/ton of feed µTEQ/Mg of feed |
New and existing scrap dryer, delacquering kiln, or decoating kiln OR |
PM HCl THC D&F a |
0.08 0.80 0.06 0.25 |
lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed µ TEQ/Mg of feed |
Alternative limits if afterburner has a design residence time of at least 1 second and operates at a temperature of least 1400°F |
PM HCl THC D&F a |
0.30 1.50 0.20 5.0 |
lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed µ TEQ/Mg of feed |
New and existing sweat furnace |
D&F a |
0.80 |
ng TEQ/dscm @ 11% O2 b |
New and existing dross-only furnace |
PM |
0.30 |
lb/ton of feed |
New and existing in-line fluxer c |
HCl PM |
0.04 0.01 |
lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed |
New and existing inline fluxer with no reactive fluxing |
No Limit |
Work practice: no reactive fluxing |
|
New and existing rotary dross cooler |
PM |
0.04 |
gr/dscf |
New and existing clean furnace (Group 2) |
No Limit |
Work practices: clean charge only and no reactive fluxing |
|
New and existing group 1 melting and holding furnace (processing only clean charge)c |
PM HCl |
0.80 0.40 or 10 |
lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed percent of the HCl upstream of an add-on control device |
New and existing group 1 furnace c |
PM HCl |
0.40 0.40 or 10 |
lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed percent of the HCl upstream of an add-on control device |
D&F a |
15.0 |
µg TEQ/Mg of feed |
|
New and existing group 1 furnace c with clean charge only |
PM HCl D&F a |
0.40 0.40 or 10 No Limit |
lb/ton of feed lb/ton of feed percent of the HCl upstream of an add-on control device Clean charge only |
a D&F limit applies to a unit at a major or area source.
b Sweat furnaces equipped with afterburners meeting the specifications of s. NR 463.13(6) are not required to conduct a performance test.
c These limits are also used to calculate the limits applicable to secondary aluminum processing units.
d Equation definitions:
LiPM is the PM emission limit for individual emission unit i in the secondary aluminum processing unit [kg/Mg (lb/ton) of feed]
Ti is the feed rate for individual emission unit i in the secondary aluminum processing unit
LtPM is the overall PM emission limit for the secondary aluminum processing unit [kg/Mg (lb/ton) of feed]
LiHCl is the HCl emission limit for individual emission unit i in the secondary aluminum processing unit [kg/Mg (lb/ton) of feed]
LtHCl is the overall HCl emission limit for the secondary aluminum processing unit [kg/Mg (lb/ton) of feed]
Li D&F is the D&F emission limit for individual emission unit i [mg TEQ/Mg (gr TEQ/ton) of feed]
Lt D&F is the overall D&F emission limit for the secondary aluminum processing unit [mg TEQ/Mg (gr TEQ/ton) of feed]
n is the number of units in the secondary aluminum processing unit
e In-line fluxers using no reactive flux materials cannot be included in this calculation since they are not subject to the PM limit.
f In-line fluxers using no reactive flux materials cannot be included in this calculation since they are not subject to the HCl limit.
g Clean charge furnaces cannot be included in this calculation since they are not subject to the D&F limit.
(2) ALUMINUM SCRAP SHREDDER. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115, the owner or operator of an aluminum scrap shredder at a secondary aluminum production facility that is a major source may not discharge or cause to be discharged to the atmosphere either of the following:
(3) THERMAL CHIP DRYER. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115, the owner or operator of a thermal chip dryer may not discharge or cause to be discharged to the atmosphere emissions in excess of either of the following:
(4) SCRAP DRYER, DELACQUERING KILN, DECOATING KILN. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115:
(5) SCRAP DRYER, DELACQUERING KILN AND DECOATING KILN: ALTERNATIVE LIMITS. The owner or operator of a scrap dryer, delacquering kiln or decoating kiln may choose to comply with the emission limits in this subsection as an alternative to the limits in sub. (4) if the scrap dryer, delacquering kiln or decoating kiln is equipped with an afterburner having a design residence time of at least one second and the afterburner is operated at a temperature of at least 760 °C (1400 °F) at all times. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115:
(6) SWEAT FURNACE. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115, the owner or operator of a sweat furnace at a secondary aluminum production facility that is a major or area source may not discharge or cause to be discharged to the atmosphere emissions in excess of 0.80 nanogram (ng) of D&F TEQ per dscm (3.5 x 10-10 gr per dscf) at 11% oxygen. A performance test is not required under s. NR 463.163(6) to demonstrate compliance with this emission standard provided that the owner or operator operates and maintains an afterburner with a design residence time of 0.8 seconds or greater and an operating temperature of 1600°F or greater.
(7) DROSS-ONLY FURNACE. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115, the owner or operator of a dross-only furnace at a secondary aluminum production facility that is a major source may not discharge or cause to be discharged to the atmosphere either of the following:
(8) ROTARY DROSS COOLER. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115, the owner or operator of a rotary dross cooler at a secondary aluminum production facility that is a major source may not discharge or cause to be discharged to the atmosphere either of the following:
(9) GROUP 1 FURNACE. The owner or operator of a group 1 furnace shall use the limits in this subsection to determine the emission standards for a SAPU under sub. (11).
(10) IN-LINE FLUXER. Except as provided in par. (c) for an in-line fluxer using no reactive flux material, the owner or operator of an in-line fluxer shall use the limits in this subsection to determine the emission standards for a SAPU under sub. (11).
(11) SECONDARY ALUMINUM PROCESSING UNIT. On and after the compliance date established by s. NR 463.115, the owner or operator shall comply with the emission limits calculated using the equations for PM and HCl in pars. (a) and (b) for each secondary aluminum processing unit at a secondary aluminum production facility that is a major source. The owner or operator shall comply with the emission limit calculated using the equation for D&F in par. (c) for each secondary aluminum processing unit at a secondary aluminum production facility that is a major or area source.
where:
LtiPMis the PM emission limit for individual emission unit i in sub. (9) (a) and (b) for a group 1 furnace or in sub. (10) (b) for an in-line fluxer
Tti is the feed or charge rate for individual emission unit i
LcPMis the PM emission limit for the secondary aluminum processing unit
Note: In-line fluxers using no reactive flux materials cannot be included in this calculation since they are not subject to the PM limit.
where:
LtiHCIis the HCl emission limit for individual emission unit i in sub. (9) (d) for a group 1 furnace or in sub. (10) (a) for an in-line fluxer
LcHCIis the HCl emission limit for the secondary aluminum processing unit
Note: In-line fluxers using no reactive flux materials cannot be included in this calculation since they are not subject to the HCl limit.
where:
LtiD&Fis the D&F emission limit for individual emission unit i in sub. (9) (c) for a group 1 furnace
LcD&Fis the D&F emission limit for the secondary aluminum processing unit
Note: Clean charge furnaces cannot be included in this calculation since they are not subject to the D&F limit.